Computer-assisted technology for recycling plastics, a technique for producing a valuable chemical from agricultural waste, and genetic mutations that can turn trees into carbon-sucking chemical factories are among the innovations by Wisconsin Energy Institute investigators …
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UW-Madison startup aims to build first-of-its-kind fusion energy device by 2028
Fusion energy startup Realta Fusion, a University of Wisconsin-Madison partner, announced they are moving into the next phase of their plan to build nuclear fusion devices for real-world deployment. University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear fusion startup …
WEI researchers innovate for a greener future
Computer-assisted technology for recycling plastics, a technique for producing a valuable chemical from agricultural waste, and genetic mutations that can turn trees into carbon-sucking chemical factories are among the innovations by Wisconsin Energy Institute investigators …
Fueling the future of brain health
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures have awarded $100,000 in development funding to three innovative research projects aimed at transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders. Selected from a competitive pool …
Early success of AI-powered fire detection system is winning fans in firefighting community
NOAA unveils powerful convergence of AI and science with revolutionary Next-Generation Fire System technology Less than a year after being evaluated in NOAA’s Fire Weather Testbed, the automated satellite fire detection capability of the experimental …
BME students step forward to help teen with muscular dystrophy
Maggie Eggleston enjoys horseback riding, watching movies and reading mysteries—a fairly typical set of interests for a 16-year-old girl. But Maggie’s lived experience is anything but typical. Three years ago, she was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral …
UW Tech Exploration Lab student projects highlight innovation, emerging technologies
At a recent open house for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Tech Exploration Lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), Alzheimer’s app creator Aarya Deshpande was continually approached by individuals eager to connect with him …
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: Launches new essay series on Wisconsin ingenuity
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is proud to introduce a new series of essays that highlight the profound impact of university innovation on the well-being of Wisconsin, the nation and the world. This series, “How …
CS Nest Pitch Competition
CS Nest is a venture creation program designed to help entrepreneurially-minded students, postdocs, recent alumni create high growth startups. CS NEST is a partnership between UW Computer Sciences, WARF, and gener8tor. This program is held every fall …
Student Entrepreneur Profile: Lily Kolakowski
What began as a creative hobby for UW–Madison student Lily Kolakowski has evolved into a flourishing art business with national reach. A sophomore studying consumer behavior and marketplace studies with certificates in entrepreneurship, studio art, …