Through a $10,000 investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Pennsylvania College of Technology has expanded a thermoforming center that will give students the chance to work on real plastics manufacturing projects with real companies.
A new state grant program will provide incentive packages to help universities attract top researchers from across the world to contribute commercialization research for top growth sectors Energy and Nanotechnology.
This week, the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority approved $2.9 million in state investments to grow 3 Bucks County manufacturers.
Souderton's Solar Manufacturing has received an order for its new metal production furnace from a company right here in Pennsylvania.
The Erie Inland Port Initiative announced this week that they will be conducting a survey examining the volume of freight entering and exiting the Erie ports in an effort to form a comprehensive shippers association for Erie County.
CMU's Robotics Engineering Center announced its partnership with North Caspian Operating Company this week. The team has been commissioned to build a human-sized gas detection robot for use on Middle Eastern oil rigs.
A multi-state partnership between community colleges is set to create a training and recruitment plan for the Marcellus Shale footprint thanks to a $4.964M grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
After receiving an award for diversified innovation, Reading lens manufacturers American Polarizers look to their specialty for producing 3D glasses and projection lenses as 3D technology becomes more profitable.
The next big thing in solar technology just may be germinating inside labs in Lancaster and State College, where researchers are tweaking nanotechnology to cut the costs and boost the efficiency of solar panels.
An international investment firm announced that they have purchased a Luzerne County oil terminal for the purposes of producing biodiesel.