Black, gold, and blue: Purdue alums make their mark at Blue Origin

Composite of a life: R. Byron Pipes

R. Byron Pipes, NAE, is the John Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering and executive…

17th century mystery solved: Prince Rupert’s drops

Drag sails take out the trash in space

What happens when two spacecraft collide? At orbital velocities of more than 17,000 miles…

Single-use plastics — a bad wrap?

Single-use plastic packaging won’t win any popularity contests these days: One survey of 28…

Harvest helper: Autonomous vehicle offloads grain on the go

Space junk aficionado: Carolin Frueh

It’s hard to pick up garbage when the trash keeps moving in orbits subject to hard-to-calculate…

Whiskey isn’t medicine, but both can be counterfeit

Electric roads: Tackling the roadblocks

One of the most “electrifying” ideas for electric vehicles (EVs) is to dispel the worries…

Quantum ‘keys’ secure nuclear reactor communications