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If bacterially-tainted food is present in a store or kitchen, then the sooner that authorities know, the better. That's why scientists have created a device that detects harmful bacteria on the spot, instead of in the lab.

In 2018, researchers created the world’s fastest-spinning object that reached 60 billion rpm – now that seems like the teacup ride at Disneyland. The same team has broken its own record, creating a new nano-scale rotor that spins five times faster.

Scientists at Purdue University have come up with en edible security tag that can be integrated into medicine and emit distinctive light patterns when exposed to LED lights as a way to guarantee its safety and authenticity.

If someone has a swallowing disorder, they typically have to pay visits to a clinic, where their throat is monitored as they perform swallowing exercises. A new sensor could change that, allowing patients to be remotely monitored in their homes.

Thanks to a new understanding of how bones maintain their strength, we may someday see bone-inspired materials used in longer-lasting products such as aircraft wings. The findings could also lead to better treatments for conditions like osteoporosis.

Sometimes to fight one villain, you have to team up with another. It works in movies – and now, medical science. Researchers have turned to anthrax as an unlikely ally in the fight against bladder cancer, with promising results in animal tests.

Scientists at Purdue University have come up with a new and improved battery design by first fashioning a key material into a net-like structure called a nanochain.

Starship Technologies food delivery robots are now taking to the grounds of Purdue University, where they will serve their largest customer base to date.

A Purdue University team has developed a special type of glove that gives a prosthetic hand some of the sensory capabilities of a human hand.

A cold atmospheric plasma system designed to prevent cancer relapse has been approved for human clinical trials by the FDA.

Hurricanes and water go hand in hand. But researchers from Purdue University and MIT have now made a surprising discovery by tweaking a hurricane simulation – the storms can occur under much colder and drier conditions than previously thought, which may be common on other planets.

When someone overdoses on opioid drugs, which is happening increasingly often, an injection of naloxone could save their life … if it's administered soon enough. A wearable system that's currently in development is intended to make that happen automatically.