The Morgridge Institute for Research congratulates former Morgridge Postdoctoral Fellow Finn Kuusisto for his recent 2nd place win at the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest for the proposal of “FANTM.” Virtual and augmented reality are …
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Department Of Energy Awards $39 Million To Ten Universities And Other Labs To Develop Carbon-Storing Buildings
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday that it was awarding $39 million in grants for 18 projects that will focus on developing materials and design and construction techniques that can turn buildings into …
Altered gene helps plants absorb more carbon dioxide, produce more useful compounds
Every day, plants around the world perform an invisible miracle. They take carbon dioxide from the air and, with the help of sunlight, turn it into countless chemicals essential to both plants and humans. Some …
Nine Projects Awarded Funding Through American Family Insurance Partnership with UW-Madison Data Science Institute
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (DSI) at UW-Madison announced nine campus research projects selected for funding through the fourth round of the American Family Funding Initiative. The Funding Initiative is a partnership between …
Latest round of Research Forward supports cross-campus collaborations and diversity
Sixteen projects have been selected for funding in the second round of Research Forward, a program to stimulate innovative and groundbreaking research at UW–Madison that is collaborative, multidisciplinary and potentially transformative. The winning projects were …
New technique is a big nano-step forward in fabricating the next generation of transistors
Using hydrocarbon seeds, materials engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new method for making graphene nanoribbons. In the future, the technique may allow the industrial-scale fabrication of the ribbons, enabling them to …
Company with tech to rapidly clean water in sewer backups wins 2022 Biz Plan Contest
A Milwaukee-based firm with a system to help stop untreated sewage from being dumped into waterways during floods is the grand prize winner of the 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Rapid Radicals Technology, …
Four projects selected for WARF Accelerator Electrification Challenge Grant
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that four projects have been selected to receive development funding through the WARF Accelerator Electrification Challenge Grant. The grant invited submissions for new technologies to help leverage electricity from …
Non-invasive liquid biopsy tracks cancer treatment success in real time
A non-invasive, blood-based biopsy for kidney cancer can tell doctors how a patient’s disease is responding to treatment. Known as liquid biopsies, these blood tests could help physicians better treat their patients by allowing them …
A Social Spring in StartUp
In many ways, spring semester 2022 showed a return to normalcy on the StartUp Learning Community floor in Sellery Hall. Despite ongoing renovations (the building is going to look spectacular come fall of 2023), the …