I asked the internet, retro game enthusiasts, and indie game developers the question: What were the largest technical advancements in the history of video games? Cathode-ray tube amusement device, 1947 Earliest concept of an electronic game, prompting users to direct “artillery shells” in the form of electron beams. OXO, 1952 A game of tic-tac-toe developed […]
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By: Written by Alec Shabowsky Photographers are using film cameras to slow down their photography With digital cameras integrated into our phones, cars, and everyday life, snapping a photo has never been easier. Some, however, have chosen to move a few decades into the past, shooting with film cameras to get a more personal photography […]
By: EEC and KHK Expo Preparations of Electrical and Enviromental Student Orgs ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CLUB: THE FLOW OF DANE COUNTY Step into this miniature of Dane County, where we show how clean water keeps everything moving! In this hands-on exhibit, you’ll follow water as it travels from homes to lakes, through pipes, drains, and treatment […]
By: Carmella Whittaker Madison’s Youth Robotics Shines at Expo Engineering Expo is an amazing celebration of UW-Madison’s student organizations, university research groups, and companies for the entire community to see, exceptionally geared to introduce STEM to the younger generation. After years of academic and industry experience, a Badger doesn’t forget where they found their spark […]
By: Connor Welch The UW-Madison Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) is a computational imaging instrumentation development group based in the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging (CQCI) in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Their mission is to “observe and study cells in a more natural environment to get a more accurate […]
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Levy Engineering Center Preview
By: Leo Mazzocco The Levy Engineering Center will soon impose its presence on the engineering campus. What can future Badgers expect? As classes start up this fall, the dusty construction zone outside Engineering Hall has beeped and clattered to make its presence known to all engineering students. This gaping chasm invites all who see it […]
By: Alec Schabowsky How Wearable Sensors are Reshaping Research and Health It all started with a step, a hop, then a skip and a jump, and finally a beat. This, however, is not dance class; it’s the world of wearable technology! Since their inception as step-trackers in the 1960s, wearable devices have expanded to track […]
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Dean Ranjan, Tear Down This Wall!
If you’ve walked into Engineering Hall lately, you’ve likely seen “the Wall”. Along the eastern side of the building, already strained by the construction nearby, a dirt shortcut once carried entire classes of engineers to their lectures, discussions, and labs. Then, one late-September morning, it happened. The shortcut was suddenly sealed off by an unsightly […]
By: Matthew Schmieding Metro Transit’s most recent project brings Madison a brand-new way to ride Madison’s Metro Transit coordinates an extensive network of buses, covering two dozen routes. Preceded by electric streetcars, modern buses have since run the streets for over a century. Metro Transit first studied the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in […]
By: Leo Mazzocco The Trump administration is pushing for a shift back to fossil fuels. What do the experts predict this means for the U.S.? This January, Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States of America. Almost immediately, he released a wave of executive orders to enact his vision of the ideal […]