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Solar solutions: ‘Crazy’ perovskite offers sustainable alternative to silicon

Over the last decade, perovskite photovoltaics have emerged as the most exciting alternative to silicon, with Cornell researchers studying how the material can be grown to be more durable for optimal performance, and be recycled. 

Researchers control metal microstructure for better 3D printing

Just as a snowflake’s intricate structure vanishes when it melts and transforms when it refreezes, the microstructure of metals can change during the 3D printing process, but Cornell researchers have uncovered a way to control these transformations.

Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought

The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, according to a new study from scientists that detected structural changes near the planet’s center.

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Transdisciplinary project aims to prevent the next pandemic

Most pandemics in the past century were sparked by a pathogen jumping from animals to humans. This moment of zoonotic spillover is the focus of a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Raina Plowright, the Rudolf J. and Katharine L. Steffen Professor in the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Public and Ecosystem Health. 

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X-ray study sheds light on cost-effective fuel cell materials

Cornell researchers have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of how a promising catalyst material transforms during operation, providing new insights that could lead to replacement of expensive precious metals in clean-energy technologies.

Arthur Ruoff, professor and high-pressure scientist, dies at 94

Arthur L. Ruoff, professor emeritus and former director of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, died Jan. 14 in Ithaca. Ruoff was 94.

Anne Smalling elected Board of Trustees chair

Anne Meinig Smalling ’87, a third-generation Cornellian with deep ties to the university, was elected the 18th chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees during a special meeting on Feb. 4. She will begin a three-year term as chair on July 1, succeeding Kraig H. Kayser, MBA ’84.

Ex-Big Red teammates to face off at Super Bowl LIX

The Chiefs’ Hunter Nourzad ’22 and the Eagles’ Jalyx Hunt ’23 are set to compete during the big game in New Orleans.

Light-twisting materials created from nano semiconductors

Cornell scientists have developed a novel technique to transform symmetrical semiconductor particles into intricately twisted, spiral structures – or “chiral” materials – producing films with extraordinary light-bending properties.

Magma found beneath dormant Cascade volcanoes

The research upends the long-standing belief is that active volcanoes have large magma bodies that are expelled during eruptions and then dissipate over time.

‘Embodied energy’ powers modular worm, jellyfish robots

In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell research in battery development and design.

Students can attend hackathons on AI, health, animals and digital ag

Students can apply to take part in one of four hackathons this semester — two on campus and two in New York City.

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