PURDUE UNIVERSITY News Stories by PURDUE UNIVERSITY  [ timeline ] [ roundup ] 357 stories (Show All) 8 months ago Method makes refineries more efficient WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Refineries could trim millions of dollars in energy costs annually by using a new method developed at Purdue University to rearrange the distillation sequence needed to separate crude petroleum into products.The researchers have demonstrated their method on petroleum plants that separate crude, showing that 70 of the new sequences they identified could enable oil refineries ... read more 8 months ago Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.Monsoon rainfall has decreased over the last 50 years in rural areas where irrigation has been used to increase agriculture in northern India, said Dev Niyogi, an associate professor of agron ... read more 8 months ago Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments.Professor Joseph Irudayaraj and graduate student Jiji Chen, both in the Department of Agricultural and Biological ... read more 8 months ago Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments.Professor Joseph Irudayaraj and graduate student Jiji Chen, both in the Department of Agricultural and Biological ... read more 8 months ago Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments.Professor Joseph Irudayaraj and graduate student Jiji Chen, both in the Department of Agricultural and Biological ... read more 8 months ago Nanoprobes hit targets in tumors, could lessen chemo side effects WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are getting the drugs to right cellular compartments.Professor Joseph Irudayaraj and graduate student Jiji Chen, both in the Department of Agricultural and Biological ... read more 8 months ago Student self-testing earns high marks as study tool WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue University.We know that self-testing, which happens when students practice retrieving knowledge, drives learning, says Jeffrey D. Karpicke, an assistant professor of psychological sciences. Students can r ... read more 8 months ago Student self-testing earns high marks as study tool WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue University.We know that self-testing, which happens when students practice retrieving knowledge, drives learning, says Jeffrey D. Karpicke, an assistant professor of psychological sciences. Students can r ... read more 8 months ago Nanoparticle protects oil in foods from oxidation, spoilage WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits.Yuan Yao, an assistant professor of food science, has successfully modified the phytoglycogen nanoparticle, a starchlike substance that makes up nearly 30 percent of the dry mass of some sweet corn. The modification ... read more 9 months ago Playing favorites: Parents still involved after children are grown WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever, according to new research from Purdue University.We found that middle-aged parents help each of their grown children with many types of support at least every few weeks, said Karen Fingerman, the Berner-Hanley Professor in Gerontology, Developmental and Family Studies. 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