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Nominations announced for 2013 Philadelphia Geek Awards
The point of the Philadelphia Geek Awards is to shine a light on not ...
10 years ago
The next frontier in spacesuit design — from Delaware’s own ILC Dover [video]
A firm tucked away in the cornfields of Frederica, Del., has played a key role in U.S. space exploration. For decades every accomp ...
10 years ago
U.S. Senate committee moves to defund Philadelphia’s Energy Efficient Buildings Hub
It has been called a game cha ...
10 years ago
Drexel launches venture capital fund [updated]
Drexel University is getting into early-stage venture capital. The school announced Monday the creation of “Drexel Ventures, ...
10 years ago
With ‘Hood Hero,’ Wilmington coder wants to fight crime with texted tips
Bradford Wason is standing in downtown Wilmington not far from ...
10 years ago
Project with Philly ties wins big at Knight Foundation’s open gov challenge
“Plan in a Box” is a temporary name. So says Aaron Ogle, the Philadelphia-based Web developer who helped build it. ...
10 years ago
‘Jawn’ is one Philly thing New York can’t lay claim to
When I moved from North Carolina to Philadelphia a few years ago to teach at Gwynedd-Mercy College, I noticed a lot of things that were u ...
10 years ago
Listen 2:11Why QR code poems cause conflict in Philly’s Old City
For almost two years now, artist Judy Breslin has been placing hundreds of poems on buildings across Philadelphia. There’s n ...
10 years ago
Sandy relief a bright spot in charitable giving report
Americans and U.S. companies donated $316 billion last year. It’s the third straight year of modest gains in giving, on trac ...
10 years ago
How a Temple freshman became a Pinterest superstar
Brittany Cozzens is 20 years old. She will be a sophomore at Temple next year. She’s from York, Pa. She’s working this summer ...
10 years ago
N.J. solar firm pitches Philly investors as global market shifts
A solar company from North Jersey wants investors in Philadelphia to think it’s the real deal. Red Bank, N.J.-based ...
10 years ago
ListenSolar-powered plane talk at Chemical Heritage Foundation
A chemical company with local ties is a major partner on a solar-powered airplane. Why? “It’s not only a questi ...
10 years ago
At 2013 Mayors’ Innovation Summit, 30 mayors — and more — talk tech
Using technology to make cities better. That’s the theme of the 2013 Mayors’ Innovation Summit. It’s t ...
10 years ago
Sitting at work no good, so GSK employees try standing and new treadmill desks
More people seem to be ditching office chairs in favor of standing desks. A ...
10 years ago