Silatronix, a UW–Madison spinoff that makes improved electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, is among 102 companies highlighted in a new report from The Science Coalition.

Electricity Systems, Storage, Spinoffs

Humans have appreciated silver’s antimicrobial activity for millennia. Hippocrates used the precious metal for wound dressings while the pioneers of the American frontier placed coins in their water to guard against bacteria and algae.

Energy & Society, Modeling

The University of Pennsylvania Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) has selected a report co-authored by Engineering Physics Professor 

Transportation & Fuels, Nuclear

While the ITER facility under construction in southern France is still years away from being completed, the ITER Organization already knows what radiation levels to expect within the building following fusion experiments—and as a result, how to keep p

Transportation & Fuels, Nuclear

The University of Wisconsin–Madison was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the six Big Ten schools that won the 2016-2017 Collective Conference Championship for using renewable energy.

The challenge included 36 collegiate conferences and 98 schools.

Electricity Systems, Building Efficiency, Energy & Society, Policy & Regulation

The University of Wisconsin–Madison was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the six Big Ten schools that won the 2016-2017 Collective Conference Championship for using renewable energy.

The challenge included 36 collegiate conferences and 98 schools.

Energy & Society, Policy & Regulation

When summer temperatures rise and people turn to their air conditioners to stay cool, something else also increases: air pollution.

Energy & Society, Environmental Studies