Working closely with industry partners, University of Delaware researchers have developed a new method for constructing offshore wind farms and proven that it is cheaper, faster and could make possible offshore wind deployment ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 17, 2017
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Former coal miners or citizens whose lives have been shaped by the coal mining industry in southern West Virginia spent their summer learning how to establish and operate bee colonies thanks to help from the University of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 6, 2017
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Microbes are everywhere—in humans they protect us from harmful bacteria and help us digest food; in soils, they provide nutrients and encourage growth of plants. Microbes even live in sediments below the seafloor where ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Delaware are looking into what causes that gut feeling in livestock animals such as cows and chickens.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2017
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In the old days, a slingshot, BB gun, rifle or cannon was only as smart as the marksman taking aim.
Engineering
Sep 18, 2017
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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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A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable, a breakthrough that could speed up the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles.
Materials Science
Sep 5, 2017
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A research team, led by University of Delaware professor Wei-Jun Cai, has identified a zone of water that is increasing in acidity in the Chesapeake Bay.
Environment
Aug 28, 2017
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When it comes to advancing nutrient management planning for croplands across the United States, it is important to evaluate phosphorus indices to ensure accurate phosphorus loss risk assessment.
Environment
Aug 17, 2017
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To help plants better fend off insect pests, researchers are arming them with stones.
Biotechnology
Aug 15, 2017
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