Mechanical engineering students at the University of Delaware recently pitched their own inventions to representatives from toy company Melissa and Doug.
Using Sensors to Spot Infrastructure Damage
An entrepreneurial team based at the University of Delaware is working to commercialize a system that could make infrastructure such as bridges and pipelines safer.
Student Research Spotlight: Vehicle to Grid Technology
Undergraduate electrical engineering students Samuel Matylewicz and Jenny Defriece are working on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, a pioneering transportation technology developed at UD.
A Pipeline from Research to Industry
Six University of Delaware students in the Delaware Energy Institute’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program visited three companies driving the natural gas industry in the state and beyond: Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc. (PESCO), Eastern Shore Natural Gas (ESNG) and Formosa Plastics.
Understanding Porous Materials
More than 30 states have shale formations that harbor natural gas underground, but industry experts can’t agree on exactly how much fuel is inside. A new method developed at UD could help quantify these untapped reservoirs.
Feb 20: Graduate Engineering Career Panel
STEM panel will spark conversations about how to create inclusive work environments that support underrepresented groups in those fields.
New Leader of Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research
Mechanical engineering Professor Liyun Wang is the sixth director of UD’s CBER Liyun Wang, a professor of mechanical engineering, has been named director of the University of Delaware Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research (CBER), a research center that...
Neutron Day and $8.7 Million for UD
Scientists discuss promise of new agreement between UD and NIST The day began with coffee, bagels, and some hearty discussions about experimental data. The University of Delaware’s fifth Neutron Day was held Wednesday, Nov. 8 in Perkins Hall and the Patrick Harker...
Research aims to help renewable jet fuel take flight
UD energy team develops processes to ramp up bio-based aviation fuel Airplanes zoom overhead, wispy-white contrails streaming behind them. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handled 43,684 flights, on average, every day last year, and U.S. military and...
New Partners in Research
UD signs collaborative pact with U.S. Dept. of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory When national laboratories, with their expansive facilities and amazing capacity, join forces with research universities and their innovative scientists and students, powerful things...
Building the Future With Biopharmaceuticals
Groundbreaking shows strength of UD commitment to NIIMBL partnership, research It seemed like a pipe dream to Kelvin Lee, Gore Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - this idea that the University of Delaware might find room for a place where innovation...
Safer, Tougher Spacesuits
NASA supports UD technology that protects spacesuits from punctures, projectiles Astronauts are a smart, courageous and resilient lot, no doubt about that. But when they go out for a walk in space - in environments none of us could survive on our own - they need a lot...