Training Day: Land Banking in Pennsylvania Starts with These People
A day-long, statewide training session in State College hopes to position Pennsylvania communities for land banking success.
PA WILDS: Bradford Buddies Put PA Snowboards on the Map
A trio of snowboarding buddies have turned their passion for the sport into one of the Pennsylvania Wilds' most successful businesses.
Inventing the Future: At Monell, It's a Matter of Taste
Local scientists are delving into the surprisingly mysterious world of taste and smell, hoping to unlock the keys to managing obesity, detecting disease, tracking genetic traits and managing trauma.
Pittsburgh's Kextil frees up field techs' eyes and hands using wireless and voice recognition
New eye test brings venture capital and promise of jobs for Hummelstown's MacuLogix
MacuLogixin Hummelstown has raised $3.6 million in funding to accelerate manufacturing and commercial sales of the first practical diagnostic tool for early detection of age-related macular degeneration.
Q and A: Kasey Wherley, TEDx Grandview Ave
Pittsburgh now offers several local TEDx events, from TEDxCMU to TEDxPittsburgh. After a successful debut downtown, we caught up with the person who got TEDxGrandviewAve together and got the inside scoop.
Strategic Polymer Sciences in State College gets ready to manufacture and hire
Strategic Polymer Sciences of State College has developed a mechanism that adds vibration and/or sound to the keyboards of flat touchscreens on smartphones and tablets.
Biotech means bucks for Bucks and Pennsylvania
A new report finds that the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center, based in Doylestown, generated 573 jobs and $579 million in economic impact for the state from 2009 to 2012.
Inventing the Future: Philadelphia Navy Yard welcomes Quorum for energy entrepreneurs
The University City Science Center is bringing Quorum programming to the Navy Yard from March 14 through January 14, 2014. Per EEB Hub's request, "Satellite Quorum" will focus on our growing clean energy and energy retrofit sectors.
Taking Design Out of the Studio and onto the Streets
Alex Gilliam's Tiny WPA is a Works Progress Administration for small-scale urban innovation and renewal. With a focus on youth, it's helping reimagine the city's vacant and underused spaces.