Modular platform for biosensor assembly
Tumor markers are biological substances, usually proteins, that provide early indication of cancerous or benign tumors in the body.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 22, 2015
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University of Delaware
Digital literacy expert explains differences between reading in print and online
Rachel Karchmer-Klein, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Delaware, co-designed a research study where a group of high-achieving eighth graders were asked to engage ...
Education
Feb 15, 2024
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Researchers invent novel process for extracting sugars from wood
The shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party. Refrigerators and sunglasses, medicine and mosquito repellent, guitar strings and fishing lures. These—and thousands of other products we use ...
Materials Science
Sep 8, 2017
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Novel solar reactor may enable clean fuel derived from sunlight
Producing hydrogen from non-fossil fuel sources is a problem that continues to elude many scientists but University of Delaware’s Erik Koepf thinks he may have discovered a solution.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 4, 2012
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Scientists report new approach to generating homogeneous cell populations for cell-based assays
High-throughput cell-based assays are a powerful research tool used to quantify the responses of individual cells or small cell populations under varied conditions. Their applications include drug screening, genomic profiling ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 11, 2015
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Researchers report on new catalyst to convert greenhouse gases into chemicals
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas—to carbon monoxide with 92 percent efficiency. ...
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2014
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Researcher discovers inexpensive catalyst to produce oxygen and hydrogen gas
(Phys.org) —The University of Delaware's Yushan Yan believes that electrochemical energy engineering is the key to reducing humankind's reliance on combustion as the dominant player in energy conversion.
Materials Science
May 30, 2014
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Non-native plants in homeowners' yards endanger wildlife, researchers report
Human-dominated landscapes are one of the most rapidly expanding and least-understood ecosystems on Earth. Historically, in urban areas, landowners convert native plant communities into habitats dominated by non-native species. ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2018
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Putting excess carbon dioxide to good use
The chunk of metal sitting on a table in Joel Rosenthal's office at the University of Delaware looks like it should belong in a wizard's pocket. Shiny silver with shocks of pink and splashes of gold, it's called bismuth, ...
Materials Science
May 30, 2018
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Study of olivine provides new data set for understanding plate tectonics
Plate tectonics, the idea that the surface of the Earth is made up of plates that move apart and come back together, has been used to explain the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes since the 1960s.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2016
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