Fog detection software helps airlines keep travelers safe
Fog and low stratus clouds over airports can create dangerous travel conditions that result in costly delays and disrupted travel plans.
Feb 7, 2022
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Computer Sciences
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Computer Sciences
Real-time video of scenes hidden around corners is now possible
As Ji Hyun Nam slowly tosses a stuffed cat toy into the air, a real-time video captures the playful scene at a 20th century webcam clip—a mere five frames per second.
Nov 12, 2021
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Internet
Cellular networks vulnerable to wildfires across U.S.
About one in four people in the United States lives in an area served by cellular phone towers at risk of an outage caused by wildfires, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Oct 28, 2020
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Engineering
Critical communications component made on a flexible wooden film
In the not-too-distant future, flexible electronics will open the door to new products like foldable phones, tablets that can be rolled, paper-thin displays and wearable sensors that monitor health data. Developing these ...
Jun 23, 2020
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Other
Wisconsin's COVID-19 stay-at-home order drove changes in state's traffic volume
Traffic along Wisconsin's highways had an unprecedented drop and remained well below normal in the weeks since Gov. Tony Evers' Safer at Home order took effect March 25, giving traffic engineers an unusual perspective on ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Engineering
New coating hides temperature change from infrared cameras
An ultrathin coating developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers upends a ubiquitous physics phenomenon of materials related to thermal radiation: The hotter an object gets, the brighter it glows.
Dec 18, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Machine learning and its radical application to severe weather prediction
In the last decade, artificial intelligence ("AI") applications have exploded across various research sectors, including computer vision, communications and medicine. Now, the rapidly developing technology is making its mark ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Internet
Research looks at how Snapchat filters affect self-image
While observing heavy use of selfie apps such as Snapchat, graduate student Amy Niu found herself wondering about the effects that virtual makeovers have on college-age females.
Aug 1, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Bio-based chemicals could reduce fossil fuel use
Petrochemicals, the oil- and gas-derived compounds that serve as the molecular backbones for much of modern commerce, commanded a $539.3 billion market value in 2018.
Apr 30, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
New research looks beyond carbon efficiency to improve advanced biofuel strategy development
Conventional wisdom in biofuels research holds that carbon efficiency is the most important factor for determining promising strategies for the production of biofuels. For researchers, this means that the more carbon in the ...
Oct 15, 2018
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