Advanced electricity storage plant coming to Hazleton
Quite a bit has to happen behind the scenes when you flip a light switch or turn on your TV. That process will become easier once a planned energy storage plant opens in Northeast PA.
Technology-centered business incubator in Western PA opening in October
This fall, science- and technology-based startups will have a new place to set down roots in the western part of the state. The eCenter@LindenPointe business incubator is designed to attract entrepreneurs from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.
Product testing lab moving to expanded headquarters in New Castle, planning to hire
All sorts of products need to meet industry and federal safety standards before they are sold. A laboratory that assesses how well they meet those standards is moving into bigger headquarters in New Castle so it can run more tests on those products.
Foldable backpacking stove designed in Central PA gets international honor
Brian Vargo set out to build a portable, foldable wood-burning stove suitable for backpacking. His Lewisburg company, Vargo Outdoors, ended up getting an international award for its innovative design.
Food, fun and wi-fi in store for Crawford County Fair
Each year more than 100,000 people flock to the Crawford County Fair for rides, concerts, livestock showcases and demolition derbies. And this year the fair, scheduled for later this month, will be a giant wi-fi hotspot.
New research building at Penn State encourages cross-disciplinary interaction
Penn State University is creating more opportunities for scientists to interact in its newest building. About 300 researchers from the university's Materials Research Institute and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences will move in this fall.
Southeast PA companies partner to encourage thousands of students to read
In the business world, workers expect to be recognized for hard work. One manufacturer based in the Philadelphia suburb of Paoli has extended that idea to thousands of students by rewarding them for developing a love of reading.
Solar panel installer in south-central PA giving away $30,000 system
Paradise Energy Solutions wants you to think of solar power as a viable, affordable source of electricity for your home. And it will be especially affordable if you're the lucky winner of the solar energy system Paradise is giving away this month.
Mobile app for Central PA tourists develops following among locals too
A mobile-device application that was supposed to guide tourists around three counties in Central PA has quickly proven popular among people from out of town. And the locals have adopted it too.
Lehigh engineers studying potential uses for new solar cell technology
Research by scientists at Lehigh University is leading toward the development of a new type of solar cell that could power pocket-sized electronic devices.