TitletownTech invests in Madison-based fusion energy startup

Green Bay venture capital firm TitletownTech has announced an investment in Realta Fusion, a Madison-based startup developing fusion energy technology.  Yesterday’s announcement touted the startup’s “modular compact magnetic mirror” technology, which confines high-temperature plasma between two superconducting magnets. The powerful

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Gregory Humphrey: Lies impact governing

What is concerning is the growing acceptance that facts do not matter as the lies and perceptions heard from candidates with the money to repeat them ad nauseam are more important. Lies and perceptions we should note, created by candidates who wish to play to the basest of human emotions.

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J.F. Kaufman: Trump election a triumph of ignorance

Given the overwhelming evidence against Donald Trump as man and candidate, including his doleful record as president — praising dictators, big tax cut for the wealthy, separating children at the border — the true winner of the recent election was voter incompetence spurred by a flood of propaganda.

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TitletownTech invests in Madison-based fusion energy startup

Green Bay venture capital firm TitletownTech has announced an investment in Realta Fusion, a Madison-based startup developing fusion energy technology.  Yesterday’s announcement touted the startup’s “modular compact magnetic mirror” technology, which confines high-temperature plasma between two superconducting magnets. The powerful magnetic fields cause charged particles to bounce back and forth

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Gregory Humphrey: Lies impact governing

What is concerning is the growing acceptance that facts do not matter as the lies and perceptions heard from candidates with the money to repeat them ad nauseam are more important. Lies and perceptions we should note, created by candidates who wish to play to the basest of human emotions.

Read More »

J.F. Kaufman: Trump election a triumph of ignorance

Given the overwhelming evidence against Donald Trump as man and candidate, including his doleful record as president — praising dictators, big tax cut for the wealthy, separating children at the border — the true winner of the recent election was voter incompetence spurred by a flood of propaganda.

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UW study shows potential for method to detect narcotics, other molecules

Scientists at UW-Madison have created a new method for quickly detecting small molecules, which has possible applications in military, environmental and health fields.  Vatsan Raman, a biochemistry professor at the university, led the team that created the Sensor-seq method. This approach can screen tens of thousands of protein mutations at

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