Lithium plating is one of the biggest issues that cause the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most difficult to diagnose. But Purdue researchers are on the case, and have developed an analytics toolbox that allows battery developers to diagnose the issues with the batteries as they are operating, without having to dissect them.

To tackle diseases like COVID-19, vaccine manufacturing must be able to ramp up quickly, which requires some complex fluid dynamics to analyze virus particles in the vaccines. Arezoo Ardekani leads a new project using spectro-acoustic process analytical technology for continuous manufacturing of coronavirus vaccine.

In Purdue Baseball's quest to be “the fastest show on dirt,” they became the nation's first college baseball program to use Intel’s innovative 3DAT human performance technology. The partnership came about thanks to Breana Cappuccilli, a mechanical engineering PhD student under Eric Nauman.

Monique McClain, James Gibert, and Tahira Reid Smith come from different backgrounds and study different fields. But at Purdue, they've discovered an environment where they can collaborate and thrive.

Most airplane wings use hydraulic motors to change their shape and control their flight. But associate professor Andres Arrieta is investigating a simpler kind of “morphing” wing, using bi-stable structures to switch a wing’s shape and stiffness with a minimum amount of energy.

Jim Braun has received the F. Paul Anderson Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). It is ASHRAE's highest award, given once a year for notable achievement in the HVAC industry.

For more than 25 years, Purdue Mechanical Engineering students have learned how to use the machine shop by making their own small hammer. Now, students have introduced a new design to bring the hammer into the 21st century.

A first-of-its-kind horse slicker with a specially designed liner could be able to "tell" a horse's human caregivers of increasing chronic diseases. Chi Hwan Lee worked with Purdue University veterinarians to convert off-the-shelf horse slickers into e-textiles that continuously monitor equine cardiac, respiratory and muscular systems for several hours under ambulatory conditions.

Purdue researchers Terrence Meyer and Guillermo Paniagua are part of a $10 million five-year project selected by NASA's University Leadership Initiative. Led by the University of Central Florida, the project will explore using liquid ammonia as a potential carbon-free jet fuel.

For senior Jordan Harris, giving tours at Purdue Mechanical Engineering isn't just an assignment he has to do - it's a joy he loves to do.