Cornell Tech Open Studio brims with cutting-edge ideas

Cornell Tech's Open Studio, at which prospective graduates present ideas for apps, start-up businesses and other inventions, attracted 500 people May 20 in Manhattan.

6 Ph.D. students learn to commercialize their research

Six engineering doctoral students will spend the summer and the fall semester exploring the potential to turn their research into a business as the first commercialization fellows.

33 seniors honored as 2016 Merrill Presidential Scholars

Thirty-three seniors from Cornell's seven undergraduate colleges are honored as Merrill Presidential Scholars in ceremony May 25 in Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.

'On-the-fly print' lets CAD designers modify in progress

A new 3-D printing system developed by Cornell researchers allows designers to test and modify a prototype while printing is in progress.

Electrical properties of superconductor altered by 'stretching'

A Cornell-led team of researchers has displayed the ability to alter superconductor strontium ruthenate's electrical properties through strain, or 'stretching', of a thin film of the material.

Researchers span the universe at Sagan Institute coffee hours

Coffee hours at the Carl Sagan Institute have spurred multi-disciplinary talks among faculty members from 11 departments and five colleges and schools at Cornell.

Jintu Fan honored for textile science and tech research

Cornell fiber scientist Jintu Fan received The Textile Institute Warner Memorial Medal for outstanding published research in textile science and technology April 28 in Poland.

Ancient tsunami evidence on Mars reveals life potential

The geologic shape of the shorelines on Mars show that two meteorites triggered a pair of mega-tsunamis, scarring its landscape, which offers evidence of oceans conducive to life.

ExxonMobil Foundation gives $447,046 to Cornell

The ExxonMobil Foundation has given Cornell $447,046 through its Educational Matching Gifts Program.