Lab Manager Many climates, many experiments For most organizations, varying temperatures in the workplace are a source of many battles between staff over whether the heat or A/C should be set to high or low. …
Year: 2016
Field station in a box
Isthmus Field station in a box Never mind Punxsutawney Phil. The thirteen-lined ground squirrels that hibernate in plastic drawers in the UW-Madison Biotron take their cues from Hannah Carey. The Biotron is a three-story laboratory …
UW’s Biotron’s terrestrial capabilities surpass labs around the country
Badger Herald UW’s Biotron’s terrestrial capabilities surpass labs around the country Groundbreaking research includes growing plants in space, stress on products due to climate conditions. Though the word “Biotron” might sound more like a Transformer …
Wisconsin’s Biotron is a lab for all seasons
Big Ten Network Wisconsin’s Biotron is a lab for all seasons Where can you go from icy tundra to a warm equatorial climate just by going down the hall? Where can you experience the inky …
Scorching desert and frozen tundra, all in one building
Wisconsin Public Radio From the outside, it’s a bland, windowless red brick building. Inside, however, is a world of activity — literally. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Biotron is designed to simulate every environment on the …