Cornell Duffield College of Engineering

'Acceleration noise' adds realism to animated collisions

Cornell computer scientists have devised a new method, based on an overlooked bit of physics, to synthesize the sounds of small, rigid objects in collision in computer animations. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Computer-simulated knitting goes right down to the yarn

New method models individual stitches in 3-D to make realistic clothing for computer-generated characters. (Aug. 17, 2012)

Alumni use social media to drive enterprises, say panelists

Six alumni panelists at the Cornell Club in New York City described how their companies leveraged social media to pursue their entrepreneurial endeavors Aug. 14. (Aug. 16, 2012)

Three researchers receive DARPA young faculty funding

Chris Batten, Hadas Kress-Gazit and Julius Lucks are 2012 DARPA Young Faculty Award winners. (Aug. 13, 2012)

An 'anchor' that thinks for itself racks up another RoboSub win for Cornell

Cornell's Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team first place in the 15th International RoboSub Competition, also winning a prize for technical merit. (Aug. 13, 2012)

Meghan French named NYC tech campus external relations director

Meghan French, an assistant vice president at Pace University, has been named director of external relations for the new CornellNYC Tech campus in New York City. (Aug. 8, 2012)

Obama honors Fennie and Tang with early career awards

Craig Fennie and Ao 'Kevin' Tang are among this year's Presidential Early Career Award winners. (Aug. 8, 2012)

Healthier Life hub discussed at NYC workshop

The research enterprise at the CornellNYC Tech campus took a major step forward with a July 26-27 workshop focusing on the school's academic hub called Healthier Life.

Bacteria employ 'quality-control' machinery, say biomolecular engineers

Bacteria possess built-in machinery that track the shape and quality of proteins trying to pass through its cytoplasmic membrane, Cornell biomolecular engineers report. (Aug. 2, 2012)