New superconductivity mechanism found in iron compound

Cornell researchers have discovered electronic liquid crystal states in an iron-based, high-temperature superconductor.

CU deploys experimental TeraGrid resource for MATLAB

The Cornell Center for Advanced computing has deployed A 512-core parallel cluster running the scientific language MATLAB as an experimental resource on the TeraGrid. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Stimulus funding to help search engines learn on the job

New research aims to create search-engine software that can learn from users by noticing which links they click and how they reformulate their queries when the first results don't pay off. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Grace Kiyabu '10 published in national literary magazine

Grace Kiyabu's essay on cooking and relationships has been published in the fall 2009 issue of The Collegiate Scholar, an online publication.

Campus mourns the loss of two undergraduate students

Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, expressed the university's condolences on the deaths of Clayton DeFisher and Adam Frey during the university's winter break.

It's all in how you say it: Cornell linguist studies how the way we speak affects meaning

Mats Rooth, a Cornell linguist, will use software to study distinctions of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) in language by hunting for word patterns on the Internet. (Jan. 4, 2010)

Recycling mattresses to help former convicts and the homeless find jobs

Katie Broadbent '09 and Arthur Maas '09 are working with Andy Potash '66 to design a business with one goal in mind: creating jobs for workers often overlooked by employers.

Colleen Padilla uses 'word of mom' to turn a profit

With a Cornell MBA, Colleen Padilla has harnessed her experience as a mother and corporate brand manager to create a popular blog reviewing products for moms and kids.

Researchers are on the path to creating nano-MRI images

Cornell researchers are devising methods to detect the magnetic fields of individual electrons and atomic nuclei, which they hope to use to make a nanoscale version of magnetic resonance imaging. (Dec. 21, 2009)