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Purdue Students Earn Cash Prizes for Innovative Solutions to Global Challenges
Teams of Purdue University students won a combined $5,500 in prizes during the finals of the Moonshot Pitch Challenge, a semiannual, ideation-focused competition organized by the Purdue Innovates Incubator.
“Purdue University students…
Icy Impacts: Planetary Scientists Utilize Physics and Impact Crater Images to Estimate Ice Thickness…
Sometimes planetary physics is like being in a snowball fight. Most people, if handed an already-formed snowball, can use their experience and the feel of the ball to guess what kind of snow it is comprised of: packable and fluffy, or wet…
Purdue University Receives $6.7M in Federal Grants to Develop Technology for Monitoring and Treating…
Research teams led by a faculty member in Purdue University’s College of Engineering will use two grants from the National Eye Institute totaling $6.7 million to further develop specialized smart soft contact lenses that continuously…
Decoding the Complex Biochemical Communication Networks of the Plant World
A Purdue University-led research team has begun translating the complex molecular language of petunias. Their grammar and vocabulary are well hidden, however, within the countless proteins and other compounds that fill floral cells.…
Researchers Achieve Significant Progress in Advancing Next-Generation Solar Cell Technology
The solar energy world is ready for a revolution. Scientists are racing to develop a new type of solar cell using materials that can convert electricity more efficiently than today’s panels.
In a new paper published February 26 in the…
Backpack Program Enhances Museum Experience for Neurodiverse Visitors
The CU Boulder Graduate Program in Museum & Field Studies (MFS) at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is known for providing students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in all areas of work within the…
Lab Tests at University of Colorado Boulder Reveal Inflated THC Potency on Retail Marijuana in…
Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One.
THC is the psychoactive compound that is…
UCSF: Local Artist Adia Millett Chosen for Benioff Oakland Facade Art
Oakland artist Adia Millett has been commissioned to create public art at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. She’s the third local artist to add their work to the hospital grounds.
Echoing stained glass, Millett’s portfolio of…
Active Social Lives Benefit Dementia Patients and Caregivers, Promoting Thriving
People with dementia and those who care for them should be screened for loneliness, so providers can find ways to keep them socially connected, according to experts at UC San Francisco and Harvard, who made the recommendations after finding…
Penn Scientists Develop Novel Technique for Creating Human Artificial Chromosomes
Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have…