Joint call to action by state, industry, academia, government leaders moves Indiana to the forefront of driving economic growth through 5G networks.

On the 27th floor of the Salesforce Tower on the historic Monument Circle in Indianapolis, the Indy 5G Summit highlighted the opportunities 5G technologies represent and forged a collaborative effort to ensure the city and state will be at the center of this emerging frontier.

A lot of students graduating from Los Angeles high schools and hoping to go to college are probably feeling pretty discouraged this year. The college admissions scandal has made it clear that the deck is stacked against them. But I can say from experience that doing it the hard way is not only possible — it’s better than simply sailing through life with every obstacle cleared.

The Trump administration’s call for putting people back on the moon in five years has drawn mixed reviews. Some experts are skeptical, given uncertainties about NASA’s budget and operational preparedness, while others favor shifting attention to Mars. But David Spencer, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics and director of the Space Flight Projects Laboratory at Purdue, as well as a former NASA/JPL executive, supports the new goal. He describes why advancing human exploration of the moon is critical, how the new target can be met, and how Purdue is contributing.

Electric cars rely on the same lithium-ion battery technology that’s in smartphones, laptops and virtually everything electronic.

The Shah Family Global Innovation Lab has announced its winners for the 2019 Seed Grant Awards. The lab supports a community of faculty, staff, students, and global partners to respond to bottleneck challenges in international development through engineering innovations and market-driven approaches.

Imagine being a part of the Apollo mission that sent the first men to the moon. What was it like to work alongside Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins? And, what are the best-kept secrets about the Apollo 11 mission?

Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently completed a restructuring aimed at enhancing its academic and research prowess in areas most important to the next generation of electrical, computer, and information systems engineering.

FlykeART, a Purdue University-affiliated student startup developing a lighter and smarter galley cart for airplanes, has won $5,000 for placing in the top 10 in the International Business Model Competition held at Brigham Young University.

Presenting to the agBOT Challenge judges, Elliott Sass and his Purdue teammates looked far from formal. Stains on their pants mapped precisely where they had leaned against their robot as they made final modifications. Though the team was hard at work for months leading up to the event, they made adjustments until the literal last minute. The hands that passed a microphone between teammates were stained with grease, accented by blue dye used to spray ragweed.