A next-door galaxy has come into clearer focus thanks to the work of new imaging technology and a team of astronomers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The team is releasing sharp new images of the Large Magellanic Cloud, which appears only as a smudge to...
James Carlini could not be more unimpressed with Project Lightspeed, an AT&T broadband initiative that offers nothing out of the ordinary in terms of speed. In fact, most broadband systems with copper connections just don't have enough "giddy up," he writes in this edition of...
A group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has discovered a way to "pirate" nature's sugars and create a biological effect that produces more of the cancer- and infection-fighting agents used in pharmaceuticals. Their findings were published in the Sept. 1 edition of the...
Imago Scientific Instrument Corp. has sold an upgrade to its atom-probe microscope to the University of North Texas. The upgrade allows researchers to examine a greater variety of materials....
Professors from the Chippewa Valley Technical College, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and the University of Wisconsin-Stout are collaborating to develop curriculum for nanotechnology courses offered at Chippewa Valley Technical College. The National Science Foundation has contributed a $217,795 grant to the project, which will...
Demo Letter columnist Chris Shipley took it on the chin this week following her recent column on the lack of user friendliness of a certain mobile device (which she refused to call a phone). While Shipley conceded one reader's point (about phoning and driving), she...
A Wisconsin biotechnology company is seeking to commercialize medicines to treat the diseases of aging, and it has adopted a business model that seeks to shoot down one degenerative disease at a time - perhaps before stem cell research gets a chance to. ...
Michael Rosen breaks down Tom Friedman, and then explains what it all means to the American biotechnology industry in this presention of Yer Biotech Blues. In Rosen's view, the trend lines suggest that U.S. biotechs have some mighty challenges and opportunities ahead, particularly labor shortages...
After six years as a teacher and a collaborator in the field of nanotechnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, associate professor Rob Carpick is leaving. He cites discriminatory state laws prohibiting domestic partner benefits, but how much will such policies impact the state's ability to...
Another election cycle is upon us, and when the critics of the University of Wisconsin take aim during this fall's elections, voters would do well to remind themselves of all the university contributes to Wisconsin and its economy, writes Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. Yes,...