Blazes of light reveal how plants signal danger long distances
UW Madison’s Simon Gilroy has discovered that plant cells send out rather beautiful chemical signals when wounded. Read the full article here.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW Madison’s Simon Gilroy has discovered that plant cells send out rather beautiful chemical signals when wounded. Read the full article here.
A recent UW–Madison study shows that the increased frequency of high-intensity rain events is worsening phosphorus runoff from manure-covered agricultural fields more than scientists expected. To learn more about a new effort aims to address this problem in Dane County, read the full article on the UW–Madison news page here.
Learn more about how UW–Madison researchers have developed an economical way of producing a critical plastic precursor. Read the full article on the UW–Madison news site here.
Learn more about how Kyoung-Shin Choi and her team are developing a rechargeable desalination cell capable of turning seawater into fresh water with support from the WARF Accelerator Program. Read the full article on the WARF’s website here.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) for an additional five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum. Already the recipient of roughly $267 million in DOE funding, GLBRC represents […] Read the full article at: http://news.wisc.edu/doe-selects-great-lakes-bioenergy-research-center-for-next-phase-funding/