A look inside StartingBlock Madison
The local tech startup community is already buzzing about StartingBlock Madison, the entrepreneurial hub slated for construction on East Washington Avenue next year.
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Airbnb- and VRBO-type services have been hailed as the wave of the future. But few of the Madison properties operating on these sites are following local rules or paying room taxes.
View ArticleVirtually real
Long the stuff of sci-fi fantasies, virtual reality is now an actual reality. The Living Environments Lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is finding real-world applications for it.
View ArticleIn a galaxy far, far away
UW scientists have found that radio bursts from far, far away — a phenomenon once thought rare — are actually quite common. What or who is causing these energy bursts remains a mystery.
View ArticleThe “ugly bits” go high tech
Over the last four years, local tech startup MobileIgniter has transitioned from a mobile web app development company to an “Internet of Things” research and consulting firm.
View ArticleUntapping the potential of yeast
Different kinds of yeast produce different kinds of beer. Now a team at UW-Madison has unlocked the secret of creating yeast hybrids, in the hopes of creating new types of beer, wine, cheese and biofuels.
View ArticleRaised voices
The ability to speak has become more important than ever. UW scientists have discovered a way to generate new vocal tissue, offering hope to those suffering to be heard.
View ArticleGame theory
Since developing Xbox, Robbie Bach is preaching the gospel of becoming “civic engineers” in our communities.
View ArticleFree advice
Ironing out legal agreements is one of the trickiest tasks for nascent businesses. Since 2009, the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic has been making the task a little easier and a lot cheaper.
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