'Fabric' would tighten the weave of online security

Cornell computer scientists are developing 'Fabric,' a platform and programming language to build secure distributed computer systems. (Sept. 30, 2010)

$109 million NSF award funds X-ray science, research and development for revolutionary new X-ray source

The grant will fund Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as well as research and development for a new kind of X-ray source that promises to revolutionize the field. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Computer graphics to help streamline green building design

Supported by federal stimulus funds, an interdisciplinary research group is creating computer simulation software that would allow architects to employ sustainable design principles from day one. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Group unearths 19th-century ghost stories for fall meeting

Graduate students and faculty in the Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers Study Group will discuss ghost stories at its fall meeting, Oct. 2 at Flora Rose House. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Trucks with heavy emissions identified as air pollution culprit in Beijing

New research by Max Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, targets diesel-fueled large trucks as the biggest culprits for polluting the air in and around Beijing. (Sept. 28, 2010)

Czech president -- from Prague Spring to Willard Straight takeover -- was witness to history

Czech President Vaclav Klaus, visiting Ithaca, recalled his time here as teaching assistant in 1969 and the fall of communism. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Charioteer of Delphi is restored to its former glory

A plaster cast of the charioteer of Delphi in Goldwin Smith Hall has been restored, and a new piece was added to the cast collection: a Hellenistic sculpture of the head of a fisherman. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Three regional companies receive grants through Cornell

The Cornell Center for Materials Research awarded this fall's grants to American Aerogel Corp., SensiVida Medical Technologies Inc. and Haledyne LLC.

Wolczanski earns chemical society award

Peter Wolczanski, the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor of Chemistry, has received the 2011 National Award in organometallic chemistry from the American Chemical Society. (Sept. 27, 2010)