A new type of "nanotweezer" capable of positioning tiny objects quickly and accurately and freezing them in place could enable improved nanoscale sensing methods and aid research to manufacture advanced technologies such as quantum computers and ultra-high-resolution displays.

A team of researchers has demonstrated a new type of imaging system that reveals the chemical composition of living tissue for medical diagnostics and cellular studies.

A Purdue startup is commercializing an assistive wheelchair technology that could provide people with disabilities an efficient and easy-to-use method to more easily position and remove an iPad or other mobile device without being limited by a table or moving in and out of the chair. The company has recently developed its first prototype.

Over 100 IE alumni and friends gathered on October 10 for a Tailgate Party before the Purdue v. Minnesota football game. The event took place in the newly-finished de Bedout Piazza at Grissom Hall.

The sun came out for Industrial Engineering’s "A New Era at Grissom Hall" ceremony on an otherwise-cloudy October 9. IE alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered at the new de Bedout Piazza behind Grissom Hall for the celebration event, along with local and state dignitaries.