SAN FRANCISCO – The way parents use and manage screens at home may influence how teenagers play video games over time, according to a new study published in the World Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from…
UW spinoff’s invention featured at Paris fashion-tech show
[caption id="attachment_14358" align="alignnone" width="672"] A runner places a wireless sensor into a pocket in a pair of K-tech leggings. The sensors detect gait imbalance and movement asymmetry that can lead to injuries. PHOTO COURTESY OF…
Rolling in it: dung beetles’ taste preferences uncovered
The first observational study of a dung beetle species on Langkawi Island in the Andaman Sea reveals insights about its tastes and what that means for the ecosystem. [caption id="attachment_14355" align="alignnone" width="3456"] Dung beetles perform…
UW-Madison to aid NASA’s push to measure Arctic’s…
[caption id="attachment_14351" align="alignnone" width="775"] Frozen meltwater lake along the northeast Greenland coast, as seen from NASA’s P-3B aircraft on May 7, 2012. PHOTO: NASA/JIM YUNGEL[/caption] Questions abound about conditions in the Arctic and its role…
Hairy tongues help bats drink up
New model predicts how hairs on a bat’s tongue draw up nectar. [caption id="attachment_14348" align="alignnone" width="639"] Animals have evolved all manner of adaptations to get the nutrients they need. For nectar-feeding bats, long snouts and…