New Twist on Crispr Technology

Researchers at the University of Delaware, using the revolutionary new genetic technology known as CRISPR/Cas9 have found a way to improve the efficiency and precision of the way enzymes work together to produce certain biochemical reactions in...
15-Nov-2019 12:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

Time for a Nuclear Clock

The atomic clocks that make the precision of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) possible have been with us for nearly seventy years. Kicking things up a notch by creating a nuclear clock has been discussed by physicists over the last fifteen years and...
6-Nov-2019 12:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

Bundlemers (new polymer units) could transform industries

From tires to clothes to shampoo, many ubiquitous products are made with polymers, large chain-like molecules made of smaller sub-units, called monomers, bonded together. Now, a team of researchers from UD and UPenn has created a new fundamental...
29-Oct-2019 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Building a Better Way to Figure Out How Cells Work

An "elegant engineering solution to a longstanding problem." UD researchers have created a new traction force microscopy (TFM) platform to measure the forces generated by cells on their surrounding environments.
30-Oct-2019 11:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Decoding plant chatter could lead to stronger crops

Researchers will use a $2.25 federal grant to study how cells communicate within plants, and between plants and pathogens, to develop crops that are resilient to disease and other stresses. The work also could play a role in reengineering plants and...
29-Oct-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Safeguarding Our Water Supply

University of Delaware environmental engineer Chin-Pao Huang has been studying ways to remove perchlorate from drinking water for nearly a decade. He and a former doctoral student have patented a novel membrane that can selectively filter...
29-Oct-2019 11:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Antiquated dams hold key to water quality

Small, centuries-old dams are of no use to humans. But researchers will use NSF grants to examine whether removing them will harm water quality. Blocking the water makes soil upstream richer in carbon, which acts as an important filter of nitrogen,...
22-Oct-2019 4:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

3-D Printed Coral Could Help Endangered Reefs

Threats to coral reefs are everywhere—rising water temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, fishing and other human activities. But new research from the University of Delaware shows that 3-D printed coral can provide a structural...
16-Oct-2019 10:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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