Photo: Pixabay (Pexels) You’ve heard the saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” That’s exactly the driving force that led to the creation of Sensor Networks, Inc. (SNI), a thriving example of Industry 4.0. Bruce Pellegrino, vice president of marketing,...

Photo: Fauxels (Pexels) Work-Life Balance? Nailed it. Livability has become a buzzword over the past decade, but it’s never been as apropos as it is today. A recent NPR story reports those who find themselves working remotely are decamping to small cities to ride out...

Photo: Fauxels (Pexels) When it came to attracting your top talent, what made your company stand out among a sea of tech and industry leaders? Your “secret sauce” might just help prevent a talent shortage of 85 million people. It’s no secret that Happy Valley is the...

Photo: AccuWeather How AccuWeather is impacting manufacturing, industry and even forensics — all from Happy Valley Gone are the days of a “wait and see” approach to weather. While it used to be something to be dealt with as it came, weather is now a carefully...

Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John F. Williams (RELEASED) The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State has served America’s defense, industry and education communities for more than 70 years. It’s a Department of Defense (DoD)-designated University Affiliated...

Photo: Patrick Mansell Don’t miss your chance to attend this one-of-a-kind, connection-driven conference for startups, entrepreneurs and investors. After a brief hiatus, the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference returns next spring, April 15–16, and attendee...

Happy Valley-based De Novo DNA was founded in 2012 by Penn State University Professor Howard Salis and a team of scientists and engineers. Together, they’re reshaping how synthetic biology is carried out, maturing it into a fully-fledged engineering discipline by...

The annual celebration goes virtual, Nov. 16-20 Happy Valley entrepreneurs, Penn State affiliates and students alike come together Nov. 16-20, for Global Entrepreneurship Week. Part of a week-long international initiative, the special event hosted by the Penn State...

KCF Technologies is on a mission to keep American manufacturing strong and thriving. Since 2017 the company has more than doubled its savings for customers every year. In 2017, the company saved plants and factories across the U.S. $100 million. In just four years,...

Hear from one student who landed a highly-coveted Silicon Valley job after getting the experience he needed from Happy Valley — all remotely This fall, students around the world debated whether to attend classes in a brick-and-mortar institution or take classes...

Five-year-old, Happy Valley-based Warlowe is owned by Chris Wharton and Zack Lowe, two electrical engineers who met on the job and saw a need in the local market for individualized electrical engineering expertise.  “Many companies don’t have the budget to have a...

A Cisco survey reports that 74% of IoT efforts fail. LNS Research goes even further, saying that only 8% of industrial digital transformation efforts achieve “real success.” Why? “Industry 4.0 is so new, the story is being...