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Drones hover over C- infrastructure
Drones hover over C- infrastructure
Aging infrastructure is a worldwide challenge, and the United States is no exception. The 2021 report card from the American Society for…
Purdue College of Engineering
Jun 1
Crowds make sense of the world
Crowds make sense of the world
Now more than ever — though perhaps every generation says that — we need tools to help us make sense of this world. Sensemaking is one of…
Purdue College of Engineering
May 24
Space needs a hall monitor
Space needs a hall monitor
Every unruly environment needs someone to keep tabs on all the comings and goings, like the hall monitors who are ubiquitous in schools…
Purdue College of Engineering
May 19
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Origami in space: Shape changing is a game changer
Origami in space: Shape changing is a game changer
Used to be, getting to another planet was a wild dream. Now we’re talking about living on one.
Purdue College of Engineering
May 18
Suggested reads: ME faculty favor curiosity, creativity, clarity
Suggested reads: ME faculty favor curiosity, creativity, clarity
Mechanical engineering (ME) has a storied history, from the first use of tools in prehistoric times through the invention of the wheel in…
Purdue College of Engineering
Apr 26
Harvesting water from the air above
Harvesting water from the air above
The lack of access to fresh water is epidemic in the modern world. Currently, 3.6 billion people lack adequate access to water for at least…
Purdue College of Engineering
Apr 23
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Inside-outside temp differences power smart building IoT
Inside-outside temp differences power smart building IoT
Understanding materials and how they transport themselves from one state to another at the nano- and micro-scale can help researchers…
Purdue College of Engineering
Mar 24
Global crises test humanitarian supply chains
Global crises test humanitarian supply chains
Supply chain burst upon the scene as a suddenly familiar topic to the general public with the global COVID-19 pandemic, as illness and…
Purdue College of Engineering
Mar 13
Digital twins: An on-ramp to autonomous driving
Digital twins: An on-ramp to autonomous driving
Autonomous driving seems far away, but our vehicles already are equipped with some of its enabling technologies. Systems like adaptive…
Purdue College of Engineering
Mar 9
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Truck-portable nuclear reactors go where the power is needed
Truck-portable nuclear reactors go where the power is needed
Nuclear energy is critical for a sustainable future because it is not only a reliable energy source but also one of the lowest CO2…
Purdue College of Engineering
Feb 28
Tech stories that will dominate 2023
Tech stories that will dominate 2023
It is, of course, notoriously hard to make predictions in the field of technology, and many wise men have been made to look silly through…
Purdue College of Engineering
Feb 22
Digital twins: Smart manufacturing’s DNA for a bright future
Digital twins: Smart manufacturing’s DNA for a bright future
Our current political divisiveness is grounded in the separation of haves and have-nots. It stinks to be on the have-not side, and it can…
Purdue College of Engineering
Jan 30
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