War Against Climate Change: Managed Retreat and Floating Cities of the Future
New research finds that moving off the coast and away from floods can expand options. University of Delaware disaster researcher A.R. Siders said it’s time…
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Dark Matter Detection: Repurposing Optomechanical Accelerometers to Search for Dark Matter
Scientists are certain that dark matter exists. Yet, after more than 50 years of searching, they still have no direct evidence for the mysterious substance….
Mask Reuse in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Low-Cost Way to Decontaminate PPE Equipment
University of Delaware researchers develop low-cost method to decontaminate personal protective equipment. As the weather turns cooler and people move activities indoors, the number of…
Mechanical Engineering Student Helps NASA Design Martian Helicopter
First came Aelita: Queen of Mars, a silent film from 1924 about a Russian engineer who moves to the Red Planet and falls in love…
A Cosmic Kink: New Feature Found in Energy Spectrum of Universe’s Most Powerful Particles
Particles smaller than an atom hurtle through the universe nearly at the speed of light, blasted into space from something, somewhere, in the cosmos. A…
Signs of Life on Venus? What This Means for Earthlings
University of Delaware professors from astronomy, international relations, and psychology say what signs of life on Venus means for earthlings. The planet Venus has arguably…
Using Genetics to Battle Harmful Algae Blooms
University of Delaware researcher part of international effort to understand genetics of marine algae. Throughout the world’s oceans in global nutrient cycles, food chains, and…
Deep-Sea Microbes: New Research Looks at Life Inside and Outside of Seafloor Hydrocarbon Seeps
Microbial cells are found in abundance in marine sediments beneath the ocean and make up a significant amount of the total microbial biomass on the…
Solving the Mystery of Carbon on Ocean Floor That Has Confounded Researchers
University of Delaware study finds direct links between old carbon, graphite, and seafloor hydrothermal vents. For years, researchers looking at seafloor sediments would find bits…
Researchers Discovered the Cause of Chewy Chicken Meat
Poultry industry will be encouraged by study that finds the root of wooden breast syndrome. University of Delaware researchers have discovered that lipoprotein lipase, an…
Record-Setting Transistor for Cheaper, Faster Wireless Communications
Engineering professor designs transistor that could enable cheaper, faster wireless communications. Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones to wearable devices and more,…
New Discovery Makes Valuable Chemicals Using Excess Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Research creates process that advances the field of carbon utilization. In an effort to develop sustainable solutions to humanity’s energy needs, many scientists are studying…
Natural Marvels Lead to New Bio-Inspired Materials
Drawing inspiration from natural marvels to make new materials, UD researchers mimic the architecture of the bristle worm’s jaw system. A tiny bristle worm, wriggling…
Massive Ice Island Breaks Free from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
Confirmed by data taken by MODIS, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites, a 120 square km ice island has broken…
Insect Protein Inspires New Materials to Treat Vocal Disorders
Superpowers aren’t unheard of in the world of insects. Feats of strength, sound and leaping ability are all made common by the naturally occurring protein…
Researchers Study Zeolite for Filtering Out Carbon Dioxide
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Delaware are working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They believe a…