Crowds young and old were drawn to the annual Wisconsin Science Festival at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery (WID) building this weekend. Attendees satisfied their curiosities of the science world with topics ranging from climate change to stem cells. Booths within WID allowed for hands-on experiences for patrons.
This is a part of the science desk's auto series, which will run every other week. You’ve seen it in the news: most millennials just aren’t buying cars.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been established as a Midwestern mecca of research and creative work, with a myriad of research centers and offices in a multitude of fields.
A scientific paper detailing detection methods of dark matter and words like electrons, neutrinos and muons thrown about—these are things expected in a physics lecture or in the office of a physics professor at UW-Madison, but perhaps not at all expected in a local Madison art gallery.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison announced a new partnership establishing the Forward BIO Initiative on Thursday, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. “The Forward BIO Initiative will have everything it takes to amplify the impact of Wisconsin’s innovations in biomanufacturing,” said William Murphy, a professor of biomedical engineering and orthopedics at UW–Madison. Biomanufacturing is defined as the use of advanced biotechnology manufacturing to produce biomaterial for medicines, food, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison announced on Friday a new research collaboration with Foxconn Technology Group worth $100 million dollars.
Following the success of Tesla Inc., automakers like Volvo, BMW, and Ford are investing heavily in electric-car technology.
Ryan Castle, a 21-year-old junior studying electrical engineering, doesn’t live a typical college lifestyle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The UW Carbone Cancer Center has taken a progressive step towards a more effective treatment option for adult lymphoma.
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.
What’s the difference between tap water and bottled water? Why do oranges taste so bad after brushing my teeth?
This spring’s Asian jumping worm hatch should be the biggest and most widespread yet, according to population trends projected by a benchmark survey of the invasive worms taken over the past two summers.
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.
How do vaccines work? What causes northern lights?
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