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Student poster competition to highlight healthcare advancements

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A student poster competition, held December 4 in Mann Hall and co-sponsored by RCHE, Foods & Nutrition, and Oncological Sciences Center, will showcase research on healthcare and cancer delivery, systems, advancements, products, and more.

8 finalists selected for $100,000 Purdue life sciences competition

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Eight finalists have been selected to compete for $100,000 on Nov. 10 at the sixth Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition, which highlights promising entrepreneurship efforts in the life sciences arena. The companies chosen to make formal business-plan presentations to the competition's 12 judges are Indiana Nanotech LLC, Cascade Metrix Inc., GlucaGo LLC, Nano-Rad LLC, Bombyx Technologies, Nanophage Therapeutics, Glytrix Inc., and Bioregeneration.

23rd Annual Business Plan Competition registration open until October 30th

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Edit: Deadline has been extended to November 9, 2009
The 23rd Annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition will be held February 23, 2010 with the top teams from undergraduate and graduate student divisions competing for $100,000 in prize money. Registration will close at noon on October 30th, 2009, if you have not registered please go to http://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_bBgpLf0ZhyLvbNy&SVID=Prod For more information, http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/entrepreneurship/programs/competition/bdmcompetition/

New aluminum-water rocket propellant promising for future space missions

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and could be manufactured on the moon, Mars and other water-bearing bodies.

Novel Strategies for Design and Development of Drugs and Vaccines

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Indo-US Joint Conference on "Infectious Diseases: Novel Strategies for Design & Development of Vaccines and Drugs", Jan 5-8, 2010 will be held at TIFR, Mumbai. The conference is supported by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary Commemoration 2008-2010, TIFR. US participants have affiliations to Johns Hopkins School of Health, Baltimore, Purdue University, West Lafayette and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID/NIH), Bethesda. Indian participants are drawn from a host of National Institutes (TIFR, Mumbai, NII, New Delhi, ICGEB, New Delhi, ILS, Bhubaneshwar, IISc, Bangalore, PERD, Ahmedabad, etc) Universities and Medical Establishments. The goal is to review the current trends in vaccine and drug design developments against infectious diseases and build a strategic partnership in research between USA and India. We believe that this conference will generate collaborative opportunities in areas of mutual interest and will enhance scholarly interaction between the scientists from the two countries.

Better control of carbon nanotube 'growth' promising for future electronics

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in efforts to use tiny structures called carbon nanotubes to create a new class of electronics that would be faster and smaller than conventional silicon-based transistors.

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation student cuts deal in the 'Shark Tank'

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sawyer Sparks, the creator of Soy-Yer Dough, a gluten-free modeling compound, was one of the entrepreneurs selected this season to pitch his product and business plan to five self-made millionaires and potential investors, also known as the "sharks."

Purdue, India researchers form center on nanomaterials and energy

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and General Electric Co.'s John F. Welch India Technology Center to launch a center focused on how advancements in nanomaterials can address growing energy needs.

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student to Appear on ABC's 'Shark Tank'

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Sawyer Sparks, a senior in the Purdue University College of Agriculture and creator of a soy-based modeling dough, will appear on the ABC show "Shark Tank" in an attempt to convince a panel of judges to financially back his invention.

New findings could help hybrid, electric cars keep their cool

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices.