An Honored Inventor

An Honored Inventor

National Academy of Inventors elects UD’s Terry Papoutsakis to 2020 Fellows class The University of Delaware’s Eleftherios (Terry) Papoutsakis, Unidel Eugene Du Pont Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been named a fellow of the National Academy...
Frugal Science

Frugal Science

UD researchers develop low-cost method to decontaminate personal protective equipment As the weather turns cooler and people move activities indoors, the number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases being reported in the United States is rising. This mirrors COVID-19...
Taking Aim at Plastic Waste

Taking Aim at Plastic Waste

UD wins federal grant to establish Center for Plastics Innovation Every year millions of tons of plastic bottles, coffee cups, grocery bags and other waste enter our environment, from landfills to vast garbage patches in the ocean. These plastics can persist for...
Tiny Technology Cleans Dirty Water

Tiny Technology Cleans Dirty Water

Professors, alumnus develop method to destroy explosives in wastewater An activated carbon filter — found in many household filtration systems—can purify your drinking water, but it’s no match for wastewater that contains military-grade explosives. To clean wastewater...