The earliest civilizations knew how to weave fiber into textiles. But those products bear little resemblance to the high-tech "functional fabrics" being engineered in Philadelphia -- these miraculous materials can see, hear, sense and communicate.
Tech zillionaire and philanthropist Sean Parker has made a massive contribution to cancer research, establishing the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at six of the nation's top medical schools and cancer centers, including the University of Pennsylvania.
The head of the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare in Philadelphia talks about his thought-provoking article, the strong reaction and what he and his colleagues really meant to say.
Doubling its size, Philadelphia's University City Science Center aims to be a globally recognized innovation district.
A Penn State team has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support its promising research on brain repair.
Penn Medicine University City, anchor tenant at 3737 Market, has significantly expanded..
Penn State and Geisinger Research are collaborating on a massive effort to connect the genome data of 100,000 anonymous patients.
The University of Pennsylvania�s new Penn Center for Innovation has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to foster entrepreneurship and commercialization.
The winners of the 2015 Y-Prize competition have harnessed Penn nanotechnology for use in cutting-edge tests of groundwater affected by fracking.
Uber, the popular tech-based car-ride service, is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on the Uber Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh.