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Triple-duty fuel cell launches UWM startup company
The organic contaminants in wastewater that can make people sick and pollute the environment are often the same ones that feed bacteria. A device called a microbial fuel cell (MFC) takes advantage of this, using bacteria to purify wastewater and harnessing their metabolic energy to generate electricity.
UWM Research Foundation awards Bradley Catalyst Grants
The UWM Research Foundation announced the award of $435,000 in new Catalyst Grants with support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and the Ethel Herzfeld Foundation.
UW-Madison, UWM renew joint research program
Wisconsin's two doctoral universities will continue their partnership promoting collaborative research projects involving faculty and academic staff at both institutions.