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Purdue biology innovation allows the introduction of valuable traits in plants without creating transgenic plants

Patent-pending novel Agrobacterium strains deliver transfer DNA to a plant’s nucleus without integrating it into the genome WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Academic researchers and companies in the agricultural biotechnology sector will be able to use a patent-pending Purdue University biology innovation to introduce valuable traits to plants without integrating novel DNA into a plant’s genome….

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Purdue startup Aerovy Mobility develops cloud software to support infrastructure for electric aircraft

Company’s cloud-based software suite includes planning and operational solutions WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The advanced air mobility sector, which includes electric-powered urban and regional aircraft, may become a $1.5 trillion market by 2040. A new Purdue University-connected startup could benefit airport and vertiport operators and real estate developers looking to establish advanced air mobility technology…

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High-tech toolkit to analyze digital evidence made more efficient and budget-friendly for law enforcement agencies

Purdue University researchers simplify FileTSAR+ functionality and packaging to improve setup, use and maintenance WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Local, state, federal and international law enforcement agencies that reconstruct and analyze digital evidence to solve crimes can use a high-tech toolkit from Purdue University that has been upgraded to be easier and more cost-effective to set…

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Changing lives through inventions: Purdue jumps to the top 5 of global leaders in US patents received

Purdue University researchers tallied 192 US patents on their inventions in 2022 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Exciting and dynamic inventions discovered and developed by Purdue University researchers are improving people’s lives around the world. A system that processes agricultural field images for remote phenotype measurements. A 3D printer that continuously prints structures as small as…

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Insignum AgTech and Beck’s collaborate to help corn ‘talk’

Plant genetic innovation indicates if crops have been exposed to disease, insect pests or fertility loss ATLANTA, Ind. – Insignum AgTech® and Beck’s have signed an agreement to test Insignum’s innovative corn traits in Beck’s elite varieties. The companies will collaborate to cross the trait into proprietary Beck’s genetics for field-testing in 2023 to evaluate…

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Purdue researchers combine electric poling and 3D printing into a single step

Method creates parts with customized shapes and sensor properties WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Manufacturers of smart medical devices, smart robots and other products with smart sensors could simplify their device design and fabrication using a patent-pending Purdue University method that combines piezoelectric poling of filament and 3D printing in a single process. Traditional sensor materials…

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NutraMaize receives $650,000 USDA grant to scale research on orange corn that improves poultry health and egg yolk pigmentation

Grant will prepare NutraMaize Orange Corn rich in antioxidant carotenoids for use in commercial poultry feed WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – NutraMaize, an agriculture company whose nutritionally enhanced orange corn is currently marketed through a line of premium milled products under the brand Professor Torbert’s Orange Corn, has received a two-year, $650,000 Phase II Small Business…

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Ericsson, Saab and Purdue University announce ‘lab to life’ innovative 5G network to make Purdue Airport accessible as a real-life research site for aviation industry

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Airport, in collaboration with industry partners Ericsson and Saab, announced Monday (March 20) the creation of a unique 5G network that will serve as a “lab to life” proving ground for academics, researchers and business to develop commercial solutions that can be replicated to improve operations and security at…

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Purdue engineers create safer solid-state lithium-ion batteries from new composite materials

Batteries made with the new composites remain operational when damaged instead of exploding like traditional batteries  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University engineers are making one of the most-used power sources safer and more efficient. High-voltage, solid-state lithium-ion batteries are the­ go-to power source for high-end technologies like electric and hybrid vehicles, wearable devices, pacemakers,…

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Wheelchair prototype safely navigates passengers through airports to aircraft seats

FAA award-winning, patent-pending design travels omnidirectionally and has an adjustable base WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Teams of recent Purdue University graduates have honed a patent-pending, dynamically adjustable wheelchair prototype designed to help users more efficiently and safely navigate airports, board aircraft and move through narrow aisleways to their seats. A nine-minute video about the work…

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