{"id":126,"date":"2017-08-08T20:08:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.physics.wisc.edu\/gilbert2\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-03-09T02:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:30:05","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.physics.wisc.edu\/gilbert\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"is-style-mini-bar wp-block-post-title\">In the News<\/h1><div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background  has-base-background-color\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0; padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40); padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns alignnone is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" ><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"normaltext\">The following links highlight our work as covered by the news:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/2024\/08\/01\/pupa-gilbert-earns-warf-named-professorship\/\">Pupa Gilbert earns WARF Named Professorship<\/a> 8\/1\/2024<\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wisc.edu\/featured-news\/2024\/07\/26\/faculty-receive-2024-25-warf-named-professorships-kellett-fellowships-and-romnes-awards\/\">Faculty receive 2024-25 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards<\/a> 8\/1\/2024<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/surprise-mineral-precursor-found-in-coral-skeletons-and-mollusk-shells\/\"><i>ALS Science Briefs<\/i>: Surprise Mineral Precursor Found in Coral Skeletons and Mollusk Shells<\/a> 5\/22\/2024<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newscenter.lbl.gov\/2024\/03\/26\/shedding-light-on-sea-creatures-secrets\/\"><i>News from Berkeley Lab<\/i>: Shedding Light on Sea Creatures\u2019 Secrets<\/a> 3\/26\/2024<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyticalscientist.com\/fields-applications\/tough-mother-of-pearl\"><i>The Analytical Scientist<\/i>: Tough Mother (of Pearl)<\/a> 4\/27\/2021<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osa-opn.org\/home\/newsroom\/2021\/april\/probing_the_secrets_of_pearls_with_light\/\"><i>Optics and Photonics News<\/i>: Probing the Secrets of Pearls with Light<\/a> 4\/14\/2021<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onwisconsin.uwalumni.com\/features\/hope-for-coral-reefs\/\"><i>On Wisconsin<\/i>: Hope for Coral Reefs<\/a> 4\/8\/2021<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/a-better-understanding-of-coral-skeleton-growth-suggests-ways-to-restore-reefs\/\"><i>UW News<\/i>: A better understanding of coral skeleton growth suggests ways to restore reefs<\/a> 11\/09\/2020<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cendigitalmagazine.acs.org\/2020\/10\/20\/what-is-dental-enamel-and-how-does-it-protect-your-teeth-2\/content.html?utm_email+=D58025D5A5A044A1543065B036\"><i>Chemical &amp; Engineering News<\/i>: What is dental enamel, and how does it protect your teeth?<\/a> 10\/19\/2020<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainson.org\/episode\/2020\/06\/16\/why-does-green-mean-go-and-other-color-conundrums\"><i>Brains On!<\/i>: Why does green mean go? And other color conundrums<\/a> 06\/16\/2020<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newscenter.lbl.gov\/2019\/12\/23\/tooth-enamel-stop-cracks\/\"><i>Berkeley Lab<\/i>: In Tooth Enamel, Slight Crystal Misorientations Stop Cracks in Their Tracks<\/a> 12\/23\/2019<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanscientist.org\/article\/the-hardest-tissue\"><i>American Scientist<\/i>: The Hardest Tissue<\/a> 12\/20\/2019<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sigmaxi\/the-hardest-tissue\"><i>Sigma Xi Society<\/i>: Podcast of The Hardest Tissue<\/a> 12\/12\/2019<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/crystal-misorientation-toughens-human-tooth-enamel\/\"><i>ALS Highlight<\/i>: Crystal Misorientation Toughens Human Tooth Enamel<\/a> 11\/27\/2019<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/detailed-picture-reveals-how-tooth-enamel-is-strong-enough-to-last-a-lifetime\/\"><i>UW News<\/i>: Detailed PICture reveals how tooth enamel is strong enough to last a lifetime<\/a> 09\/26\/2019<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/microstructure-parrotfish-tooth-contributes-toughness\/\"><i>Berkeley Lab<\/i>: The Microstructure of a Parrotfish Tooth Contributes to Its Toughness<\/a> 02\/08\/18<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/coral-exoskeleton-growth-begins-inside-living-tissue\"><i>ALS Highlight<\/i>: Coral Exoskeleton Growth Begins Inside Living Tissue<\/a> 11\/29\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/where-does-sand-come-parrotfish-poop-makes-white-beaches-and-now-scientists-714024\"><i>Newsweek<\/i>: Where Does Sand Come From? Parrotfish Poop Makes White Beaches and Now Scientists Know How<\/a> 11\/16\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/60949-parrotfish-beak-stiff-hard-materials.