Innovation
Cape May County launches near real-time flood risk mapping system
A New Jersey coastal county has unveiled a tool that will aid residents, business owners, and government decision-makers in preparing for tidal flooding.
6 years ago
Philadelphia doesn’t need Amazon. The opportunities are already here and they’re homegrown.
Projects like the University City Science Center, Pennovation Center, and the future Schuylkill Yards represent billions of dollars in new investment.
6 years ago
Facing backlash, scientist defends gene-editing research on babies
He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, addressed hundreds of scientists gathered at an international gene-editing summit in Hong Kong.
6 years ago
U.S. goal to be ‘first’ on devices worries former regulators
Dr. Jeffrey Shuren was adamant: The United States would never cut corners to fast-track the approval of medical devices.
6 years ago
Can behavioral scientists help make city government more effective?
The city of Philadelphia is working with scientists in the area to boost voter turnout for the 2019 municipal elections.
6 years ago
Why put carpets in cars, when they’re so hard to clean?
Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.
6 years ago
Listen 7:23A move to combat ‘folk teaching,’ conference connecting teachers with researchers comes to Pa.
Unlike an academic conference, a ResearchEd conference brings researchers face to face with principals and teachers.
6 years ago
Report: Efforts to suck carbon from air must be ramped up
Last year the world put nearly 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air, and emissions have been rising.
6 years ago
Human retinas grown in a dish reveal origin of color vision
It takes up to a year to turn a batch of immature retinal cells into a functioning organoid.
6 years ago
Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing use of fetal tissue for research
The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.
6 years ago
Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells
A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.
6 years ago
A massive floating boom is supposed to clean up the Pacific. Can it work?
"The ocean really needs all the help it can get."
6 years ago
What happens when A.I. takes the wheel?
Telling the story of how self-driving cars went from being a Sci-Fi fantasy to a possibility.
6 years ago
Ketamine, a promising depression treatment, seems to act like an opioid
A new study suggests that ketamine has something in common with drugs like fentanyl and oxycodone.
6 years ago