Many patients with pancreatic cancer have only about a 10% chance of survival, because they tend to become resistant to chemotherapy. Bumsoo Han has created a microfluidic device to observe pancreatic cancer behavior over time, suggesting a new drug testing approach that could help scientists better catch resistance.

Cell culturing is a technique used by biologists to conduct research on tissue samples in the lab. Prof. Cagri Savran has successfully demonstrated 3D cell culturing originating from an individually selected cell, showing that it is possible to re-create a cancerous tumor that displays the same characteristics as the original tumor.

NASA has funded 31 new zero-gravity experiments, 5 of which are Purdue projects. Issam Mudawar plans to measure cryogenic two-phase heat transfer, to improve space-based propellant management.

The first and last people to walk on the Moon were Purdue engineers. The next humans to walk on the Moon will be wearing a spacesuit designed by Purdue engineer Amy Ross (BSME '94, MSME '96). She recently showcased the new xEMU spacesuit, which offers extended flexibility and protection for astronauts to explore the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.

Associate professor Tahira Reid Smith has been appointed a Visiting NASA Scholar during the Fall 2020 semester.

Prof. Chi Hwan Lee has developed a 3D imaging system with fractal patterns inspired by curvilinear spider webs.

What if paint could cool off a building enough to not need air conditioning? Xiulin Ruan has pioneered radiative cooling paint; instead of absorbing sunlight, it radiates the heat back into space. This actually cools surfaces below ambient temperature, something paint has never done before.

Andrea Vacca was recently appointed the Maha Fluid Power Faculty Chair. In this profile, he describes how he came to direct the largest academic hydraulics lab in the country.

Our new magazine is here! Read about how Boilermakers are still making new discoveries, in spite of the pandemic.

A tiny rectangular robot can travel through a colon by doing back flips, as demonstrated in live animal models for the very first time by David Cappelleri.