Physical Sciences News

Numerica and AGI Announce Partnership to Provide Enhanced Space Object Tracking Capabilities

February 16, 2016

Numerica Corporation and Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) announce a partnership to bring new tracking technology to the space industry that will enable improved observation processing to significantly enhance the protection of government and commercial space assets. Under the new agreement, Numerica’s Multiple Frame Assignment Space Tracker (MFAST), a multi-target, multi-sensor tracking system for space surveillance, […]

Ben Franklin Approved $2.8M for 15 Early Stage Companies

February 12, 2016

Chester Springs company says its cover protects football players

February 8, 2016

As Americans settle in to watch the biggest sporting event of the year, Super Bowl 50, many wonder if football is becoming to dangerous for the average athlete to play. A Chester County company believes it has developed a product that addresses one of the game’s top concerns: head trauma. Defend Your Head, led by […]

Halma buys healthcare sensors maker CenTrak for about $140M

February 5, 2016

Healthcare devices maker Halma Plc said it had bought CenTrak Inc, a privately owned maker of sensors, for about $140 million (95.9 million pounds), expanding its footprint in the U.S. healthcare market. Halma, which makes products such as water quality test kits and smoke detectors sensors, said the deal, funded using its existing cash and […]

Endless Pools and U.S. Masters Swimming Team Up

February 4, 2016

After more than a decade of support, Endless Pools®, the leading manufacturer of swim-in-place technology, has renewed its commitment to U.S. Masters Swimming with a multi-year agreement aimed at advancing the shared goals of the two organizations. “USMS encourages adult swimming and, by extension, keeps the sport alive for future generations,” notes James Murdock, Endless […]

Philly manufacturing no longer dark and dirty; Makers must collaborate

January 29, 2016

Not Your Grandfather’s Manufacturing wasn’t the title of Wednesday’s Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce event on manufacturing. But it could have been, given the panelists on stage at the Hyatt at the Bellevue. Give up the image of “dark, dirty, dangerous, and underpaid,” with “rows of people doing menial tasks,” said panelist Evan Malone, founder […]

New partnership will capture more braking power on SEPTA subway lines

January 22, 2016

SEPTA and two energy services firms announced Thursday they had teamed up to expand the first-of-its-kind battery storage system that captures power from braking trains on the city’s two subway systems. Constellation Energy Resources, a Baltimore subsidiary of Exelon Corp., will pay for and install battery systems at seven SEPTA electrical substations on the transit […]

Philadelphia startups begin 2016 by raising $21M

January 21, 2016

Many Philadelphia tech companies have raised some considerable capital to kick off 2016, according to several filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. At least nine tech ventures have raised funds. They include: Phenom People, a talent relationship marketing platform ($9.4 million) QuantaVerse, a consumer data provider for commercial banks ($1 million) PhotoSonix Medical, an […]

Firms proliferate to prevent concussions but evidence lags

January 21, 2016

Well-publicized events involving professional athletes, along with a federal lawsuit and a Hollywood movie now in theaters, have spurred unprecedented interest in concussions – and set off a business boom. Companies around the country are developing headbands, mouth guards, helmet padding, and skullcaps to try to protect athletes’ heads during impacts. Medical experts warn that […]

Gyrotron Technology Inc. Announces Availability of Improved GLS System for High Speed Autoclave-Free Laminating

January 15, 2016

Gyrotron Technology Inc. (GYTI), an industrial process technology company, announced today the availability of its newly improved GLS system for high-speed autoclave free laminating. The GLS technology and equipment is designed for producing a very broad range of laminated glass product, is fully automated and easy to operate, and offers substantial benefits, including reductions in capital […]