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November 27, 2023

Polaritons open up a new lane on the semiconductor highway

On the highway of heat transfer, thermal energy is moved by way of quantum particles called phonons. But at the nanoscale of today’s most cutting-edge semiconductors, those phonons don’t remove enough heat. That’s why Purdue University researchers are focused on opening a new nanoscale lane on the heat transfer highway by using hybrid quasiparticles called “polaritons.”
November 17, 2023

Purdue Baja Racing rises from the mud to the top of the podium

Every year, the intrepid students of Purdue Baja Racing design and build their own off-road race car, competing against other universities in a series of challenges. In 2023, Purdue Baja capped a season of top finishes with a 1st place triumph at Backwoods Baja in Wisconsin.
November 14, 2023

Guillermo Paniagua's turbine modeling wins supercomputing award

A team led by Guillermo Paniagua was honored with the “Best HPC Collaboration” award in HPCwire’s 2023 Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards for its work developing novel engine components that will have implications for decarbonized power generation. The team used the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC)’s Bell supercomputer to run simulations.
November 7, 2023

Unlocking the secrets of thermal grease using machine learning

Thermal grease is the goop inside your computer that seals the heat sink to the processor. But like all complex fluids, the way thermal grease flows and moves depends on the conditions it is exposed to. And when it deteriorates, so does your processor’s performance. Purdue University researchers have used machine learning to uncover the rheology of thermal grease, determining what causes it to flow or break down, and how to stop it from happening.
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