Purdue University researchers have successfully built a 3D DNA origami structure that performs a “jitterbug transformation,” mimicking the same behavior that enables viruses to deploy their payloads in nature.
Marshall Porterfield, professor of biological engineering and space biophysics at Purdue University, in an effort to solve a physical problem of space exploration, recently published research focusing on human respiration under microgravity.
Three Purdue Engineering faculty members have been selected by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to participate in the 2026 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, one of the nation's premier programs recognizing outstanding early-career engineers.
Purdue and its partners are aiming to help improve treatment for musculoskeletal diseases, such as osteoarthritis or osteoporosis, which place a significant burden on health, quality of life and the healthcare system as a whole.
For the first time, researchers from Idaho National Laboratory, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Purdue University used a geographically distributed control system to remotely and automatically adjust the power of a research reactor in real time.
Graduate students in Purdue University's Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program are joining a Ugandan social enterprise to strengthen its ability to deliver clean water to underserved communities while building a foundation for long-term growth.
Graduate students in Purdue University’s Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program are partnering with a Kenyan startup to expand its impact on smallholder farmers by developing strategies to support long-term growth and improve food security.
According to David Bernal Neira, a Purdue University chemical engineering professor who studies quantum, there’s a general consensus that building such a computer is possible — it’s just a matter of when.
Purdue University is expanding its semiconductor professional education by collaborating with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan to deliver the Semiconductor Academy.