Two years, two months, and 16 days after Governor Tony Ever’s first issuing of the “Safer At Home” act, the Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) celebrates the last day of its smashing in-person comeback. Between June …
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New study allows researchers to more efficiently form human heart cells from stem cells
Lab-grown human heart cells provide a powerful tool to understand and potentially treat heart disease. However, the methods to produce human heart cells from pluripotent stem cells are not optimal. Fortunately, a new study out …
Building on a solid process, Wang pours resources into making carbon-negative cement
Year in and year out, cement production is one of the biggest contributors to humanity’s carbon emissions. Making portland cement, the most frequently used cement around the world and a key component in concrete, releases …
Cell mechanics offers new clue in genetic heart disease
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a mouthful of a heart disease that’s essentially an invisible ticking time bomb for the estimated 1 in 10,000 people who have it. Often, the rare genetic disease goes …
Three engineering siblings launch a company and the home-built airplane of their dreams
Growing up in tiny Frederic, Wisconsin, the Karl brothers were always tinkering. Always building something — “or taking things apart, probably more often than building things,” says oldest brother Ryley Karl, laughing. Nobody’s laughing now. DarkAero, the …
Dairy Innovation Hub funds ten short term, high impact projects at UW–Madison
The UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) recently selected ten projects for funding through the Dairy Innovation Hub initiative. These one-year grants fund promising work in the Hub’s four priority areas: stewarding land …
Morgridge alum awarded for “FANTM” limb virtual technology
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 …
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 …