Category Science & Technology
Powerful new genetic screening tool uses pathogens to probe infectious process
Using the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9, a team at UW has developed a new tool for ferreting out obscured human genes exploited by the influenza A virus.
The 2023 winners: Cool Science Image Contest
Winning submissions were created with a variety of equipment and techniques, including digital cameras, transparent cellophane, cutting-edge microscopes and geographical maps.
Wanted: Pizza and ice cream tasters
A Center for Dairy Research job posting created an international sensation last spring. But professional tasters perform a valuable role in the world of food science. They help improve quality and develop new products, like cheese curds that stay squeaky for longer.
New recipes for origin of life may point way to distant, inhabited planets
A team led by scientists at UW–Madison has exploited those limitations of chemical combinations to write a cookbook with hundreds of recipes that have the potential to give rise to life.
Machine learning analysis of research citations highlights importance of federal funding for basic scientific research
Researchers found patterns to help identify the citations that were more likely to be important to each piece of published science.
Mixing donor and recipient immune systems creates tolerance of transplanted kidneys
Specialists at UW–Madison and Stanford University have developed the new approach to kidney transplantation that could one day help recipients tolerate a new organ without the need for anti-rejection medications.
Four things an educational psychologist wants you to know about AI in the classroom
A former classroom teacher, a parent and scholar of technology and learning offers a few suggestions — and some assurances — about what to expect from AI in the near future.
UW–Madison part of effort to advance fusion energy with machine learning
The new collaboration is built on open-science principles and will use machine learning to advance our knowledge of promising sources of magnetic fusion energy.
UW–Madison joins state consortium to bolster Wisconsin’s lead in biohealth
The consortium will build on Wisconsin’s role as a center for growth in personalized medicine and biohealth technology to enhance the health and economic well-being of Wisconsinites and the global community.
New approach shows hydrogen can be combined with electricity to make pharmaceutical drugs
Developing a hydrogen-based way to make pharmaceuticals aligns with renewed interest in a "hydrogen economy."
Down the tubes: Common PVC pipes can hack voice identification systems
Machine learning algorithms can ward off a host of digital impersonators trying to hack voice recognition software, but new research has shown they aren't so impervious to analog threats.
Pollutants are important to biodiversity’s role in spread of wildlife diseases
Researchers found that environmental pollutants like road salt influence whether increased biodiversity helps or hinders disease outbreaks in wildlife, which can complicate how we value protecting diverse animal communities.
Mapping methane emissions from rivers around globe reveals surprising sources
The findings will improve methane estimates and models of climate change, and point to land-management changes and restoration opportunities that can reduce the amount of methane escaping into the atmosphere.
During pandemic, proponents of ‘doing your own research’ believed more COVID misinformation
DYOR fans among the researcher’s panel of survey respondents grew more distrustful and more ill-informed about COVID-19 even as news of successful vaccine trials emerged.
The Sky’s the Limit: Autistic youth explore science on their terms at STEM camp
Rotating through stations, campers learn to estimate the canopy cover of a nearby wooded area (by pretending they’re aliens), calculate the ages of tree rings and create mini ecosystems in Mason jars.
New recycling process could find markets for ‘junk’ plastic waste
A new plastics recycling method reduces emissions by 60 percent and opens the door to the reuse of materials like plastic film, multilayer materials and colored plastics.
Researchers are using monkey poop to learn how an endangered species chooses its mates
Using DNA extracted from fecal samples, researchers at UW–Madison and the University of Texas at Austin are better able to understand the reproductive patterns of the endangered northern muriqui.
Cancer diagnosis and treatment could get a boost from machine learning
Liquid biopsies rely on simple blood draws instead of taking a piece of cancerous tissue from a tumor with a needle.
Ackerman to retire from vice chancellor for research and graduate education post
Ackerman, who came to UW–Madison as a researcher in 1987, rose through the university's leadership ranks while remaining a dedicated researcher and mentor. He has announced his plans to retire effective Sept. 15.
New maps show antimicrobial resistance varies within Wisconsin neighborhoods
Mapping variations in antibiotic resistance could help patients receive better informed treatment decisions from their health care providers.