Feb 13, 2019 | Engineering, Faculty, News, Research
Professor examines the properties of batteries so he can make them charge faster You probably use batteries every single day, but do you actually understand how they work? Koffi Pierre Yao, a new assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of...
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...
Oct 25, 2018 | Faculty, Feature Story, Honors, Robotics
Herbert Tanner named Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Today, you can walk into a car dealership and purchase a car that parallel parks itself, thanks to carefully designed algorithms and strategically placed sensors. Engineers like Herbert “Bert”...
Aug 29, 2018 | News, Research
UD team aims to commercialize structural health monitoring systems An entrepreneurial team based at the University of Delaware is working to commercialize a system that could make infrastructure such as bridges and pipelines safer. The team, called Smartenius,...
Aug 28, 2018 | News, Research, Robotics, Students
Student helps tackle traffic challenges for autonomous vehicles Yiming Wan is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering from Yangzhou, China Q: What is your research focus at UD? Wan: I study the use of connected and automated vehicles, known in the industry as...
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....
