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They started with just three restaurants. Now this gang of twenty-something entrepreneurs serve 10,000 choosy, hungry Main Liners by delivering meals from 30 eateries from Bala Cynwyd to Villanova.

Build your own carbon nanotube! Drexel, Penn and WHYY have teamed up for Saturday's free event, which will offer the public a variety of hands-on science and engineering experiences.

Once you go glasses-free, you'll always want three--dimensions, that is, according to our writer, who explains why this Center City company's cutting-edge technology, experience, and air of mystery make it the next big thing in the 3D space.

The region's life sciences industry hopes to change a little-known provision in the massive healthcare overhaul that could depress drugmakers' incentives to develop treatments for rare diseases.

Dear Always Working Web Guy: Kudos for making our city and its attractions more connected to tourists, even the ones that insist on running up the Art Museum steps. With Love, Flying Kite XOXO.

As dean of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Eduardo Glandt has helped propel the department to the forefront of advancements in technology and research.

Fat is where it's at for Philadelphia's BlackGold Biofuels, which turns useless sewer muck into valuable and environmentally-friendly biofuel and hopes municipal entities will realize its value.

The web-based tracker of networking events has proven to be such a valuable tool in increasing efficiency in the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem that founding sponsors were clamoring for more.

In response to PayPal cutting off the embattled international nonprofit media organization, Philadelphia startup Xipwire says it's taking a stand for free speech.

A record number of applicants have produced a particularly impressive crop of Green Fund recipients, including a project that will install electric charging stations for car-sharing vehicles, announced today by the University of Pennsylvania

Hitting a major milestone as the UN Climate Change Conference heats up, the bike-sharing experts await OK from Voluntary Carbon Standard Program as investment piles up.

Multiple programs at the University of the Arts are encouraging students to take financial ownership of their work and talents, and its Corzo Center is challenging them to cash in on their art.

The Comcast Digital Connectors program celebrated its impact over the last year, including students from Project H.O.M.E. and the People's Emergency Center who are learning how to develop careers in technology and their communities.

If you're a technology pro with a thirst for the arts or community service, read on to learn how to make a difference with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia. 

The Breadboard non-profit program of NextFab Studio brought together artists Laureen Griffin, Marisha Simons and Peter Hanley for this cutting-edge exhibit, which opens Friday, at the Esther Klein Gallery.