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Too Much Government? Affirmative Action Bake Sale at Purdue
Students belonging to the Purdue University chapter of the Conservative Coalition for American Values held an unusual type of bake sale on February 25, 2009. In an attempt to illustrate how universities use... 
created by Margaret Dodd | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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198 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
College Basketball Rankings To Be Updated Jan. 5 After Big Upsets
The AP Basketball poll will be released on Jan. 5 and there will likely be some major changes to the Top 25 after a week of upsets. This season, the top of the rankings have been remarkably consistent, with... 
Armstrong donating his papers to Prude...
"West Lafayette, Nov 01: Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has agreed to donate personal papers dating from the start of his flight career to his alma mater, Purdue University. Armstrong's papers, boxes of which have already begun arriving at Purdue, will be an inspiration for...
Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality
"WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted. The technology, called light-emitting...
World's Least Efficient Hamburger
A crack team of Purdue University students spent thousands of work- hours on a 156-step burger-matic... and their hard work paid off. The team has won the annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. "The winning team,... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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269 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
Electron Cryomicroscopy Takes 3D Portrait of Virus
"Electron Cryomicroscopy Takes 3D Portrait of Virus"
Teams separated by only one game in Big Ten standings
"THE SETTING The Iowa Hawkeyes (17-7, 10-3) will gun for their ninth-consecutive victory Thursday night when they travel to West Lafayette, IN, to face the Purdue Boilermakers (13-11, 9-4) for a pivotal showdown. Tip-off is slated for 6:05 p.m. (CST) at Mackey Arena. Iowa...
Artificial Sweeteners Like Those In Diet Sodas Linked To Weight Gain
"All you diet soda drinkers out there, a warning--that can of coke may not be as "diet" as you think. A recent Purdue University study links artificial sweeteners like those find in diet sodas to weight gain, even if you have just one a day. "Purdue researchers develop technology to detect cancer by scanning surface veins
"WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Philip Low andWei He (seated) Download photo caption below A new technology for cancer detection that eliminates the need for drawing blood has been developed by Purdue University researchers."
Generation RX--OxyContin Makers Fined $635 Million
Ok...it's not JUST the "Generation RX" (generation "prescription, for those of you unfamiliar with the term.) who get addicted to OxyContin. It affects millions of people every age. However, prescription drug use has escalated among teens and young adults.""In its...
created by Michelle Says So | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Student Convicted of Threatening to Kill President Bush, Faces Up to 35 Years...
How much more will it take before people will accept that the United States is in ruin under this administration? --------------------------------------------"A Purdue University graduate student was convicted of...
created by angryindian | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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salt water into fuel?
"We live in interesting times. Not long ago, I blogged about a Purdue University research team that had engineered a process to generate hydrogen from aluminum. That was pretty amazing. A few minutes ago, I ran across this video over at Breitbart. If you think the hydrogen...
Could Tropical Hurricanes Melt the Polar Ice Caps?
It has long been speculated that increased sea surface temperatures may result in an increased frequency of tropical storms (i.e. climate influences storms). However, according to a recent study published in...
created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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BMW H-Bomb: Extreme Alternative Fuel
Hummers are so passé... for that true bad-boy or -girl cachet, get behind the wheel of a car that's easy on the environment, but potentially explosive! On one hand, you could buy fuel in little marble bags. On...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1261 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Breakthrough Process Generates Hydrogen from Aluminum Alloy
Water added to aluminum mixed with Gallium can produce hydrogen on demand. As a catalyst, the Gallium is not consumed. The oxidized aluminum can be recycled. The process is close to being cost competitive with...
created by nukegingrich | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1070 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
