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Purdue and India establish milestone semiconductor alliance; sign partnership in the presence of Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Purdue University continues to rapidly expand its global boundaries in semiconductors, announcing a transformative agreement to become the flagship academic partner and collaborator with the ...
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Purdue Extension Online Resources for Gardeners

Looking for opportunities to learn from home? The following online resources cover a wide range of information for gardening and taking care of your yard.
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Deforestation drove massive Amazon rainforest fires of 2019

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 2019, unprecedented wildfires destroyed thousands of square miles of Amazon rainforest, roughly the size of New Jersey. The loss of biodiversity and invaluable habitats, ...
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Survey tallies consumer attitudes toward lab-grown meat alternatives

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Many consumers view conventional meats as both tastier and healthier than laboratory-grown alternatives, according to the March Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based ...
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Purdue agrivoltaic farming structures and software harvest solar power at lower cost and with minimal impact on crop yield

Purdue University researchers have improved upon traditional solar energy structures used in agrivoltaic farming, a sustainable system that generates electricity from the sun while row crops like corn ...
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Engineers develop faster, more accurate AI algorithm for improving nuclear reactor performance

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — To expand the availability of electricity generated from nuclear power, several countries have started developing designs for small modular reactors (SMRs), which could take ...
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Unburied treasure: Rover researchers find unexpected minerals on Mars

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that turns out to be a revelation. That’s what happened ...
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Yeast emerges as hidden third partner in lichen symbiosis

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For nearly 150 years, lichens have been the model organisms of symbiosis. Now researchers have uncovered an unexpected third partner embedded in the lichen cortex or "skin" - ...
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Researchers examine nanotechnological methods for improving agriculture

Nanoscale particles could potentially help address agricultural and environmental sustainability issues on a global scale. Those issues include rising food demand, increasing greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Purdue innovation affordably turning plastics into fuel

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Hasler Ventures LLC plans to scale up to commercial levels a Purdue University patented technology that may accelerate the volume of waste plastic recycling. "The key to solving ...
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Purdue launches nation’s first comprehensive Semiconductor Degrees Program

In the next five years, a minimum of 50,000 trained semiconductor engineers will be needed in the United States to meet the overwhelming and rapidly growing demand. Purdue University has answered that ...
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1 month out: Countdown to the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane begins

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 30 days, Purdue University and Purdue Research Foundation will join an Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) expedition to the South Pacific attempting to solve the ...