What would it take for all cars in Madison to be electric?
(08/13/18 1:00pm)
Following the success of Tesla Inc., automakers like Volvo, BMW, and Ford are investing heavily in electric-car technology.
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Badgerloop team aims high for upcoming SpaceX Competition
(06/11/18 1:00pm)
Ryan Castle, a 21-year-old junior studying electrical engineering, doesn’t live a typical college lifestyle. While many students’ typical day includes three to four lectures, some study time in the evening, and some Netflix to finish the night, Ryan spends over one hundred hours a week split between two things – his engineering co-op and the Badgerloop team.
Badgerloop goes to competition
(05/21/18 1:42pm)
In a reveal event last Thursday, the UW-Madison Badgerloop team unveiled their new hyperloop pod and discussed their hopes for the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop competition happening this summer.
Badgerloop unveils newest pod design
(04/26/18 1:00pm)
In a reveal event last Thursday, the UW-Madison Badgerloop team unveiled their new hyperloop pod and discussed their hopes for the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop competition happening this summer.
Antibiotic 'weather' maps predict antibiotic effectiveness
(04/26/18 1:00pm)
Radar maps are a key feature in the weather forecast industry, used for displaying weather data in specific regions, utilizing color and symbols to do so. At the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, they are repurposing the elegant concept of the weather map to soon provide vital information for healthcare providers.
Sleep allows neural connection shrinking: crucial for learning
(04/05/18 1:00pm)
For as long as life has existed, everything alive has slept. Surely, the purpose of something as essential as sleep is fully understood in the scientific community. However, the “why” of sleep is what keeps scientists like Chiara Cirelli up at night. Cirelli, a UW-Madison professor of psychiatry, became passionate about discovering the purpose of sleep since she first learned about it while obtaining her dual doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Pisa.
Sciencecast: Public Health Series - Episode 2
(04/02/18 1:00pm)
Welcome back to Sciencecast, the Daily Cardinal's science podcast series. In our second episode of our Public Health series, my co-host Lauryn and I are joined by Dr. James Conway, an infectious disease expert at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. We discuss the various aspects of immunization and vaccination efforts in the US and abroad, as well as how infectious diseases like the flu can spread rapidly, as it did this past winter in one of the US's most severe and widespread flu seasons.
Rhesus monkeys provide insight into the relationship between caloric intake and aging
(03/22/18 1:00pm)
A UW-Madison study published just two weeks ago in the journal "Cell Metabolism" reveals a clearer picture of the cellular mechanisms behind nutrition and how it relates to age-related disease. Regular calorie restriction, as seen in the rhesus monkeys used in this set of experiments, proves to be an effective contributor to increasing lifespan.
Super Smash Bros. Club brings students together with friendly competition
(03/15/18 1:00pm)
Jordan Tannenbaum has been a fan of video games since the day his parents got him a Game Boy in kindergarten. During middle school, he and a group of friends played “Super Smash Bros.,” a series of fighting games starring Nintendo’s favorite characters.
Ask Ms. Scientist: drinking water and toothpaste
(03/15/18 1:00pm)
What’s the difference between tap water and bottled water?
UW Carbone certified for new cancer therapy
(03/15/18 1:00pm)
Cancer is a very difficult illness to treat and many people die from it despite tireless efforts by clinical teams. The UW Carbone Cancer Center has taken a progressive step towards a more effective treatment option for adult lymphoma with the recently FDA-certified CAR T-cell treatment. UW Carbone previously made a headline last August with Kymriah, a similar CAR T-cell therapy for young adults with relapsed acute lymphocytic leukemia.
NASA collaborates with UW professor in Arctic climate research
(03/15/18 1:00pm)
In 1967, the citizens of Earth were treated to a fantastical image: the first photograph ever showing Earth and its swirling white clouds with the moon in the same frame. This photograph, taken by NASA’s Application Technology Satellite I, was made possible through a collaboration with UW-Madison professor Verner E. Suomi, who became known as the “Father of Satellite Meteorology.”
Jumping worm study sets new ecological baselines, shows little habitat disruption
(03/08/18 3:00pm)
This spring’s Asian jumping worm hatch should be the largest and most widespread yet, according to population trends projected by a benchmark survey of the invasive worms taken over the past two summers and published in December 2017.
Ask Ms. Scientist: vaccines and northern lights
(03/01/18 2:59pm)
How do vaccines work?
Caregivers with depression slip through the system
(03/01/18 3:00pm)
According to the National Cancer Institute, 15 to 25 percent of cancer patients experience depression, often as a result of the stress and emotional impacts of being diagnosed and treated for cancer.
Sharing spaces with Madison’s urban wildlife
(02/22/18 3:01pm)
It’s a little past 6:45 in the morning when David Drake pulls his truck up the hill into Owen Park, on Madison’s near west side. The view from the top of the hill is surprisingly wooded — a restored prairie criss-crossed with snowy trails slopes down into a forest, which Drake says is a favorite haunt of the neighborhood turkeys. The only orienting landmarks are the UW Hospital towers to the east, which glint gold in the sunrise.
Oxide materials research leads to new generation of electronic devices
(02/22/18 2:55pm)
The systems that make up the electronics we use every day seem unreal. With the touch of a finger, we have access to a whole world of information, and most people hardly ever think about the materials that make this possible.
"Digital Intern" poised to revolutionize healthcare
(02/22/18 3:00pm)
What do you think about when you imagine the future of medicine?
Colorado potato beetles coming to a field near you
(02/22/18 3:00pm)
Beau Hartline has been battling the Colorado potato beetle for years and it’s only getting worse. Hartline is the farm manager at Alsum Farms in Freisland, Wis.
Ask Ms. Scientist: wisdom teeth and the ocean deep
(02/15/18 2:00pm)
What's the deal with wisdom teeth?
