Cornell Tech begins land use review, releases new images

Cornell Tech, Cornell's initiative to build a world-class technology and entrepreneurship campus on Roosevelt Island, has entered the land use review process. New images of the campus have been released. (Oct. 15, 2012)

Free program makes computer graphics more realistic

A Cornell graduate student has created a free, open-source rendering program that is in use by computer graphics researchers around the world, using an algorithm that had stymied most programmers. (Oct. 8, 2012)

Cornell NYC Tech and the Commerce Department partner to spur job creation

Cornell and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a groundbreaking partnership in New York City Oct. 2 to speed commercialization of ideas generated at Cornell NYC Tech. (Oct. 4, 2012)

Are there MOOCs in Cornell's future?

Cornell must decide whether or not to join other leading universities in offering free online courses to vast numbers of students.

Wireless data centers could be faster, cheaper, greener

Cornell computer scientists have proposed an innovative wireless design that could greatly reduce the cost and power consumption of massive cloud computing data centers, while improving performance. (Sept. 26, 2012)

Scientists simulate clothing sounds for computer animation

Cornell researchers who specialize in creating sound for computer animation are adding the sounds of cloth to their repertoire. (Sept. 25, 2012)

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Qualcomm Founder Irwin Jacobs and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to Guide Growth of Cornell NYC Tech

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will provide ongoing guidance on the programmatic and physical development of Cornell's new NYC tech campus.

Create action figures from computer graphic images

Computer graphics researchers have created software that will translate a graphic image of a character from a movie or video game into a posable plastic model. (Aug. 28, 2012)

Applications now accepted for M.Eng. program at CornellNYC Tech

Applications for admission to the inaugural class of computer science students at Cornell NYC Tech in New York City are now being accepted for January 2013. (Aug. 22, 2012)