Waste Not: Turning Industrial Heat To Power
Through the use of nanotechnology, researchers say they will be able to potentially recover energy wasted as heat in factories, power plants and cars. Read more →
Smart Wind Turbines Get $1.6M US Grant
A Purdue University research team gets $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to build a better, more reliable wind turbine. Read more →
by Paul Willis
Purdue Eco-marathon Entry Solar, Nearly Street Legal
National Geographic Society reports on preparations around the Purude Eco-marathon entry, which students say is an urban concept design driven by the power of the sun. Read more →
E-Motorcycle Offers Hot Ride, Keeps The Cool
AllCell says its proprietary thermal management material for the battery has helped two Purdue students produce one badass e-motorcycle. Read more →
Solar Decathlon 2011: Purdue University, INhome
Indiana's Solar Decathlon team from Purdue University introduces INhome, which combines the comfort of a traditional home with energy-efficient technology. Read more →
Potable Water, Electricity Come Via Cleantech
A new process under development at Purdue uses an aluminum alloy to separate hydrogen from water, powering a fuel cell to purify water (or run other devices). Read more →
Purdue Develops Self-Healing Solar Cells
A new form of photoelectrochemical solar cells utilize carbon nanotubes to repair and replaced photosynthetic dyes damaged by the sun, mimicking natural plants. Read more →
Turning Tailpipe Emissions Into Power
Purdue researchers are developing a prototype thermoelectric generator, a device that will turn a car's exhaust into usable power for the vehicle. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Purdue Student Builds Solar Motorcycle
Tony Danger Coiro, known for having created a street-legal solar motorcycle, also recently launched the Purdue Electric Vehicle Club with two other students. Read more →
Mobile Biorefinery Concept Tackles Leftover Biomass
Purdue University has developed a mobile biofuels refinery concept that would visit heavy biofuels instead of a centralized refinery, using a process called fast-hydropyrlysis-hydrodeoxygenation. Read more →
