Neurotech panel shares successes from first year

Faculty from Cornell Neurotech shared stories of technologies they have developed in their first year of operation at a Reunion 2017 panel, "Unlocking the Brain: Cornell's Search for the Key."

Cornell engineers transform food waste into green energy

In a classic tale of turning trash into treasure, two processes soon may be the favored dynamic duo to turn food waste into green energy, says a new Cornell-led study in Bioresource Technology.

Bill Nye '77 assures Cornellians that they can save the world

Bill Nye '77, known to a generation as "The Science Guy," celebrated his 40th class reunion by giving a talk in Bailey Hall titled, "Everything All At Once: How Cornellians Will Save The World."

E. coli bacteria's defense secret revealed

E. coli bacteria form a tunnel to eject poisons. Blocking the tunnel could make antibiotic-resistant bacteria vulnerable, according to new Cornell research.

Strogatz, colleagues aim to improve math communications

Math professor Steven Strogatz and his team secures a $2.5 million grant from National Science Foundation to help students learn how to do research, then communicate their results more clearly.

Group's measuring tool probes solar-cell materials

A group led by chemistry professor John Marohn has developed a technique for measuring photocapacitance in an organic polymer solar cell, which could lead to producing better solar-cell compounds.

Cornell tests 'smart,' resilient underground infrastructure

The future looks "smart" for underground infrastructure after a first-of-its-kind experiment testing advanced sensors was conducted June 6 at the Cornell Geotechnical Lifelines Large-Scale Testing Facility.

In a cosmic hit-and-run, icy Saturn moon may have flipped

Enceladus – a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn – may have flipped, the possible victim of an out-of-this-world wallop, according to a research group including Cornell scientists.

Singh wins grant from defense department for cancer research

Ankur Singh, assistant professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has won a $555,000 grant from the defense department to further his study of B-cell lymphoma.