Robotics expert is part of $10M automated programming project

Cornell robotics researcher Hadas Kress-Gazit is part of a five-year, $10 million National Science Foundation project to make computer programming faster, easier and more intuitive.

To convince people, come at them from different angles

Research on Facebook shows that people base decisions not on the number of requests they receive, but on the variety of social contexts the requests come from. (April 2, 2012)

Incentives in Bitcoin and other online services could deteriorate as system grows

The Bitcoin online currency system has an inherent weakness that may become a problem as the system grows, according to a team of Cornell and Microsoft Research computer scientists. (March 29, 2012)

New home for Computing and Information Science to rise

The Cornell Board of Trustees has approved construction of Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, the new home of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, expected to begin this month. (March 14, 2012)

Ten on faculty receive NSF CAREER awards

The National Science Foundation-funded awards support early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. (March 6, 2012)

Six firms shortlisted for design of tech campus building

Cornell University announced today the shortlist of six renowned architectural firms for the planned CornellNYC Tech campus's core academic building on Roosevelt Island. (Feb. 27, 2012)

Robots could climb and assemble structures, make construction sites safer

The prototype robot can autonomously traverse and manipulate a 3-D truss structure, using specially designed gears and joints to assemble and disassemble the structure as it climbs.

Robotic gripper can throw darts, balls - with no arm motion

The Cornell-developed robotic gripper that already boasts Internet fame and imitation has evolved: Now, it can throw things by using air pressure to launch objects forward.

Physicists predict when brittle materials fail

It doesn't happen often, but structures like bridges, airplanes and buildings do fail. What are the odds, and how can it be prevented? Cornell physicists are using computer modeling to find out. (Feb. 27, 2012)