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UW-Madison spinoff receives construction permit for medical isotope plant in Janesville

February 25, 2016

This is the first time since 1961 that the NRC has issued a permit for a facility to make the life-saving isotopes. Read More

Power walk: Footsteps could charge mobile electronics

February 8, 2016

When you’re on the go and your smartphone battery is low, in the not-so-distant future you could charge it simply by plugging it into your shoe. Read More

UW-Madison places among top teams in SpaceX Hyperloop competition

February 3, 2016

A team of engineering students won 3rd place overall in a worldwide competition to design a pod for shuttling people on the futuristic high-speed transportation system known. Read More

Nanosheet growth technique could revolutionize nanomaterial production

January 27, 2016

Tiny sheets of the semiconductor zinc oxide could have huge implications for the future of a host of electronic and biomedical devices. Read More

Minuscule, flexible compound lenses magnify large fields of view

November 3, 2015

Drawing inspiration from an insect's multi-faceted eye, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created miniature lenses with vast range of vision. Read More

UW–Madison engineers reveal record-setting flexible phototransistor

October 30, 2015

Inspired by mammals' eyes, University of Wisconsin–Madison electrical engineers have created the fastest, most responsive flexible silicon phototransistor ever made. Read More

Wisconsin concrete innovation makes Seattle skyscraper stable

October 23, 2015

A University of Wisconsin–Madison engineer's solution for streamlining the construction of skyscrapers is having a skyscraper moment in one of the most seismically active regions of the country. Read More

Designed defects in liquid crystals can guide construction of nanomaterials

September 24, 2015

Imperfections running through liquid crystals can be used as miniscule tubing, channeling molecules into specific positions to form new materials and nanoscale structures, according to engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The discovery could have applications in fields as diverse as electronics and medicine. Read More

Software piggybacks on electronic medical records, saves clinician time

September 24, 2015

Many people assume that electronic medical records would simplify doctoring, helping medical staff retrieve symptoms, diagnoses and prescriptions at computer speed. But Jonathan Baran, a Madison entrepreneur who began developing medical automation software while a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, says providers often don't see the promised efficiencies. Read More

Souped-up software reduces guesswork, tedium in computer-aided engineering

September 16, 2015

A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers recently released a new computer-aided engineering software program, and its users are already calling it a "gift from heaven." Read More

Innovative cancer treatment machine: Still made in Wisconsin

September 4, 2015

Innovator-entrepreneur Thomas “Rock” Mackie’s TomoTherapy, launched in 1997, remains one of the universities’ most successful spinoff companies. Read More

Three UW–Madison professors garner American Chemical Society honors

September 1, 2015

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has honored three UW–Madison professors with prestigious awards for excellence in research. Read More

UW-Madison engineers contribute expertise to Oshkosh Corporation

August 27, 2015

When mechanical engineering Professor Dan Negrut took his first ride in Oshkosh Corporation’s new, highly mobile armored truck in July, he marveled at the vehicle’s capabilities. Read More