Category Science & Technology

Research shows how enzyme relevant to cancer forms and works

February 4, 2011

New induced stem cells may unmask cancer at earliest stage

February 4, 2011

By coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer leukemia in the laboratory dish.

Stan Temple: A life saving threatened species

January 27, 2011

As a UW–Madison wildlife professor, Stan Temple is heir to the outsized legacy of Aldo Leopold and, until his retirement, held the chair occupied by Leopold and his intrepid successor, Joe Hickey, the wildlife biologist whose work helped put the nails in the coffin of the insecticide DDT.

Seminar series focuses on careers in health care and life sciences

January 24, 2011

Rhythmic vibrations guide caste development in social wasps

January 24, 2011

Future queen or tireless toiler? A paper wasp's destiny may lie in the antennal drumbeats of its caretaker.

Center helps identify economic impact of traffic on truck-borne freight

January 21, 2011

The 2010 Urban Mobility Report, the most accurate picture of traffic congestion in 439 U.S. urban areas, now includes information about truck delay and the economic impact of congestion specific to trucking.

Designer aims to improve student-centered learning in engineering

January 19, 2011

When an exam comes back with an “A” grade, most students are thrilled, and rightfully so. Yet all too often, it doesn’t take long for the information students diligently crammed to fade as they prepare for another exam, creating a cycle, for some, of studying for tests rather than actually learning.

UW-Madison provost joins nuclear safety study

January 19, 2011

An effort to gauge the cancer risk to people living near nuclear power plants will include Paul M. DeLuca Jr., medical physics professor and…

Stress, anxiety both boon and bane to brain

January 18, 2011

A cold dose of fear lends an edge to the here-and-now - say, when things go bump in the night.

Curiosities: Why do I get a streak of images from LED taillights when I scan the road at night? Is this dangerous?

January 18, 2011

You are seeing positive afterimages, says James Ver Hoeve, a vision scientist at University of Wisconsin–Madison. “If you stare at a bright red line…

Technology going back to the dogs at UW School of Veterinary Medicine

January 6, 2011

Marty Croak was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in May 2009. A lump near his ear prompted him to see a physician.

Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series

January 6, 2011

Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well.

Girl Scouts to extract strawberry DNA at UW–Madison workshops

January 5, 2011

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Ever-sharp urchin teeth may yield tools that never need honing

December 22, 2010

To survive in a tumultuous environment, sea urchins literally eat through stone, using their teeth to carve out nooks where the spiny creatures hide from predators and protect themselves from the crashing surf on the rocky shores and tide pools where they live.

UW-Madison fusion experiments earn nearly $11 million in grants

December 21, 2010

Researchers with two University of Wisconsin–Madison plasma fusion experiments have received $10.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences. The Helically Symmetric eXperiment (HSX) drew $5.1 million, plus an additional $900,000, while two grants to the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment total $4.7 million.

World’s largest neutrino observatory completed at South Pole

December 17, 2010

Culminating a decade of planning, innovation and testing, construction of the world's largest neutrino observatory was successfully completed today.

100-year study mirrors U.S. history of concrete

December 16, 2010

Almost since the beginning of recorded history, people have used concrete substances in everything from infrastructure to artwork.

Satellites give an eagle eye on thunderstorms

December 15, 2010

It's one of the more frustrating parts of summer. You check the weather forecast, see nothing dramatic, and go hiking or biking. Then, four hours later, a thunderstorm appears out of nowhere and ruins your afternoon.

Learning the language of bacteria

December 6, 2010

Bacteria are among the simplest organisms in nature, but many of them can still talk to each other, using a chemical "language" that is critical to the process of infection. Sending and receiving chemical signals allows bacteria to mind their own business when they are scarce and vulnerable, and then mount an attack after they become numerous enough to overwhelm the host's immune system.

Slide show: Entering a state of discovery

December 2, 2010