Digital ‘virus’ helps researchers map potential spread

A team including a Cornell researcher has developed a digital “virus” that could piggyback on contact-tracing apps and spread from smartphone to smartphone in real time, helping policymakers predict COVID-19 spread.

Atkinson COVID-19 grants could inform policy decisions

Cornell Atkinson has announced its first two Rapid Response Fund grants aimed at helping find solutions to issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Long-dead stars can yield clues to life in the cosmos

The next generation of Earth- and space-based telescopes will be able to hunt distant solar systems for evidence of life on Earth-like exoplanets, thanks to a new spectral field guide.

Cornell engineers help get NYC’s L train back on track

New York City’s L train has resumed full service following an extensive rehabilitation project that finished six months early and $100 million under budget, thanks in part to Cornell engineers.

(Virtual) Things to Do, April 24-May 1, 2020

Virtual events and Cornell resources include selections from the Centrally Isolated Film Festival; a Guy Davis concert rebroadcast on WVBR; a local species survey; a training session for undocumented community allies; and an online version of Cornell Library's Robert Moog exhibition.

Researchers use ‘hot Jupiter’ data to mine exoplanet chemistry

A new Cornell model allows scientists to discern different temperatures on an exoplanet and to better determine a planet’s molecular chemistry.

Website charts COVID-19 spread across NY state

A website developed by a Cornell team offers insight into the rate of coronavirus infections across New York state.

Mass-produced microscopic sensors see the light

Cornell researchers created low-cost, mass-produced nanoscale sensors that harness light for power and communication.

Chemists create faster-degrading plastic for marine uses

To address the plastic environmental crisis, Cornell chemists have developed a new polymer for a marine setting that is poised to degrade by ultraviolet radiation.