Penn State scientists are developing a virtual wind turbine that would replicate how a real wind turbine would function. The simulator could be used to build better functioning wind turbines.
For the last four years Anthony Linn has been developing his idea for Rent Wire, a business that would give private landlords the ability to handle more of their business online.
Kurt Hinds of alternative-energy company Kur Technologies has a prototype for a 21-pound generator with a 12-volt battery. It includes an LED light, three standard electrical outlets and two outlets comparable to a car's cigarette lighter.
Right before Labor Day the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission released a free mobile application called TRIP Talk, which uses a mobile device's GPS signal to announce obstacles coming up on the road, from congestion to construction to car accidents.
Each week fantasy football managers decide which players of their players should be benched. A team of entrepreneurs from State College turned that choice into game called Matchup Huddle, based on fantasy managers' advice on which players to start.
Synapse Marketing Solutions offers a range of services like printing, website design and applications for mobile devices. Inc. magazine recently ranked the Lancaster company No. 396 on its list of the 500 fastest growing businesses in America.
Telepole Manufacturing specializes in telescoping flagpoles, which have sections that slide up until the pole is the correct height. Its sales are up dramatically after releasing a sturdier product.
A Connecticut manufacturer of high-tech equipment for the electrical power, chemical and oil and gas industries is moving its headquarters to southwestern Pennsylvania.
Inc. Magazine recently published its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the United States. Pennsylvania is home to 18 of the top 500 entries on the list.
At the turn of the millennium the founders of an Allentown information technology firm embraced an emerging concept called cloud computing. independenceIT was recently included on a trade publication's list of up-and-coming IT companies.