Inside each chip are millions of tiny wires to transport data; wrapping them in a protective layer of graphene could boost speeds by up to 30 percent A typical computer chip includes million... Read more
A University of Wisconsin-Madison animal scientist has developed an antibiotic-free method to protect animals raised for food against common infections. In experiments with 300,000 chickens,... Read more
Portable electronics — typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials — are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers’ pursuit of the next best ele... Read more
A company with deep roots at UW-Madison wants to make blood sampling less painful and more convenient. Tasso Inc. is perfecting a device the size of a pingpong ball that extracts a small sam... Read more
Clearing grasslands to make way for biofuels may seem counterproductive, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show in a study today (April 2, 2015) that crops, including the corn... Read more
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... Read more
As the installation of photovoltaic solar cells continues to accelerate, scientists are looking for inexpensive materials beyond the traditional silicon that can efficiently convert sunlight... Read more
Developing invisible implantable medical sensor arrays, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has overcome a major technological hurdle in researchers’ efforts to understand th... Read more
One of the greatest casualties of war is its lasting effect on the minds of soldiers. This presents a daunting public health problem: More than 20 percent of veterans returning from the wars... Read more
In the United States, natural-gas production from shale rock has increased by more than 700 percent since 2007. Yet scientists still do not fully understand the industry’s effects on n... Read more
Investigators identify genes that contribute to radiation resistance and potential cancer protection
The benefits of this research and its progeny could be substantial, says Cox. A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin have identified 46 genes in Escherichia coli that are nec... Read more
The most efficient diesel in the engine-research world The one-cylinder test engine in the basement of a University of Wisconsin-Madison lab is connected to a life-support system of pipes, t... Read more
Allowing electrons to flow at speeds near to light speed with a practically non-existent energy consumption level In the month of April 2014, a project in which Pedro L. Galindo, University... Read more
The technology means doctors could diagnose asthma even if their patients are not experiencing symptoms during their visit to the clinic. Using just a single drop of blood, a team of UW-Madi... Read more
In the future, genetically modified trees could be planted like an agricultural crop Researchers have genetically engineered trees that will be easier to break down to produce paper and biof... Read more