Capacitor breakthrough

Oct 23, 2015 | Energy

Nanotechnology offers new approach to increasing storage ability of dielectric capacitors For Back to the Future fans, this week marked a milestone that took three decades to reach. Oct. 21, 2015, was the day that Doc Brown and Marty McFly landed in the future in...

Engineering Honors

Sep 30, 2015 | Composites, Engineering, Faculty, Honors

American Society for Composites honors Advani for outstanding research One of Suresh Advani’s favorite quotes is “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” That philosophy worked well as he launched his academic career in the area of...

ME seminars

Sep 14, 2015 | Composites, Events

Department of Mechanical Engineering announces fall seminar series The University of Delaware Department of Mechanical Engineering has announced its 2015 fall seminar series. The series will feature six presentations, all of which will begin at 12:15 p.m. Fridays in...

Slip sliding away

Aug 24, 2015 | Engineering, Faculty, Research

Research sheds light on friction, lubrication and wear in cartilage Osteoarthritis, which affects some 27 million people in the U.S. alone, occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of bones wears down over time. The availability of artificial cartilage would...

Diabetes and bone health

Aug 21, 2015 | Research

High blood sugar may inhibit positive effects of exercise on bone health in people with diabetes Diabetes, which now affects almost 30 million Americans, can cause serious health complications, including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and lower-extremity...

Better Bone Health

Aug 5, 2015 | Faculty, Research

NIH grant to support continuing research on exercise and bone quality More than 50 million Americans have osteoporosis, which is responsible for two million broken bones and $19 billion in related costs every year. Exercise is one of the best defenses against low bone...