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Event Recap: UW-Platteville

With nearly 200 participants at the campus event on the evening of Tuesday, January 29th, the night was a huge success. The …

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Platteville, WI: Jan 29-30

Bringing the Universe to Wisconsin at University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) will start the evening of Tuesday, January 29 in Ullsvik Hall. Together …

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Ice Drilling

The IceCube project at the South Pole has transformed a cubic kilometer of ice into the world’s weirdest and largest telescope. Engineers …

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Event Recap: River Falls, WI

Our first Bringing the Universe to Wisconsin event took place in River Falls, Wisconsin, on November 27th and 28th. Events were held …

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Science Cafés

Science Cafés are a new trend around the world, allowing audiences to interact with researchers in a more intimate setting where they …

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LED programming with IceCube

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs produce light when electrons inside semiconductors drop from a higher to lower energy level.  The color produced is …

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100 years of Discovery

On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.  One hundred years later, Antarctica is …