‘Connectivity’ to be hallmark of Cornell Tech campus design

A Dec. 19 panel discussion in New York City outlined the vision for Cornell Tech’s permanent home, slated for groundbreaking in early 2014.

Two years in making, Cornell Tech land deal is official

Two years to the day after Cornell won Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Applied Sciences NYC competition, President David Skorton signed the lease for the city land on which Cornell NYC Tech will be built.

Cornell Tech students show off their innovations

Cornell NYC Tech hosted an "open studio" Dec. 13 to showcase projects from its first graduating class and from new students in the program.

Concerto competition yields two student winners

For the first time, the Cornell Concerto Competition has two winners: cellist Daniel Cho '17 and violinist Ji Min Yang '15. The 10th annual competition was held Dec. 15 in Barnes Hall.

Fully functional loudspeaker is 3-D printed

Researchers have 3-D printed a working loudspeaker, complete with plastic, conductive and magnetic parts, seamlessly integrated, and ready for use almost as soon as it comes out of the printer.

Picture of health: a selfie that may save your life

With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life – it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.

Faculty agree on viability of electric cars at screening

After screening the documentary “Revenge of the Electric Car," faculty members discussed the merits of the cars with the film's director Dec. 4.

Christine Shoemaker wins national engineering award

Christine Shoemaker, the Joseph P. Ripley Professor of Engineering, has received the 2014 National Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies.

$4M gift will propel quantum materials studies

A revolutionary instrument that will expedite the discovery of new, artificial forms of matter will be funded by a $4.13 million gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.