“Our findings have broad implications for the field of materials science and will inspire further research in the development of advanced data-driven techniques for materials discovery,” says Ying Li, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at UW–Madison....
Two leading companies in semiconductor quantum computing are partnering with researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, itself a long-time academic leader in quantum computing....
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues its streak of entrepreneurial excellence as five startups developed at the university received recognition as part of the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, a statewide competition for early-stage tech-based businesses. Five of the final 13 companies participating in the pitch-based...
Why do some people change their mind in an instant, and others not at all, no matter the evidence? One of many questions David McRaney explores in “How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion,” the UW Go Big Read selection for...
Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Foundation presented $5 million in support of sustainable agriculture and freshwater studies. The foundation's donation includes $3 million for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Agricultural & Life Sciences and $2 million for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Science....
New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and collaborators around the world identified bacteria able to break down uric acid in the low-oxygen environment of the intestines and the specific genes that enable the process. They describe a new way in which gut microbes may...
UW-Madison researchers are part of a five-year, $29 million National Institutes of Health grant using gene editing to develop drugs for two rare diseases that cause blindness....
Realta Fusion and Type One Energy Group, both based in the Madison area, were two of eight ventures from across the nation that the U.S. Department of Energy selected for grants worth millions of dollars to support research and development of fusion energy technologies....
SixLine Semiconductor, a Middleton-based company working with tiny but powerful conductive materials for wireless devices and computing, is the grand prize winner of the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest....
Exact Sciences Corp., a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, announced today that it will present 15 abstracts at the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO) Annual Meeting June 2-6....