By Matt Stout Over the past few decades, people have become increasingly interested in tracking physical activity. Whether it is for health reasons, or merely to look and feel good, people have been seeking a more accurate way to track their physiological progress than a measly pedometer. They want to learn how to improve their […]
Category: Fall 2016
By Stephen Eick Take a brief moment and picture the world prior to the Industrial Revolution. Few people yearn for times without our modern amenities, our technology. We safely conclude that the world ultimately benefits from the development of innovative tools, especially electronic tools. However, this exact moment in history holds the most rapid development […]
By Eric Fleming In 1977, the world fell in love with a robot for the first time. That year, the first Star Wars movie smashed box office records and introduced a host of characters that became pop culture icons, including the lovable droid, R2-D2. With the creation of R2-D2 and his companion, C-3P0, Star Wars […]
By Madison Knoblock In the scientific community, the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, related to the mustard greens family, is the lab rat of all plants. Because of its relatively small genome, it was the first plant to have its genome sequenced and since then has become a vital tool in research of the molecular biology of […]
By Morgan Adkins Computers have become an integral part of our society today. From the daily routine of the workplace to the technology behind the car, everywhere we go and everything we do seems to involve a computer. And, as our dependency on technology continues to expand, our need for more innovation only grows. While […]
By Brandon Grill The Wisconsin Engineer Magazine has been in publication for 119 years and throughout its lifespan has been run and written entirely by UW-Madison students. The past 20 years, however, have been especially pivotal in the history of the magazine. The age of mass communication through the Internet has changed the entire field […]
By Stacy Montgomery As antibacterial-resistant disease prevalence and seriousness increase, are scientists desperately searching for new antibiotics. Traditionally, researchers look into bacteria-rich soil for the antibiotics; however, continuing with this strategy has yielded little novelty. In the Currie Lab at UW-Madison, researchers like graduate student Heidi Horn have focused on a different, unique niche to […]
By Nathan Friar Since the dawn of the Bronze Age over 5000 years ago, humans have been extracting metal from the earth and manipulating it to fit our needs. From tools and weapons to engine blocks and coins, it is almost impossible to look around and not observe some sort of metal creation today. Unfortunately, […]
By Madison Knobloch Not everyone has the luxury of hearing a Wisconsin cheese curd squeak as their teeth sink in. Or letting the aroma of huge loaves of spicy cheese bread invade their senses. For almost four years now, Alfonso Morales, associate professor in the department of urban and regional planning at UW-Madison (and former […]
By Emily Morzewski Industrialism was the driving force behind the economy in the United States at the turn of the 20th century. Now at the start of the 21st century, the growing industry is that of startups. Industrialism has become ideas and startups are at the core. Built on the idea that startups are our […]