UD researchers advance drug delivery systems to treat connective tissue disorders University of Delaware Professor Kristi Kiick is leading collaborative research to create new drug delivery systems with the potential to improve treatment for diseases that affect...
UD wins EFRC 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 decades,...
National Science Foundation-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) to advance materials research A new center at the University of Delaware will advance research to transform the way materials are made. The UD Center for Hybrid, Active, and...
UD research shows that submerged vegetation helps to offset Chesapeake Bay acidification For many years, the world’s oceans have suffered from absorbing human-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has led to the decreasing pH of saltwater, known as ocean...
Professor named Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering LaShanda Korley’s lab at the University of Delaware has an unofficial motto: The Korley Lab — where unicorns are real. The fanciful motto represents an undeniable truth. By creating...
UD researchers explore methods to turn biomass into sunscreens, shoe soles and more Lignin is a major waste product of the pulp and paper industry that can be converted into chemical building blocks to create other materials. It comes from trees, grasses and other...
