Solar Panel Course, On-Site MBAs Among PA's Latest Higher Ed Innovations
Accreditation for a solar panel course in the Lehigh Valley and graduates from a new on-site MBA program in Pittsburgh are among the sector's recent firsts in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh-based Montauk Energy expands trash-to-power operations, hiring
Pittsburgh-based Montauk Energy is expanding its landfill gas-to-energy operations with the acquisition of seven landfill gas-fueled electric generation projects in Texas and California.
Philadelphia Sees Shift in Technology Commercialization
The term 'tech transfer' is giving way to new approaches focused more on developing technologies rooted in the region's vast academic and research laboratory, and early results are promising.
Our Big Blue Bin: PA's Recycling Industry Grows into Green Force
It's easier for people in Pennsylvania to recycle, and they can recycle more materials than they could a few years ago. That turns into great news for people who make a living turning old things into new.
Grove City senior crocheting her way through college
Grove City College senior Jayna Grassel learned how to crochet at the age of 8 and turned her hobby into a business at 14. Sales of handcrafted hats and original patterns helped pay for her degree in entrepreneurship.
Lehigh Valley company's nanocrystal coating makes solar panels work better
SolarPA has developed a thin nanocrystal coating that can be applied to the cells that go into solar panels. Sunlight bounces off the almost imperceptible nanocrystals and refracts into the solar panel rather than bouncing back into space.
Schoolwires' Centricity2 platform up for CODiE award
Centricity2, a web connectivity platform used by 1,200 clients nationwide, is a finalist for a CODiE award, given by the Software & Information Industry Association. Winners are due to be announced in May.
Real-time searches on social networks worth millions, PSU researchers find
A team of researchers, including some from Penn State, examined more than 1 million queries posted on social networks over 190 days. If these queries were posted on Google instead, they would have been worth $33 million in advertising.
New scrap-separation technology from Eriez results in purer metal for customers
Eriez' new CleanStream separation system allows scrap-metal processors to use fewer workers and end up with a final product that has minimal contamination.
Future of Pittsburgh is Now: Globalization and Business Expansion Abound
Pittsburgh's status, growth and innovation are increasingly becoming world class. The No. 1 Large American City of the Future will also get a workplace of the future.