MADISON (WKOW) — Professors and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed groundbreaking technology that could assist doctors in identifying developmental disorders before a child is born. Dr. Randolph Ashton, a UW Biomedical Engineering …
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A new electroadhesive clutch to improve haptics in virtual reality gloves and beyond
When engaging in virtual reality (VR) and manipulating an object, users want to be able to feel what they’re touching in virtual space. A hard object needs to feel hard and a soft object needs …
Navigating new tech: Kael Hanson earns Draper Technology Innovation Fund award
Celestial navigation — charting a course through a combination of identifying star positions in the sky and knowing the time — has existed for centuries and is considerably low-res compared to modern GPS systems. So …
AIQ Solutions aims to improve treatment for advanced cancer patients
It can be difficult to determine whether cancer treatment is working, since late-stage cancer patients often develop more than one form of the disease as the cancer spreads. Madison-based AIQ Solutions, founded in 2015 based …
First-ever generative AI prompt battle in the U.S. a success
MADISON, Wis. – On November 29, the UW-Madison community gathered in the Discovery Building’s H.F. DeLuca Forum for the inaugural generative AI prompt battle at an American university. MadPrompts, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research …
Wisconsin’s manufacturing strength boosts biohealth sector
Wisconsin’s strength in biohealth extends well beyond the laboratories where researchers are working to develop new drugs and therapies. The state’s historic strength in manufacturing is also a critical element in its biohealth sector, and …
Stem cell technology developed at UW–Madison leads to new understanding of autism risks
Technology developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to grow “rosettes” of brain and spinal tissue gives scientists new ways to study the growing human brain, including a recent study of how genetic mutations linked to …
Multitasking microbes: UW–Madison scientists engineer bacteria to make two valuable products from plant fiber
We often look to the smallest lifeforms for help solving the biggest problems: Microbes help make foods and beverages, cure diseases, treat waste and even clean up pollution. Yeast and bacteria can also convert plant …
In quest to prevent debilitating TBIs, new foam material rises to the top
From falls to football tackles, most blows to the head occur at odd angles. And those impacts trigger simultaneous linear and rotational head motions. The rotating movement in particular causes shear strain, which is especially …
Beebe named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
David Beebe, the John D. MacArthur Professor and Claude Bernard Professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is among the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 class of fellows. His research into microfluidic technologies …