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University of California, Santa Cruz professor named director of Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A leading researcher advancing efforts in thermoelectric energy conversion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been selected as the new Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University's Discovery Park.

New 'FeTRAM' is promising computer memory technology

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers are developing a new type of computer memory that could be faster than the existing commercial memory and use far less power than flash memory devices.

Innovation is step toward digital graphene transistors

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers are making progress in creating digital transistors using a material called graphene, potentially sidestepping an obstacle thought to dramatically limit the material's use in computers and consumer electronics.

Tiny oxygen generators boost effectiveness of anticancer treatment

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers have created and tested miniature devices that are implanted in tumors to generate oxygen, boosting the killing power of radiation and chemotherapy.

New probe to uncover mechanisms key to fusion reactor walls

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A new tool developed by nuclear engineers at Purdue University will be hitched to an experimental fusion reactor at Princeton University to learn precisely what happens when extremely hot plasmas touch and interact with the inner surface of the reactor.

Purdue researcher wins award for top young innovators

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Alexandra Boltasseva, a Purdue University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named one of the world's top young innovators by Technology Review magazine.

Material created at Purdue lets electrons 'dance' and form new state

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A team of Purdue University researchers is among a small group in the world that has successfully created ultrapure material that captures new states of matter and could have applications in high-speed quantum computing.

Professor Vlad Shalaev appointed Scientific Director for Nanophotonics at Birck Nanotechnology Center

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Robert and Anne Burnett Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Vlad Shalaev has been appointed as Scientific Director for Nanophotonics in the Birck Nanotechnology Center.

Laser, electric fields combined for new 'lab-on-chip' technologies

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, from drug manufacturing to food safety.

Purdue Research Park-based LyoGo among competitors in 10-xelerator competition

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A developer of drug-delivery devices based in the Purdue Research Park is competing against nine other entrepreneurial teams in an Ohio-based summer entrepreneurship competition. LyoGo LLC is one of 10 teams competing in the inaugural 10-xelerator program that began June 13. Each competing team received a $20,000 grant to support business and living expenses during the 11-week development program. The program concludes Sept. 1 with the New Venture Showcase.