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...
Jun 25, 2015 | Energy, Engineering
Study investigates use of solar on hybrid fuel cell shuttle buses Solar panels are popping up everywhere from rooftops and roads to highway signs and even cars. At the University of Delaware, a team of researchers has begun to investigate the use of solar power on the...
May 26, 2015 | Composites, Engineering, Faculty, Students
Research team explores a novel way to fabricate preforms for composites In the 1967 movie The Graduate, young Benjamin Braddock gets a now-famous one-word piece of advice about the future from a family friend: plastics. At about the same time, the University of...
Mar 26, 2015 | Composites, Honors
UD’s Advani named Society of Plastics Engineers’ Composites Educator of Year Engineering students of the University of Delaware’s Suresh Advani who wonder what happens when polymers are mixed with fibers to make a composite can read his textbook, model the...