by Mary Walsh | Jan 15, 2019 | Materials, Polymers/Composites, Thermodynamics
Priyanka Ketkar, a doctoral student in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, is working to create a battery that takes minutes to fully charge. Ketkar, as part of the Epps Research Group, intends to produce flexible, safer,...
by Mary Walsh | Dec 10, 2018 | Materials, Polymers/Composites, Thermodynamics, Uncategorized
UD invention aims to improve battery performance Imagine a world where cell phones and laptops can be charged in a matter of minutes instead of hours, rolled up and stored in your pocket, or dropped without sustaining any damage. It is possible, according to...
by Mary Walsh | Dec 4, 2018 | Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Materials, Polymers/Composites, Thermodynamics, Transport Separations
Reebok sports bra with shear thickening fluid is a newsmaker in 2018 A sports bra enabled by UD technology, the Reebok PureMove Bra, has been named to Popular Science’s 31st annual Best of What’s New awards and TIME’s Best Inventions 2018. This highly successful...
by Mary Walsh | Nov 21, 2018 | Energy/Sustainability, Materials, Polymers/Composites, Thermodynamics
UD invention aims to improve battery performance Imagine a world where cell phones and laptops can be charged in a matter of minutes instead of hours, rolled up and stored in your pocket, or dropped without sustaining any damage. It is possible, according to...
by Mary Walsh | Nov 5, 2018 | Catalysis/Reactions, Collolds/Particles/Interfaces, Energy/Sustainability, Environment, Materials
Bingjun Xu recognized as an influential researcher The University of Delaware’s Bingjun Xu has been named to the 2018 Class of Influential Researchers by the journal Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research. He is one of 29 scientists and engineers from eight...
by Mary Walsh | Oct 15, 2018 | Materials, Polymers/Composites
His scholarship in composites engineering started here at UD Amod Ogale is a foremost scholar in carbon fiber processing and composites. He studies the microstructure of carbon fibers—lightweight, reinforcing materials that hold tremendous potential for applications...