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New approach shows hydrogen can be combined with electricity to make pharmaceutical drugs
The world needs greener ways to make chemicals. In a new study, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers demonstrate one potential path toward this goal by adapting hydrogen fuel cell technologies. These technologies are already used to …
Announcing WARF’s annual grant for UW-Madison research
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) today announced $134.1 million in total annual support to the University of Wisconsin-Madison research community. The overall amount extends across all grant categories and research programs for the academic …
Powerful new genetic screening tool uses pathogens to probe infectious process
As many as 2,800 genes may help shape interactions between human cells and influenza virus over the course of an infection, but scientists have so far identified only around a quarter of them. This leaves …
With innovation and determination, grad students drive new plastics recycling applications
Take a stroll through a grocery store and one thing is clear—almost everything, from meat and bread to produce and cookies—is packaged in some form of plastic. While those wrappers look simple, the plastic is …
How a handful of stray atoms led to a new material that curves light in a record-setting way
A team led by scientists and engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Southern California and Washington University in St. Louis, has created a unique, record-setting material that can bend one infrared ray …
UW’s 175th: Five ways UW–Madison ideas have changed the world
The world has changed a lot in the 175 years since the founding of the University of Wisconsin. Some history-changing ideas that continue to reverberate around the globe got their start right here on the …
Qin leads research on manufacturing 3D photonic structures
Hantang Qin, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will lead a new project to develop a novel manufacturing platform to fabricate 3D photonic structures, which could be useful …
Badger alumni share their journeys and insights at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase on September 28
Three exceptional Badger alumni will share their entrepreneurial journeys, leadership insights, and how their UW experience set them on the road to success at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Showcase on September 28. The event offers the …
From Idea to Impact: D2P Empowers UW Innovators
UW–Madison’s Discovery to Product (D2P) empowers innovators to realize The Wisconsin Idea by transforming ideas into products and services that change the world. Established in 2014, D2P now serves 400 UW innovators and 200 UW …