UW-Madison researchers have developed a method of using a combination of derivatives of lignin molecules to treat fungal pathogens. The researchers have studied a combination of two molecules that are...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a novel design for a reusable aluminum-air battery that overcomes traditional limitations through three integrated design features. Unlike conventional batteries ...
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From preserving food to protecting medical supplies, multilayer plastic packaging plays a vital role in modern life. By combining polymers, manufacturers create films with specialized traits like heat...
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Researchers at UW-Madison, working with a collaborator at Michigan Tech, have developed several new innovations to enhance solvent-based plastics recycling processes, focused on removal of ink pigment...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to remove pigments and other fillers from colored plastic waste by adding compounds that they call "getters" to the dissolved polymer solution ...
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The accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere is a major contributor to climate change, prompting the development of technologies aimed at reducing emissions. While carbon capture and s...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method of using an ion-storage electrode to electrochemically extract Ca2+ and Mg2+ from feed water and recover them in a separate cell as useful chemicals. The...
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UW-Madison researchers disclose an ultrahigh-throughput directed evolution platform. The platform leverages yeast display, a specially designed modular molecular probe, and fluorescence-based cell sor...
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UW-Madison researchers have applied transposon technology to CRISPR-mediated gene targeting to create libraries of genetically modified bacteria displaying differentially expressed genes throughout th...
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A UW-Madison researcher, working with a collaborator at IIT Kanpur, has developed improvements to a process for absorption-based carbon dioxide capture, where the CO2-rich solvent is regenerated by re...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to synthesize silica nanoparticles from leachates produced from mineral carbonation. High surface area silica nanoparticles are precipitated from the car...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a solid amino acid-based CO2 adsorbent based on silk fibroin. Silk fibroin is a natural blend of various amino acids that is organized into a structure with a hig...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed an electrochemical method and associated system for the adsorption/desorption of CO2. The system includes a porous inorganic oxide electrode (e.g., TiO2) and a no...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a novel xylose fermenting S. cerevisiae yeast capable of converting xylose into ethanol. The researchers did an extensive analysis of xylose fermentation activity...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed two new classes of sulfonated -NH-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs), specifically designed for sodium or potassium ion conduction. These COFs were synthes...
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UW-Madison researchers used metabolic engineering to generate recombinant microorganisms capable of producing the commodity chemical cis, cis-muconic acid (ccMA) from biomass-derived aromatics. The r...
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UW-Madison researchers have identified ionic liquid and dopant combinations that enable increased capacitance. In short, the interfacial capacitance of ionic liquid electrolytes at electrode surfaces ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method to produce cementitious materials from low-cost limestone filters without pyro-processing. The method involves coating limestone particles with fine ...
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Introduced in the early 1900s, paracetamol (acetaminophen) is an active ingredient in many widely sold over-the-counter medicines such as Tylenol and today is the most commonly used medication for pai...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for producing carbon negative supplementary cementitious materials utilizing a carbon mineralization-based direct air capture process named DDAC-REACT (D...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to produce carbon negative supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) utilizing a carbon mineralization-based direct air capture process named DDAC-REACT...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a post-ALD in-situ water treatment procedure that removes residual Cl ligands from amorphous TiO2 films and thereby extends the photoelectrochemical cell’s prot...
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A UW-Madison researcher is developing a bacterial mutant that will be capable of removing the inhibitory co-products from lignocellulosic biomass derived hydrolysates. The inventor started with Pseudo...
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A UW-Madison researcher has developed a cost-effective method to convert struvite and brushite (naturally occurring, phosphate-containing minerals that can be a problem in wastewater treatment) into a...
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UW-Madison researchers have identified two amino acids in the active site of phenylalanine tyrosine ammonia-lyase (PTAL) critical for the activity of the enzyme in catalyzing the synthesis of p-coumar...
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