Rest a laptop computer on your lap for any length of time and you'll quickly appreciate how much heat it generates. 

Driving the search for renewable fuels and chemicals has been the realization that petroleum stores are rapidly dwindling. Now, in the heart of Wisconsin, a project is underway to produce energy from a resource that is in little danger of running low: cow manure, or “brown gold.”

University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriology professor Timothy J. Donohue has been elected president of the American Society for Microbiology.

Building on existing bioenergy modeling data, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers will develop an interactive tool and companion educational game to increase stakeholder engagement and accelerate policy development for regional biofuels production.

Using a biomass-derived solvent, University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineers have streamlined the process for converting lignocellulosic biomass into high-demand chemicals or energy-dense liquid transportation fuel.