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\"><i>LiveScience<\/i>: Humans Have Cracked the Secrets of Uncrackable Parrotfish Teeth<\/a> 11\/15\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newscenter.lbl.gov\/2017\/11\/15\/xrays-reveal-biting-truth-about-parrotfish-teeth\/\">X-Rays Reveal the Biting Truth About Parrotfish Teeth<\/a> 11\/15\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nanotechweb.org\/cws\/article\/tech\/70376\">Why are parrotfish teeth tough enough to bite stony corals?<\/a> 11\/03\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/coral-skeletons-may-resist-the-effects-of-acidifying-oceans\/\">Coral skeletons may resist the effects of acidifying oceans<\/a> 08\/28\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nanotechweb.org\/cws\/article\/tech\/69055\"><i>Institute Of Physics NanoTechWeb<\/i>: Nature three-dimensionally prints coral skeletons<\/a> 06\/12\/17<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/mother-of-pearl-holds-the-key-to-historical-ocean-temperatures\/\"><i>Scientific American<\/i>: Mother-of-Pearl Holds the Key to Historical Ocean Temperatures<\/a> 12\/22\/16<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/interesse-nazionale\/articolo\/non-c%E2%80%99%C3%A8-innovazione-senza-ricerca-intervista-pupa-gilbert\"><i>Aspen Institute Italia<\/i>: Non c\u00b4\u00e8 innovazione senza ricerca. Intervista a P.U.P.A. Gilbert<\/a> 12\/27\/16<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/ocean-temperatures-faithfully-recorded-in-mother-of-pearl\/\">Ocean temperatures faithfully recorded in mother-of-pearl<\/a> 12\/16\/16<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.wisc.edu\/24112\">Mother-of-pearl&#8217;s genesis identified in mineral&#8217;s transformation<\/a> 10\/20\/15<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/scitable\/blog\/saltwater-science\/the_sea_animal_so_tough\"><i>Nature<\/i>: The Sea Animal So Tough It Eats Rocks For Breakfast<\/a> 08\/15\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/29039-sea-squirt-crystal-solved.html\"><i>LiveScience<\/i>: Sea Squirt Holds Answer to 100-Year-Old Crystal Puzzle<\/a> 04\/25\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/21720\">Vaterite: Crystal within a crystal helps resolve an old puzzle<\/a> 04\/25\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/340\/6131\/405.3.short\"><i>Science<\/i>: Double Vision<\/a> 04\/01\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"\/gilbert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/08\/LeMonde_02022013_Pupa-urchin-teeths-small.pdf#page=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Le Monde<\/i>, Les dents de l&#8217;oursin<\/a> 02\/02\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/02\/pictures\/130201-best-science-pictures-2012-scivis-illustration-photography\/\"><i>National Geographic<\/i>: Best Science Pictures of 2012 Announced<\/a> 02\/01\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126758\">Winners of 10th Annual International Science &amp; Technology Visualization Challenge Announced<\/a> 02\/01\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/site\/special\/vis2012\/index.xhtml\">2012 International Science &amp; Engineering Visualization Challenge<\/a> 02\/01\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/21454\">UW-Madison physicist wins science image challenge<\/a> 02\/01\/13<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www-als.lbl.gov\/index.php\/science-highlights\/science-briefs\/696-amorphous-to-crystalline-transitions-imaged-in-sea-urchin-spicules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>ALS Science Briefs<\/i>, Imaging the Formation of Sea Urchin Spicules<\/a> 08\/16\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidescience.org\/?q=content\/mother-pearl-divulges-environment\/686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Inside Science<\/i>, Mother of Pearl Divulges Environment<\/a> 06\/19\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/story\/20120511-pearls-of-wisdom\"><i>BBC<\/i>: How mother-of-pearl can record ocean temperature<\/a> 05\/11\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www-als.lbl.gov\/index.php\/science-highlights\/science-briefs\/656-micro-and-nano-crystal-orientations-in-mollusk-shells.