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January 10, 2019

Rotating detonation engine

Rotating detonation engines could one day make *hypersonic flight* possible (faster than Mach 5). And you better believe they're working on it at Zucrow Labs. Check out Stephen Heister quoted in this WIRED article.
January 6, 2019

Shoe insole with 3D force sensors

These Purdue ME students designed an athletic shoe insole with 3D force sensors. Now they're turning it into a business.
December 21, 2018

Astronaut Jerry Ross coming to Mumbai

Attention Indian alumni and friends! Record-setting astronaut Jerry Ross (BSME '70, MSME '72) is coming to Mumbai for Purdue's International Ideas Festival on 18 January 2019!
December 19, 2018

Clutch Crutch

Meet the "Clutch Crutch," a hands-free crutch that will help injured people navigate their world a bit more easily. It was developed by Purdue Mechanical Engineering students as part of a senior design project.
December 18, 2018

Fidget Box created for Toy Design class

Check out the "Fidget Cube," created for Karthik Ramani's ME444 Toy Design class! Each side is a game that uses Purdue icons to celebrate its 150th anniversary!
December 17, 2018

Faculty milestones

More than 280 faculty were honored in 2018 for years of service to Purdue during the Faculty Service Recognition Luncheon, hosted by the Office of the Provost.
December 14, 2018

Diagnosing asthma in horses

Did you know horses can get asthma? ME Professor Paul Sojka used his expertise in fluid mechanics to help Purdue Vet Med develop a machine to diagnose equine asthma.
December 13, 2018

Bringing innovation to airline galley carts

A Purdue team, including ME student Juan Ramirez, designed an optimized galley cart that is digital (smart) and 3D printed (light), potentially saving $100 million in fuel costs alone.
December 11, 2018

Measuring human-machine trust

Intelligent machines are here... but do humans trust them? And how can that even be measured? Professors Neera Jain and Tahira Reid have developed a process (using EEG and galvanic skin response) to measure whether humans trust a machine, and algorithms to enable the machine to change its behavior accordingly.
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