Dec 12, 2018 | Engineering, News, Robotics
The Mini Town in Delaware Where the Future Is Being Tested Students at the University of Delaware are using toys to tackle real-world problems like making our streets safer and honing technology like driverless cars. We take a look at a “mini world” that...
Aug 16, 2018 | Composites, Engineering, Nanotechnology, News, Research
UD engineers use carbon nanotube composite coatings A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide range of fibers, including cotton, nylon and wool....
Aug 7, 2018 | Engineering, News, Students
University of Delaware Formula SAE team captures highest finish yet If you dream of building or driving a race car, you can do it at the University of Delaware—all while earning an engineering degree. Just ask Sean Nelan. The recent graduate, who earned a degree...
Jul 30, 2018 | Composites, Engineering, Faculty, News
Two mechanical engineering professors from the University of Delaware had starring roles at the 18thEuropean Conference on Composite Materials, which was held in June in Athens, Greece. UD’s Tsu-Wei Chou, Unidel Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Mechanical Engineering, gave...
Jun 14, 2018 | Engineering, Research, Students
Blue Hen Racing team heads to DC festival with UD-built Formula car As a little kid, maybe 2 or 3 years old, Sean Nelan carried a socket wrench wherever he went. Cars were his thing. So when he was a high school student touring the University of Delaware campus and...
Dec 15, 2016 | Engineering
Senior project designed to check the spread of avian influenza When avian influenza ripped across the United States in 2015 — with an estimated 50 million birds affected in the largest outbreak in U.S. history — part of the reason was that the disease spread from farm...
