Located in Wisconsin’s aptly named Central Sands region, Hancock Agricultural Research Station might just usher in a new era for corn growers in Wisconsin and around the world. As one might guess, ample watering is …
Engineering
College debuts ‘hub’ partnership with Western Digital
The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding with Silicon Valley data storage company Western Digital Corporation. The agreement marks the launch of the college’s first corporate innovation hub—a new …
Madison construction robot dog supporting hands-on student learning
A construction robot is getting its footing, using the Kellner Family Athletic Center’s construction site, next to Camp Randall on the UW-Madison campus. Unitree B2 is a high-tech robot operated by engineering students, like Liqun …
Trio among finalists for 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
The list of finalists for the Wisconsin Technology Council’s 2025 Wisconsin Innovation Awards includes three companies with ties to the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. C-Motive Technologies, co-founded by Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor …
Machine learning tool accelerates molten salt design for next-gen energy systems
An international team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers has developed a machine learning-based tool called “SuperSalt” that accurately simulates and predicts the properties of molten salt systems. The tool will help …
Researchers capture nanoparticle movements to forge new materials
Researchers can now observe the phonon dynamics and wave propagation in self-assembly of nanomaterials with unusual properties that rarely exist in nature. This advance will enable researchers to incorporate desired mechanical properties into reconfigurable, solution-processible …
Fusion Starts Here: Wisconsin’s Bold Leap Into Clean Energy
Everyone thought the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company was crazy. It was 1858 and energy was a solved problem. Mountains of coal powered the industrial revolution and lamps lit by clean-burning whale oil unlocked evening hours …
UW-Madison spinoff Type One Energy achieves milestone for fusion power plant
University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff company Type One Energy has published a comprehensive and robust physics basis for a practical fusion pilot power plant. The advance is an important and promising milestone that brings fusion power …
Entrepreneur award winners turn ideas into impact — from farming to fashion to fusion
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, today recognized Marcus Carpenter, Heather Hasson, and Greg Piefer as recipients of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. …
An ambitious startup company emerging from the college is poised to pull carbon out of the atmosphere while producing more sustainable cement.
Bu Wang didn’t necessarily set out to launch a carbon-capture company that would attract millions of dollars from major climate-focused investment firms. Back in the pre-pandemic days of 2019, the associate professor of civil and …