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>ALS News Brief<\/i>, Micro- and Nano-Crystal Orientations in Shells<\/a> 04\/12\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/insideuw.wisc.edu\/march-22-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Inside UW Madison: 2nd Annual Cool Science Image Contest<\/i><\/a> (image slideshow: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/slideshows\/coolscience2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSI Contest 2012 Winners &amp; Honorable Mentions<\/a>) 03\/22\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/90\/i8\/Mollusk-Shells-Hint-Ancient-Climes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Chemical and Engineering News<\/i>, Mollusk Shells Hint At Ancient Climes<\/a> 02\/20\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/20338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mother of pearl tells a tale of ocean temperature, depth<\/a> 02\/16\/12<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/19294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011 Chancellor&#8217;s Distinguished Teaching Award<\/a> 04\/20\/11<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.usa.gov\/p7C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSF Highlight: Sea Urchin Teeth Are Self-Sharpening<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsc.org\/chemistryworld\/News\/2011\/January\/07011104.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Royal Society of Chemistry<\/i>, Urchins bare their teeth in materials research<\/a> 01\/07\/11<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2010\/12\/101228-sea-urchin-teeth-self-sharpening-tools-science-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>National Geographic<\/i>, Rock-Chewing Sea Urchins Have Self-Sharpening Teeth<\/a> 12\/28\/10<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118307&amp;org=NSF&amp;from=news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSF News<\/a> 12\/22\/10<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/18804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ever-sharp urchin teeth may yield tools that never need honing<\/a> 12\/22\/10<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/03\/31\/science\/31oburchin.html?_r=2&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=pupa%20gilbert&amp;st=cse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>New York Times<\/i>, Exquisitely Tipped Teeth Let Sea Urchin Carve a Home From Stone<\/a> 10\/30\/09<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/15846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sea urchin yields a key secret of biomineralization<\/a> 10\/27\/08<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/317\/5835\/175.4.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Science<\/i>, Beauty with Brawn<\/a> 07\/13\/07<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/13904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mother-of-pearl: Classic beauty and remarkable strength<\/a> 07\/02\/07<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/11986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radiotherapy Advance Points Way to Noninvasive Brain Cancer Treatment<\/a> 01\/01\/06<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkeley.edu\/news\/media\/releases\/2004\/03\/16_ucuw.shtml\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\">Microbe&#8217;s Trick Provides a Template for Willowy Crystals<\/a> 03\/16\/04<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.wisc.edu\/6252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UW Scientist Gets &#8220;Knighted&#8221; by Her Native Italy<\/a> 06\/08\/01<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"\/gilbert\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/08\/news01-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microscopy Expert Puts Cancer under Fierce New Light<\/a> 08\/23\/00 (scroll to page 14)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following links highlight our work as covered by the news: Institute Of Physics NanoTechWeb: Nature three-dimensionally prints coral skeletons 06\/12\/17 Scientific American: Mother-of-Pearl Holds the Key to Historical Ocean Temperatures 12\/22\/16 Aspen Institute Italia: Non c\u00b4\u00e8 innovazione senza ricerca. 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