Next-Generation Integrated Photonic Solutions

Next-Generation Integrated Photonic Solutions

Researchers utilize racetrack resonator design in a new scalable platform to achieve high speed and power-efficient light modulation A research team from the University of Delaware Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringdemonstrated the first silicon...
Compute At The Speed Of Light

Compute At The Speed Of Light

UD research team develops new way to make integrated photonics platform with a one-dimensional metalens and metasurfaces that limit the loss of information The signals from a lighthouse to ships at sea is an early example of optical communication, the use of light to...
Team secures NSF grant to advance novel CAD technology for 3D printing

Team secures NSF grant to advance novel CAD technology for 3D printing

Computer aided design (CAD) files, the most common vehicle by which complex shapes and parts are delivered digitally, are a key part of the quickly evolving 3D printing field, which grew to $7.3 billion in 2018 and is set to double in the next four years. However, CAD...
Giving Smart Vehicles Their Sense of Direction

Giving Smart Vehicles Their Sense of Direction

Engineering professor develops algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping Scientists around the world are racing to develop self-driving vehicles, but a few essential components have yet to be perfected. One is localization — the vehicle’s ability to...
A Running Start at Research

A Running Start at Research

Wilmington high school student spends summer studying in UD engineering lab Most high school students probably know what a QR code is, but how many can say that they understand the science behind these optical labels? David Miller, a rising junior at Mount Pleasant...
Driven to Discover

Driven to Discover

Students help build Delaware ground station for NASA mission Editor’s note: Research, community service, internships and study abroad are part of the summer for University of Delaware students. Follow them in action in our series of profiles and stories, which will be...