To make better fuel cells, study the defects

Engineers trying to improve fuel-cell catalysts may be looking in the wrong place, according to new research at Cornell.

Study: Honeycomb structure responsible for bacteria's extraordinary sense

Cornell researchers have peered into the complex network of receptors that give bacteria the ability to sense their environment and respond to chemical changes as small as 1 part in 1,000.

Trevor Pinch expounds on the sounds of commerce

Professor Trevor Pinch presented 'The Sound of Economic Exchange: Listening to Sound Studies,' Feb. 15 as the Society for the Humanities Annual Invitational lecturer.

Renowned poet Anne Carson leads workshop on collaboration

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Anne Carson led workshops on collaboration, lectured and performed and worked with students the week of Feb. 13 while on campus.

A neuroscientific odyssey into how we 'remember the future'

In 'The Happiness of Pursuit,' psychology professor Shimon Edelman offers an explanation of how we process our world and the 'elbow room' in which we can chase happiness.

Christine Shoemaker, two alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering

Christine Shoemaker, the Joseph P. Ripley Professor of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Two Cornell alumni were also elected.

Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann's essays collected in book

Twenty-eight of Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann's essays are collected in a book edited by Jeffrey Kovac and Michael Weisberg, published Jan. 23 by Oxford University Press.

A.D. White House is the stage for student play about White

Students have created a performance piece based on the life of A.D. White, in which the audience and the A.D. White House will be a part of performances Feb. 16-18.

Computer science faculty, students reap awards

Faculty and students in computing and information science have been racking up awards and honors for their 'extraordinary accomplishments.'