Articles tagged as: Purdue
July 17, 2023
Purdue researchers create breathable ‘breakthrough’ wearable sensor material
Purdue researcher Sunghwan Lee and his research team are developing breathable health-monitoring sensors that can be embedded directly into wearable fabric gloves. In this prototype, sensor strips are embedded in the fabric above the knuckles and on the wrist below the palm. Researchers use the robot arm to mimic everyday activities and object manipulation with tactile sensors.
Read MoreMay 24, 2023
American Households Have an ‘Inventory Management’ Problem with Food
Confusion over food date labels and abundant food culture are partly to blame for food waste in United states, which totals more than $160 billion annually.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2023
Purdue University deletes TikTok accounts, citing security concerns
Purdue deleted its official TikTok account in December and has since notified all colleges and departments within the university that they must follow suit.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2022
Scientists have recorded the first-ever sound of a dust devil on Mars
The recording sounds like it could have been made in any windy corner of Earth - but it was actually captured over 54 million miles away.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2022
Purdue student found dead inside campus residence hall
A suspect is in custody after a Purdue University student was found dead inside a campus residence hall early Wednesday morning.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2022
Purdue student killed inside campus residence hall
A suspect is in custody after a Purdue University student was killed inside a campus residence hall early Wednesday morning.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2022
SkyWater Technology announces plan for a $1.8 billion semiconductor plant in West Lafayette
SkyWater Technology announces plan for a $1.8 billion dollar semiconductor plant in West Lafayette
Read MoreApril 19, 2022
Purdue faculty push to create a plan to divest university from fossil fuels fails
Faculty behind the effort pointed out that other universities, including the University of Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota, have already developed divestment plans. According to Purdue’s Director of Investments, the university has only a small percent of its investments in the energy sector.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022
Purdue to welcome up to 20 war-displaced Ukrainian scholars
The university announced Friday that its Ukraine Scholars Initiative would accept Ukrainian scholars “directly impacted by the war" which began Feb. 24 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Holcomb ends public health emergency, Indiana eclipses 22,000 dead
Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assembly’s less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the state’s public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.
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