Although many Americans dutifully deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics, are not recyclable using conventional mechanical …
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You don’t live next to a bike repair shop? Now you might, temporarily
Does everyone have an underused bicycle in dire need of a tune up collecting dust in their basement? You may not, but I certainly do. Nonetheless, my bike remains broken and unused, and my excuses …
Deuterium-tritium system delivers first-of-a-kind images of Cherenkov radiation produced by fusion
SHINE Technologies, LLC, a next-generation fusion technology company, today announced it has demonstrated clearly visible Cherenkov radiation produced by fusion for what is believed to be the first time in history. Historically, fusion has been …
Finalists Announced for 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
Twenty five companies have been selected as finalists for the 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, more than 300 businesses, products, and services from around the state were nominated. The finalists were determined by a …
15 Dane County companies among 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards finalists
Twenty-five companies, including 15 from Dane County, have been selected as finalists for the 2023 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, more than 300 businesses, products, and services from around the state were nominated. The finalists …
Isthmus Project awarded $350,000 WEDC grant to support Wisconsin-based healthcare start-ups
Advancing the future of health care in Wisconsin — the mission of UW Health’s Isthmus Project — will move a little more easily, thanks to a recent $350,000 Capital Catalyst grant awarded by the Wisconsin …
New language app Sygmatic throws users in ‘the deep end’ to get fluent
Anyone who’s studied a foreign language probably knows the feeling: You’re passing your tests and understanding the teacher. Then, you happen to meet a native speaker at a party, and you’re lost. That’s what happened …
For the sustainable grid of the future, the right battery chemistry matters
Renewable energy is ramping up quickly; in 2022, wind and solar power accounted for 12 percent of global energy output according to climate think tank Ember. But for these intermittent renewable energy sources to reach …
Madison Startup Offers New Tools for Analyzing Protein Synthesis
Dysregulation in protein production can have profound effects on human health, leading to diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In their search to understand how and why protein synthesis can go awry, scientists …
WARF joins $8M seed round for high-tech imaging firm co-founded by UW postdoc
A startup with its eye on revamping computer-vision technology has raised new funding. Ubicept announced this week it has raised an oversubscribed $8 million seed round, led by Ubiquity Ventures and the MIT Media Lab’s …