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.
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.
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 of State College has developed a mechanism that adds vibration and/or sound to the keyboards of flat touchscreens on smartphones and tablets.
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.
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.
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.
Nearly 20 spaces are thriving, advising and specializing, and more communities are building as we speak.
Jordan Kellenbach's work centers on a bioinformatics study that could break new ground in predicting protein binding for drug therapy.