New polymer units created by UD, Penn researchers could enable materials breakthroughs From tires to clothes to shampoo, many ubiquitous products are made with polymers, large chain-like mol... Read more
Natural disasters such as hurricanes often leave devastation in their wake. Residents living in affected areas are sometimes displaced or require temporary shelter while their homes — or eve... Read more
Material design tricks and equations could one day help researchers recreate different sensations of softness for haptic interfaces What factors affect how human touch perceives softness, li... Read more
Team of UD engineers pushes cost-effective fuel cell technology forward Fuel cells are pollution-free power sources that convert chemical energy to electricity with high efficiency and zero... Read more
SCIPP physicist David Williams will help lead effort using four 12-meter telescopes to search for nanosecond flashes of light from extraterrestrial civilizations The Breakthrough Listen init... Read more
One of the most promising clean energy technologies just got even better. Researchers from the University of Delaware have developed the most powerful, durable hydroxide exchange membrane fu... Read more
UD researchers synthesize renewable oils for use in lubricants Engine gears, plane thrusters, refrigerator compressors, wind turbines — the list of important industrial machinery, agricultur... Read more
Termites generally don’t elicit a whole lot of love. But surprisingly, this wood-eating insect may hold the key to transforming coal — a big polluting chunk of the global energy supply — int... Read more
Pair of studies outline innovations that will improve coordination of traffic patterns and save fuel New driverless car technologies developed at a University of Delaware lab could lead to a... Read more
