Trailblazing electrochemist Kyoung-Shin Choi has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, honoring her work developing and understanding electrodes and catalysts for use in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications critical to creating a …
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UW-Madison’s N+1 Institute and GE HealthCare Collaborate for Faster Biohealth Innovation and Valuable Real-World Education for Students
N+1 Institute announces GE HealthCare as its founding member. Together, they’ll explore edge computing as a route to faster biohealth innovation within patient monitoring. In advance of its official launch event on May 6, the …
Environmental sustainability is the next focus of RISE
At the kick-off celebration for Earth Fest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, April 19, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced the next area of focus under the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) …
At New N+1 Institute, Industry Collaboration Shapes the Next Wave of Computing
For decades, the speed of computing advancement has accelerated year upon year, bringing innovation faster than ever before. Experts report we’re on the edge of a new artificial intelligence (AI) super cycle that will bring …
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 …
How Wisconsin Has Become a Rising Biohealth Powerhouse and Startup Haven
From networking, to funding, to hiring top talent and everything in-between, an increasing number of biohealth startups are calling the Badger State home. In America’s heartland, a quiet transformation is underway. Amidst the rolling plains …
UW unveils intellectual property models to build industry partnerships
From new options for cancer diagnosis and treatment, to improved wireless communications, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing game-changing innovations for the marketplace with the support of industry partners. But fostering these industry-university …
New federal spending bills to boost UW–Madison research initiatives
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is set to receive more than $56 million in new funding for research initiatives after the passage of two federal appropriations packages. The set of bipartisan bills, signed into law by …
Compute for Climate Fellowship Announces Inaugural Winners and Opens Applications for 2024
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI), an organization under the auspices of UNESCO, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) today announced the first cohort of startups …