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Carbon nanotube finding could lead to flexible electronics with longer battery life

January 14, 2015

University of Wisconsin–Madison materials engineers have made a significant leap toward creating higher-performance electronics with improved battery life — and the ability to flex and stretch. Led by materials science Associate Professor Michael Arnold and Professor Padma Gopalan, the team has reported the highest-performing carbon nanotube transistors ever demonstrated. In addition to paving the way for improved consumer electronics, this technology could also have specific uses in industrial and military applications.

King Holiday keynote speaker depicted in film ‘Selma’ will bring timely message

January 14, 2015

King Holiday keynote speaker depicted in film "Selma" will bring timely message

After the game ends, UW–Madison helps athletes return to the classroom

January 13, 2015

The last time LaMar "Soup" Campbell sat in a University of Wisconsin–Madison classroom, Bill Clinton was president. Melvin Gordon had just turned 5 years old.

Infamous study of humanity’s ‘dark side’ may actually show how to keep it at bay

January 9, 2015

In 1961, with memories of Holocaust atrocities and the prosecution of Nazi officials at Nuremburg still fresh, psychologist Stanley Milgram undertook a series of now infamous experiments on obedience and reprehensible behavior.

Recent sightings: Below zero

January 8, 2015

A lost mitten awaits its owner in a snow bank near UW–Madison’s Walnut Street Greenhouse during a subzero winter day on Wednesday, Jan.

In its first year, BioHouse brings opportunity for students in science

January 6, 2015

BioHouse is the newest of 10 UW–Madison residential learning communities — clusters of students in residence halls who choose to live with others active in a common interest area — three of which are designed for students interested in science. Focused on biological sciences, BioHouse — in partnership with WISCIENCE and University Housing — opened in fall 2014 with 66 residents.

Deer account for almost half of long-term forest change, study finds

January 2, 2015

A study released this week has linked at least 40 percent of species changes in the forests of northern Wisconsin and Michigan over the past 60 years to the eating habits of white-tailed deer.

No Limits

December 29, 2014

The Kinesiology Department at UW–Madison sponsor a special program to help people with a range of disabilities find ways to become more active during an…

The Sky’s The Limit

December 29, 2014

The weather seems to change every 10 minutes. That’s why the research done through the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at UW–Madison is so…

Games a winning industry for firms with UW ties

December 29, 2014

Two local video game startups, PerBlue and Filament Games, have ties to UW–Madison.

Recent sightings: All quiet on the lakefront

December 22, 2014

While many Badgers have left campus for winter break, a lone woman rides her longboard alongside a partially frozen Lake Mendota.

Muddy forests, shorter winters present challenges for loggers

December 22, 2014

Stable, frozen ground has long been recognized a logger’s friend, capable of supporting equipment and trucks in marshy or soggy forests. Now, a comprehensive look at weather from 1948 onward shows that the logger’s friend is melting. The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Environmental Management, finds that the period of frozen ground has declined by an average of two or three weeks since 1948.

Will they be back? Predicting readmissions for elderly patients

December 22, 2014

Seniors living in the most disadvantaged 15 percent of U.S. neighborhoods are much more likely to make repeat trips to the hospital, according to a study by Amy Kind, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of medicine.