Wexford-born Kieran Furlong co-founded and leads one of the world’s most exciting fusion energy start-ups. It just had a big breakthrough in a field he feels will be of great importance to AI, data centres …
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Calendar 2023 was Wisconsin’s third highest year for early stage investment dollars at $490 million
Investments in young, Wisconsin-based companies by angel and venture capitalists and other equity investors totaled $490.2 million in 2023, down from the previous year’s total of $640.2 million but still the third-highest investment total on …
University Pitch Madness Competition
We were excited to have three undergraduate teams from UW-Madison compete in the 7th annual University Pitch Madness competition where they had a chance to win up to $6,000 in funding. Hosted by the Coleman Entrepreneurship …
First plasma marks major milestone in UW–Madison fusion energy research
A fusion device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison generated plasma for the first time Monday, opening a door to making the highly anticipated, carbon-free energy source a reality. Over the past four years, a team …
Five projects selected for WARF/Bayer Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Bayer are pleased to announce that five projects have been selected to receive development funding through the Plant Sciences Challenge Grant. The grant invited submissions for new technologies focused …
NIH Innovation Zone 2024: Immuto Scientific identifies new cancer targets
Immuto Scientific is opening new frontiers in the fight against cancer by developing precision biotherapeutics that target highly cancer-specific surface protein conformations. Their ultimate goal is to make cancer curable. Immuto Scientific was one of …
Tom Still: Fusion energy is a nascent ‘hot spot’ for Wisconsin economy’
There are 43 known fusion companies worldwide and 25 in the United States, with three in Wisconsin: Realta Fusion, Type One Energy and Shine Technologies, each in different stages of development. Worldwide, about $6 billion …
Self-flattening membrane will power a smooth transition to next-generation batteries
The anodes, or negative electrodes, in most rechargeable batteries are currently made of graphite. But the next generation of high-capacity, fast-charging, low-cost batteries will use metal anodes instead, which will make them lighter and safer. …
UW–Madison researchers develop better way to make painkiller from trees
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to make a popular pain reliever and other valuable products from plants instead of petroleum. Building on a previously patented method …
Erik Iverson: Biden administration patent policy would hurt Wisconsin tech sector
Clean energy took a huge step forward at the end of 2022 when scientists crashed together hydrogen isotopes to achieve fusion ignition for the first time. The old joke that fusion will always be 50 …