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July 18, 2018

Metal too 'gummy' to cut? Draw on it with a Sharpie or glue stick, science says

Your everyday permanent markers, glue sticks and packing tape may offer a surprisingly low-tech solution to a long-standing nuisance in the manufacturing industry: Making soft and ductile, or so-called “gummy” metals easier to cut.

July 16, 2018

New development in 3D super resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer's disease

Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s disease, and that the disease begins 10 to 20 years before people show up at the doctor’s office with memory problems.

July 16, 2018

Wu Ye team discovers rare element to benefit high speed electronics

Purdue researchers have discovered a new two-dimensional material, derived from the rare element tellurium, to make transistors that carry a current better throughout a computer chip.

July 16, 2018

ECE's Rahman, Ferdous investigate how silicon can lead to faster algorithms

Researchers are taking advantage of a newly found phenomenon in silicon that makes quantum bits easier to manipulate, leading to faster and longer-lived information processing via quantum computing.

July 16, 2018

Two AAE alumni selected as NASA Flight Directors

Allison Bolinger (BSAAE '04) and Jose Marcos Flores (MSAAE '15) were among six chosen to join a group of flight directors who will lead mission control in Houston.

July 16, 2018

Electronic stickers to streamline large scale 'Internet of Things'

Billions of objects ranging from smartphones and watches to buildings, machine parts and medical devices have become wireless sensors of their environments, expanding a network called the “Internet of Things.”

July 11, 2018

IE alum named president at Michigan Technological University

Dr. Richard J. Koubek became the 10th president of Michigan Technological University in July 2018, bringing 30 years of higher education experience to the role.

July 11, 2018

Mott awarded CE Best Dissertation Award

John Mott was awarded the Fall 2017 Civil Engineering Best Dissertation Award and will be recognized this fall at the Civil Engineering Scholarship and Awards Banquet.

July 11, 2018

In the Media: C-BRIC JUMP center

Artificial intelligence is driving the next wave of innovations in the semiconductor industry.

July 11, 2018

New manufacturing process by ME's Shin may improve medical devices

A new manufacturing process developed by Purdue University researchers may improve the water repellency for some common products, ranging from medical equipment and sensors to vehicle engines and windshields.

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