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Suggested reads: Space and flight

Suggested reads: Space and flight

Purdue is often called the “Cradle of Astronauts” for a good reason: The university has graduated 27 U.S. astronauts, including Neil…
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Assured autonomy: What, from where, how, and what next?

Assured autonomy: What, from where, how, and what next?

Assured autonomy is rapidly gaining traction in U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) circles. The term broadly relates to how to put security…
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Smart soft contact lenses stand sentry for glaucoma

Smart soft contact lenses stand sentry for glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions characterized by damage to the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the…
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Learning engineering online: A primer

Learning engineering online: A primer

Online learning is on the upswing, owing to the unique opportunities it provides to many kinds of learners. At Purdue, for example…
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Game theory comes to the defense of the smart grid

Game theory comes to the defense of the smart grid

Smart grid refers to the use of information technology to make the power grid “smart.” For example, we can use sensors and communication…
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Making decisions when buffeted by uncertainty

Making decisions when buffeted by uncertainty

“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and learning how to live with insecurity is the only security,” American mathematician John…
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Professor Theodore Weidner: The problems engineers solve are becoming more complex

Professor Theodore Weidner: The problems engineers solve are becoming more complex

Construction engineering and management is an oft-overlooked competency that is rising in prominence as we confront the enormous…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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