An aggressive push to advance fusion from university experiments into energy for the real world. A new group aims to tap experts in the Midwest and beyond to capture the momentum of fusion energy and …
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UW biochemists engineered a poplar tree that produces a high-demand industrial chemical. It was a surprise discovery only made possible by sustained investment in research.
Brian Fox, the Marvin J. Johnson Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, tinkers with the way living things use chemistry to turn their own blueprints, DNA, into the processes that make a …
Realta Fusion targets commercial fusion energy production within next decade
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 …
Building Community Through Entrepreneurship: Spring Highlights from the StartUp Learning Community
This spring, the StartUp Learning Community brought entrepreneurial learning to life through a dynamic mix of guest speakers, student-led programming, professional development workshops, and community-building events. After a fantastic winter break which included a career …
Pursuing a vaccine to treat glioblastoma
Dr. Mahua Dey is an associate professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and the director of the surgical neuro-oncology program in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She specializes in …
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, …