The recently-established College of Engineering CRISP center has made three seed grant awards in the first year of its seed grant competition.

Chemical engineering professor Vilas Pol assembled the periodic table in 8 minutes 36 seconds, setting the new record.

Researchers have shown how to shuttle lithium ions back and forth into the crystal structure of a quantum material, representing a new avenue for research and potential applications in batteries, “smart windows” and brain-inspired computers containing artificial synapses.

One of the College of Engineering’s 10 preeminent teams, Engineering Healthier Brains, has been featured in print and on television for its work in identifying mechanisms that lead to traumatic brain injuries.

The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure, enabling a faster assessment of tissue damage that could lead to cancer.

Tailgating is big business in the United States – an estimated 50 million Americans tailgate every football season and spend $12 billion enjoying the pastime. Purdue University researchers have developed new technology to help tailgaters, beachgoers and anyone else enjoy cool drinks.

An article about Kathleen Howell, the Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, published July 25 on Bloomberg Businessweek’s website, has caught the attention of someone famous.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new class of optical nanotweezers that can trap and detect biomolecules, viruses and DNA more rapidly. The technology can also use light to promptly detect cancer or improve the production of medications, an important step forward as nearly half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug within the past month.

What causes some systems — computing, cyber physical, or large-scale engineered systems — to be resilient to disruptions of various kinds? And what causes some systems to bounce back from a failure quickly?