News & Highlights

Quantum Momentum

UD received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop the quantum electronics of the future.
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Engineering For Fun

Mechanical engineering students at the University of Delaware recently pitched their own inventions to representatives from toy company Melissa and Doug.
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A ‘Momentous Day’ for University of Delaware Research

The new institute links faculty and students from all of UD’s seven colleges, including health sciences, physical sciences, environmental sciences, behavioral and social sciences and public policy.
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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.
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Cleaner, Greener U.S. Manufacturing

UD is part of a national push to double U.S. energy productivity by the year 2030 through new research projects funded by the Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute.
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Novel Sensors Could Enable Smarter Textiles

Delaware engineers are using flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings to create next-generation smart textiles with the ability to measure a wide range of pressures.
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Fueling Start-Up Wins Grant from New Castle County

UD student start-up D150 Fueling received the first New Castle County Entrepreneurial Sponsorship Award at the 2018 Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit.
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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.
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New Process Turns Wood Scraps Into Tape

A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a novel process to make tape out of a major component of trees and plants called lignin—a substance paper manufacturers typically discard.
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