News
March 27, 2007
System monitors health of new composite military missiles
A team lead by Professor Douglas Adams has designed and tested a "structural health monitoring" system to detect flaws that could hinder the performance of new types of military missiles.
March 16, 2007
Light scattering endows bacterial colonies with unique fingerprints
The light-scattering signatures of bacterial colonies, which depend on minute genetic differences, may provide a way to rapidly identify pathogens in the food supply.
March 2, 2007
2007 Distinguished Engineering Alumni
Four of the 2007 DEAs are Mechanical Engineering Alumni.
February 15, 2007
Research aims to calm your car's rattling
Researchers at Purdue University are getting close to eliminating those rattling and squeaking noises in your car's headrest and other components.
January 26, 2007
New technology accurately identifies E. coli for food safety
Researchers have shown that a new low-cost system to quickly identify bacteria by analyzing scattered laser light can accurately distinguish between different strains of E. coli.
November 22, 2006
CE and ME undergraduate students contribute to a new water system in Puerto Rico
Civil and mechanical engineering undergraduates are teaming with students from University Puerto Rico Mayagüez to develop a new water system for a rural community in Puerto Rico.
September 28, 2006
Purdue engineers lay groundwork for 'vertically oriented nanoelectronics'
Engineers at Purdue University have developed a technique to grow individual carbon nanotubes vertically on top of a silicon wafer, a step toward making advanced electronics.
