Feser’s research to focus on engineering of materials with improved thermal properties At a microscopic level, heat flow in many materials occurs through random vibrations, called phonons, that transport energy in a wave-like manner. Recently, Joe Feser, assistant...
Building Better Batteries
Researchers report new approach to improving lithium-sulfur batteries Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are the power behind most modern portable electronics, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, fitness trackers, and smart watches. However, their energy density...
From Carbon Dioxide to Fuel
UD’s Feng Jiao wins DOE funding to produce alcohols from CO2 flue gas Modern society’s extensive use of fossil fuels has led to unprecedented atmospheric carbon dioxide levels with widespread climate impacts. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is one of the...
Go Away Greenhouse Gas
NSF Career Award to focus on electrochemical reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide The University of Delaware’s Bingjun Xu has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to address electrochemical reduction of the greenhouse gas...
Shared-Use Superhighway
NSF Career Award to support enhanced access to radio spectrum Rui Zhang, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Delaware, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, “Secure Database-Driven...
UDRF Awards Funding
Four receive University of Delaware Research Foundation funding The University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) has funded four UD projects that will shed light on pressing topics in health and the environment, from exploring ocean organisms for new drugs to...
Defects That Matter
NSF Career Award to support development of computational models of defects in complex materials The University of Delaware’s Anderson Janotti has won a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to develop computational models of defects in...
Old Enzyme, New Role
Nature Communications paper reports new role for enzyme involved in bacterial metabolism A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has discovered a new function for an enzyme that has long been known to have a central role in bacterial metabolism. Maciek...
Timing is Everything
PNAS paper details mathematical model that sheds light on timing of key intracellular events Phage therapy, which exploits the ability of certain viruses to infect and replicate within bacteria, shows promise for treating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. But...










