by Mary Walsh | Mar 31, 2022 | Bioprocessing, Chemical, Engineering
UD’s Kevin Solomon earns NSF CAREER Award to develop next-gen gene editing tools Hidden in the soil of backyards around the world, yet-to-be-discovered enzymes could be holding the key to improved gene therapies that could cure the most debilitating diseases...
by Mary Walsh | Mar 17, 2022 | Biopharmaceuticals, Chemical, Engineering, Uncategorized
UD receives $12 million for research, workforce development The University of Delaware has received significant support for research, education and workforce development projects in the federal government’s $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, which President Joe...
by Mary Walsh | Mar 16, 2022 | Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Engineering
UD researchers report new way to boost catalyst activity Catalysts are workhorses that help reactions occur. Put to work, they transform starting materials, such as fossil fuels, biomass or even waste, into products and fuels with minimal energy. Researchers in the...
by Mary Walsh | Jan 10, 2022 | Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Engineering
UD and LSU collaborate to advance manufacturing technologies that employ carbon dioxide and renewable energy Reducing the world’s reliance on petroleum and natural gas is a worthy goal, one that could help us achieve a smaller carbon footprint. It will, however, mean...
by Mary Walsh | Jan 6, 2022 | Biomolecular, Catalysis/Reactions, Chemical, Energy/Sustainability, Engineering
Collaborative project aims to find sustainable ways to create, destroy plastics Despite the society-changing improvements that plastic materials have brought to humanity, there’s no question that they also present us with new challenges regarding what to do with the...
by Mary Walsh | Dec 23, 2021 | Chemical, Engineering
UD engineering grad Elaine Stewart helped prepare the James Webb Space Telescope Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Dec. 23, two days before an international team successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope. Already it has traveled...
