UW-Madison and Morgridge Institute researchers have identified developed an improved method for depositing samples on electron microscopy (EM) grids. The technology leverages a modified mass spectrome...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed cell-based DNA sensors to achieve easy, accurate, and cost-effective detection of pathogens. Using synthetic biology, the inventors engineered the naturally compe...
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A UW-Madison researcher has developed an improved method and associated system for coherent multidimensional spectroscopy (CMDS). CMDS is based on the formation of Schrӧdinger cat states by exciting ...
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Building off of their prior discovery (Photo-Cleavable Surfactants P180335US02), UW-Madison researchers disclose an improved method for exosome proteomics. The method leverages the researchers’ phot...
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Soft materials are everywhere. In many applications, valuable information about the strength of these materials enables more precise control in everything from cutting and processing soft foods to des...
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Building off their earlier work with LC-infused multilayer films, the inventors developed a method for directly infusing LCs into porous PTFE membranes.  The resulting materials have desirable charac...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a well-plate for cell culture that allows the user to finely define the location and temporal profile of multiple gradients including oxygen, nutrients, chemoattr...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed improved methods and systems for characterizing soil using visible-near-infrared spectroscopy (vis-NIRS) data. Combining their spectrographic data with additional...
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UW-Madison researchers and collaborators from Wesleyan University have shown, using an exceptional point (EP)-based PT-symmetric electromechanical accelerometer, that increases in technical noise can ...
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UW researchers have invented a Cesium Lattice Optical Clock (CLOC) for high performance and simple operation in a compact form factor. The novel design uses a “forbidden” optical transition in Cs ...
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A UW-Madison researcher has developed a method for predicting subsurface mechanical properties using distributed strain measurements obtained from applied perturbations. The method relies on model cha...
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UW-Madison researchers, working in collaboration with researchers from Cornell, developed metal-oxide based liquid crystal (LC) sensors for monitoring catalytic reactions. The inventors used a previou...
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UW–Madison researchers have combined the innate sensing capabilities of biological compounds with the power of electronics to create a hybrid “bio-electronic” network. This enables new biosensor...
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UW Madison researchers have devised a simplified super-resolution microscope with resolving features smaller than the diffraction limits of the optical system. The new super-resolution microscope expl...
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A device and a method for isolating a target from a biological sample are provided. The target is bound to solid phase substrate to form target bound solid phase substrate. The device includes a lower...
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A device and method are provided to facilitate the handling of a volume or fluid. The device includes an elongated tube having an open first end and a second end. The tube defines a reservoir for rece...
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A method and a device are provided for facilitating the disaggregation of a plurality of solid phase substrate as the plurality of solid phase substrate are transferred from a first location to a seco...
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A capacitive touch sensor is provided, The capacitive touch sensor includes a plate having an upper surface and lying in a plate plane. A generally planar, first electrode is spaced from the plate alo...
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Radiation detectors based on high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are provided. Methods for detecting ultraviolet radiation using the HEMTs are also provided. The transistors are constructed fro...
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The invention provides methods, systems and algorithms for identifying high-resolution mass spectra. In some embodiments, an analyte is ionized and analyzed using high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS...
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A method and microfluidic device are provided for containing a droplet having an outer surface at a predetermined location. The microfluidic device includes a plate having an upper surface and a centr...
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A non-displasive pipette is provided. The non-displasive pipette is configured for connection to a tip having a fluid therein. The tip includes an orifice to allow for the discharge of the fluid there...
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An optical sensor for sensing combustion products avoids fouling and damage to optical components by using a “windowless” design in which an air curtain through an orifice provides a constantly re...
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A deformable well structure for a microtiter plate and method are provided. The deformable well structure includes a sample container defining a well for receiving a sample therein. The sample receive...
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Optoelectronic devices that use very thin single-crystalline inorganic semiconductor films as phonon-absorbing layers in combination with non-lattice optical cavities are provided.
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