Madison-based Realta Fusion has raised $36 million in a Series A investment round and is targeting the mid-2030s for commercial fusion energy production, WisBusiness reports. Several investors joined the round, including the Wisconsin Alumni Research …
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UW researchers developing app to easily assess home for accessibility improvements
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are hoping to make it easier to find ways to make your home more accessible — all from the palm of your hand. Professor Jung-Hye Shin, chair of UW’s …
Tom Still: Building on a natural strength — Wisconsin’s health-tech industry
Abingdon Health is a company born in York, England, with an international reputation for developing and producing “lateral-flow” diagnostic tests used in health care, agriculture and beyond. When it came time to sink deeper roots …
Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor
Some fusion companies might be hitting a rough patch, but Realta Fusion is bucking the trend with a new fundraising round it says will allow it to finalize the design of its Anvil prototype reactor. …
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus honored for groundbreaking gene variation research
Today, James Dahlberg, professor emeritus of biomolecular chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was highlighted in the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2025 “Faces of American Innovation” report for his pioneering gene variation research, which has enabled the …
‘A game changer’: Stakeholders announce Midwest nuclear fusion alliance
Nonprofit organization 5 Lakes Institute announced a regional fusion energy alliance at the Great Lakes Fusion Energy Summit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday. The alliance focused on “connecting the dots” between stakeholders, John Myer, …
Baldwin introduces legislation to boost tax breaks for entrepreneurs
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday joined Sen. Jacky Rosen and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to introduce the Tax Relief for New Businesses Act, legislation to provide a tax break to entrepreneurs looking to start a …
Tapping a new toolbox, engineers buck tradition in new high-performing heat exchanger
By combining topology optimization and additive manufacturing, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness. And …
From Milwaukee to Marinette, local partnerships power real solutions
At a neighborhood pharmacy in Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is helping get life-saving opioid reversal kits into the hands of people who need them. In a Marinette shipyard, a partnership is opening new doors …
Bioenergy Research Centers mark discovery milestone
Scientists at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and three partner U.S. Department of Energy research centers recently achieved an important milestone by registering more than 1,000 inventions in their shared mission to support …