University of Wisconsin-Madison, Author Profile

Earth's Last Magnetic Field Reversal Took Far Longer Than Once Thought

August 9, 2019

Recent research finds that the most recent field reversal, some 770,000 years ago, took at least 22,000 years to complet...

Simple 'Smart' Glass Reveals the Future of Artificial Vision

July 8, 2019

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have devised a method to create pieces of "smart" glass that can recognize images w...

Relieving Two Headaches with One Process

July 3, 2019

A research team has been awarded a patent for a method to synthesize acetaminophen—the active ingredient in Tyleno...

Resilience of Yellowstone’s Forests Tested by Unprecedented Fire

May 21, 2019

What happens when Yellowstone —adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years—instead burns twice in fewer tha...

Light Provides Control for 3D Printing with Multiple Materials

March 13, 2019

More complex applications could be developed if 3D printers could use different materials and create multi-material parts...

Study Confirms Horseshoe Crabs Are Really Relatives of Spiders, Scorpions

March 11, 2019

Horseshoe crabs were thought to be ancestors of the arachnids, but molecular sequence data have always been sparse enough to ...

Human Respiratory Viruses Continue to Spread in Wild Chimpanzees

January 22, 2019

Researchers describe two simultaneous outbreaks of respiratory illness in chimpanzees in the wild

Gene-Editing Tool Now Being Used to Develop Better Antibiotics

January 15, 2019

The technique, known as Mobile-CRISPRi, allows scientists to screen for antibiotic function in a wide range of pathogenic bac...

Implantable Device Aids Weight Loss

December 19, 2018

New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices could offer a promising new weapon for battling the bulge

Could Yesterday's Earth Contain Clues for Making Tomorrow's Medicines?

November 21, 2018

Researchers described initial steps toward achieving chemistries that encode information in a variety of conditions that migh...

Eating Crickets Can Be Good for Your Gut, According to New Clinical Trial

August 6, 2018

A new clinical trial shows that consuming crickets is not only safe at high doses but may also reduce inflammation in the bod...

In a Warming World, Could Air Conditioning Make Things Worse?

July 5, 2018

As climate change continues to push summer temperatures ever higher, the increased use of air conditioning in buildings could...

‘Stealth’ Material Hides Hot Objects from Infrared Eyes

June 25, 2018

Hiding from infrared detectors could become much easier, thanks to a new cloaking material that renders objects—and peo...

Hurricanes Are Slowing Down, and That’s Bad News

June 8, 2018

Some hurricanes are moving more slowly, spending increased time over land, and leading to catastrophic local rainfall and flo...

Spiders and Scorpions Have Co-Opted Leg Genes to Build Their Heads

March 28, 2018

Researchers show that the common house spider and its arachnid relatives have dispensed with a gene involved in creating...