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May 24, 2017

Teaching machines to pinpoint earthquake damage

5/1/2017 | In the first days after a major earthquake, like the one that struck Taiwan in March 2016, engineering teams fly in to assess the damage to the built...

May 24, 2017

A hammer can’t break this tadpole-shaped piece of glass

5/10/2017 | Small glass structures resembling tadpoles that can withstand the blows of a hammer and yet burst into powdery dust by simply snipping their threadlike tails have been a...

May 24, 2017

JFK and the celebrity presidency

5/23/17 | The marriage of celebrity and politics has always earned more criticism than celebration, but it is effective, thanks to John F. Kennedy. That's according to Kathryn Cramer Brownell,...

May 24, 2017

Why work-life balance is good for both employees and employers

5/24/2017 | The United States has underemphasized the issue of work-life boundaries as an economic and health issue and has created a work culture that is not sustainable, according to Ellen...

April 17, 2017

Science for You: Improving the health of welders

Welders in the United States are at risk of overexposure to manganese, which can cause serious neurological problems when it builds up in the brain. Ulrike Dydak, an associate professor...

April 17, 2017

Science for You: The chemistry behind Prozac

Herbert C. Brown (1912-2004) was one of the leading American chemists of the 20th century. His Nobel Prize-winning work with boron compounds revolutionized synthetic organic chemistry. Brown's discoveries at Purdue opened...

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