Collaborative project aims to find sustainable ways to create, destroy plastics Despite the society-changing improvements that plastic materials have brought to humanity, there’s no question that they also present us with new challenges regarding what to do with the...
UD’s Xinqiao Jia secures $4.85 million to advance vocal fold, salivary gland research University of Delaware materials scientist Xinqiao Jia has received a combined $4.85 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research aimed at improving...
UD scientists and collaborators issue urgent call to action on plastics pollution People lived without plastic until the last century or so, but most of us would find it hard to imagine how. Plastics now are everywhere in our lives, providing low-cost convenience and...
Engineering professor developing materials to link humans, machines Around the world, scientists and entrepreneurs like Elon Musk are working on neural implants that could connect human brains with powerful artificial intelligence technology. To link human and...
UD’s Shafarman, Firestone lead Department of Energy funded projects University of Delaware researchers will soon begin work on two new renewable energy-related projects, backed by about $4 million in new U.S. Department of Energy grants as well as cost-sharing grants...
UD wins NIH grant for new center with female professors leading the way A pulled muscle, an aching joint. Regrettably, it’s an experience we can all relate to — from the youngster with the sprained ankle, to the centenarian with gnarled fingers throbbing from...
