Last week, the University of Scranton broke ground on the Unified Science Center, an approximately $70 million building that will be the nerve center of the school's science and math departments.
Developer Bart Blatstein beams with pride as he looks up at a 26x16-foot tall LED screen, which is situated on a stage nearly twice as big and serves as the anchor for his Piazza at Schmidt's project.
With 15 percent of all economic activity and one of every six jobs associated with the life sciences industry, it's not surprising Greater Philadelphia is among the nation's leaders in the sector.
While studying its optical properties, the eyes of Nick Smith, a graduate researcher at Penn State, popped wide open with his discovery of the extremely high insulating capacity of a high-grade, commercially available glass.
The race to develop and commercialize promising alternative and clear energy technologies is heating up as Governor Ed Rendell's Energy Independence Initiative progresses.
An international project to kill the HIV/AIDS virus during heterosexual intercourse affirmed its strategy with a report of a microbicide that blocked transmission with a 30 percent rate of effectiveness.
Altoona-based INRange Systems, creator of EMMA, the only FDA-approved system for remote electronic medicine management, has been named as one of the 100 most promising private technology ventures in North America by Red Herring Magazine.