Inventing the Future: Graphene Frontiers Gears Up to Produce 'Super-Material'
It's 10 times stronger than diamonds, can conduct electricity and is being pioneers by a brilliant group working out of the University City Science Center.
Rainwear, pure air, advanced batteries and more: Innovative companies receive Ben Franklin $$$
Glen Mills' Versify Solutions get a jolt with new contract, venture capita
Versify Solutions in Glen Mills has announced a a significant venture capital investment and a new, six-year licensing contract with a giant California utility.
Only six months old, Erie's APCS wins BFTP-CNP BIG IDEA Business Plan Contest
Erie's Advanced Power Control Solutions, whose technology allows coal power plants to run cheaper and cleaner, is winner of the BIG IDEA Business Plan Contest.
Researchers at 5 universities receive grant funding from Pittsburgh's Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
Universities across Pennsylvania are the beneficiaries of a new grant program by The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation to fund scientific research.
Mars' Vogel Disposal Services is moving to CNG with a new fueling station
Vogel Disposal Services of Mars, one of the largest independent haulers in Western Pennsylvania, has its first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, part of a move to more sustainable operations.
Penn State researchers identify nanoparticle that could lead to cheaper clean energy
A new discovery by Penn State researchers may lead to cheaper clean-energy technologies.
Let the games begin! PA Energy Games get underway September 7
Pennsylvania Energy Games, an all-volunteer nonprofit, is hosting an all-day, family-friendly shindig showcasing homegrown energy production, delivery and conservation.
Pittsburgh's Kroff expanding its markets and hiring
Pittsburgh's Kroff, Inc., already a fast-growing, full-service specialty chemical company, is investigating expansion into new industries outside water treatment and expects to add as much as 20% to its workforce in the next 12 months.
PA's first flywheel energy storage facility underway in Hazle Township
As many as 40 Pennsylvania construction workers are hard at it, building an innovative flywheel energy storage plant in Hazle Township. Designed and built by Beacon Power of Massachusetts, the facility is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.