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...
Railway Safety Meets Big Data
UD professor writes book on big data for railway engineers After two trains derailed at New York’s Penn Station this year, Amtrak blamed track defects. As of May 31, there have been 662 train accidents this year, and track defects account for nearly 29 percent of...
Robot Rehab
Biomed engineering professor receives American Heart Association grant to study robot-aided stroke rehabilitation About every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Many stroke survivors have lingering brain damage that makes motor tasks, such as...
Engineering Dean Named to Chemical Heritage Board
Ogunnaike brings academic and industry experience to the Chemical Heritage Foundation board of directors Babatunde Ogunnaike, William L. Friend Chair and dean of the University of Delaware College of Engineering, has been named to the board of directors of the...
Research Teams Have Strong Pull for Undergrads
UD marks 30 years in national undergrad research program Science made some important contributions to life on this planet in 1987. It was the first time a heart-lung transplant was accomplished, the first year DNA samples were used in a criminal conviction, and it was...
A Culture of Innovation
The iPhone’s touch technology was born in a UD lab. What will our engineers come up with next? Many people are buzzing about the Sept. 12 Apple announcement about the newest iPhone, the 10th anniversary edition of the device that changed the world. But did you know...
Putting Smart Weapons to the Test
UD-licensed technology addresses Air Force need In the old days, a slingshot, BB gun, rifle or cannon was only as smart as the marksman taking aim. Now, many weapons are guided to their targets with the precision of infrared sensors and lasers. The technology...
UD Biomedical Engineering Chair to lead national organization
As president of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Dawn Elliott will focus on education Dawn Elliott, chair of the University of Delaware’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected president of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). Founded in 1968,...
Tsu-Wei Chou Takes Center Stage
At international conference, the UD mechanical engineering professor gave key lecture In the field of composite materials, Tsu-Wei Chou is an icon. Chou, the Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, gave a plenary lecture in...
Three Named Professorships Granted
Three scholars in the College of Engineering are honored as named professors The University of Delaware College of Engineering has honored three faculty members with named professorships. To be selected, faculty members must have a sustained record of achievement that...
Making Better Material for Fuel Cells
UD researchers make material to make fuel cells more durable, less expensive Take a ride on the University of Delaware’s Fuel Cell bus, and you see that fuel cells can power vehicles in an eco-friendly way. In just the last two years, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda have...
Engineering’s Zhang Wins NSF Grant
UD computer and information scientist will study secure mobile cloud sensing From San Francisco to Philadelphia, America’s metropolises are slowly becoming “smart cities.” In smart cities, infrastructure is equipped with sensors that gather data on things like noise,...