Posts for tag "University of Delaware"
Autonomous Systems Bootcamp Provides Training And Data
University of Delaware’s recent autonomous systems bootcamp helped train scientists while gathering data on Delaware Bay’s Broadkill Beach.
- Posted September 30, 2016
How Will Climate Change Affect Adelie Penguins?
University of Delaware scientists use satellite data and models to project what impacts climate change could have on Adelie penguins in the Antarctic.
- Posted August 23, 2016
St. Lawrence Seaway Holds Low-Oxygen Insights
University of Delaware researchers take water and sediment samples in the St. Lawrence Seaway to study the dynamics of low-oxygen zones.
- Posted June 30, 2016
Ocean Plastic Levels May Be Underestimated
Oceanographers studying plastic in the world’s oceans commonly go to one of the five gyres and sample the plastics there using a surface tow net. From there, they predict what ocean plastic levels are worldwide. But this...
- Posted May 3, 2016
Custom Microelectrode Sensor Uncovers Key Coral Calcification Data
A study led by U. of Delaware scientists uses a new, custom-built microelectrode sensor to measure the pH of calcifying fluids inside corals.
- Posted April 21, 2016
Programming Autonomous Vehicles To ‘Think’ On Their Own
Scientists at the University of Delaware have recently helped with a test showing the programmability of autonomous vehicles, according to a release. The test, completed off an area near the Tongue of the Ocean in the Bahamas,...
- Posted March 3, 2016
Interaction Between Coastal Aquifers, Ocean Water Important For Nearshore Health
University of Delaware scientists study the exchange between coastal aquifers and salty ocean water along a beach in Cape Henlopen State Park.
- Posted February 29, 2016
Recent Study Gives Insight For Offshore Wind Development In Delaware Bay
University of Delaware scientists use ferry-mounted monitoring equipment to measure Delaware Bay’s sea breeze, potential for offshore wind development.
- Posted August 18, 2015
Delaware Sea Grant Adds Mid-Atlantic States To Rain Garden App
Delaware Sea Grant has recently updated its rain garden app, which gives users large amounts of information needed to successfully create their own rain gardens, according to a release from the University of Delaware. The update includes...
- Posted July 28, 2015
World’s Soil Resources Face Population Growth, Other Threats
A new paper by some of the world’s leading soil scientists indicates that the world’s soil resources are facing considerable threats, according to a University of Delaware press release. As those resources diminish, so too could human...
- Posted May 14, 2015
