Talk about ideas, experiments, procedures, human interest. Much longer “shelf-life”
Isthmus newspaper explores a collaboration between WID's Games+Learning+Society researchers and neuroscientists.
What if clothing could respond to its environment? That's the idea behind a transdisciplinary class offered by WID and School of Human Ecology researchers.
How do fatty acids such as omega-3 play a role in human health? WID researchers are looking to the genome for answers.
For Open Access Week, the WID community is thinking more about what it means to be "open" in the world of scientific research. Discovery Fellow Dorothea Salo makes the case that a new era of sharing might be more beneficial than we think.
WID researchers develop algorithms for many applications and industries, but one side project boasts a more playful goal: Mapping brew preferences.
WID scientists are refining "smart" plastics that change shape based on temperature.
How do everyday objects in the home influence a person's ability to follow a medical regimen? To find the answer, a diverse group of researchers at WID has developed a new approach that combines real household data and virtual reality technology.
Are your "virtual eyes" and real eyes located in the same spot? Probably not, says WID researcher Kevin Ponto, who's focusing on how to make 3D visualization more intuitive and realistic.
Kevin Jamieson hits the whiteboard in efforts to make computer algorithms more quick and efficient.
Epigenetics scientist Rupa Sridharan received the Shaw Scientist Award for her work in converting stem cells.
Resembling a dotted, night sky constellation, fluorescent speckled cells help Systems Biology researchers track a viral spread.
Co.Create picks up on a beer app project from WID researchers Kevin Jamieson and Robert Nowak.
A team of WID researchers has developed a way to move virtual objects in an immersive virtual reality environment through the use of muscle activity.
David Krakauer, WID Director and C4 Co-director, provides insight on a recent study that tracks the shifts of "emotion words" in literary works.
A recent WID study creates a better understanding of how cells are "reprogrammed" when an organism eats fewer calories.
One WID researcher is searching for a way to better coax stem cells into forming certain tissue types.
A partnership between WID and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center uses data and gaming to crack tough research questions.
A group of WID experts crunched the numbers for Health Information Exchange participation in one Wisconsin area and found a price that could save hospitals money in the long-run.
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