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Nearly half of U.S. grandchildren live within 10 miles of a grandparent
ITHACA, N.Y. — New, more precise estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications…
New land grant research detects dicamba damage from the sky
URBANA, Ill. — Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate—simulating…
Scientists create biological ‘artificial intelligence’ system
Named PROTEUS (PROTein Evolution Using Selection), the system harnesses ‘directed evolution,’ a lab technique that mimics the natural…
$2.6 million NIH grant backs search for genetic cure in deadly heart disease
Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the heart’s walls,…
Progress towards potassium-ion batteries
In a review published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, researchers have surveyed the battery technologies that will…
Chinese researchers uncover mechanisms of locust swarming, paving way for targeted pest control
A team of Chinese researchers has uncovered the biological mechanisms behind locust swarming, offering new insights into how…
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“Women-Technopreneur” kicked off in Kathmandu
Kathmandu- Robotics Association of Nepal (RAN) in partnership with the U.S Embassy Kathmandu has kicked off five day technical workshop series “Women-Technopreneur” at IHUB in Kathmandu, Today.
UW-Madison team wins Innovation Award in Hyperloop competition
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison students won an innovation award in a worldwide SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition. The UW–Madison Badgerloop team competed against 30 teams from colleges and universities…
Spinoff readies stem cells for medicine
Stem Pharm Inc., a University of Wisconsin-Madison startup built on inventions related to the growth and control of stem cells, received a $290,000 grant Jan. 19 from the National Institutes…
UW-Madison astrophysics innovator Lawler wins national award
James Lawler, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of physics known for devising innovative techniques to measure the chemical elements in the sun and other stars, has been named the recipient…
