Engineering

Students share 'modbot' design for future Cornell Cup competitors

Cornell students exhibited their embedded design skills at the Cornell Cup USA by demonstrating modular robots and Rock Band-playing robots. (May 10, 2012)

Prescription drug identifier takes top prize at Cornell Cup

A device that uses image processing to instantly identify a prescription drug took top honors at the first Cornell Cup USA Presented by Intel, May 4-5. (May 10, 2012)

Infrared LEDs can be made cheaper, compatible with silicon

Cornell researchers have advanced the process of making infrared light-emitting diodes cheaper and easier to fabricate.

Thom Mayne to design first NYC tech campus building

The university has chosen Pritzer Prize winner Thom Mayne and Morphosis to design the first academic building for the tech campus on Roosevelt Island. Cornell is striving to create a net-zero energy structure.

Robots learn to pick up oddly shaped objects

Cornell researchers have created an algorithm to guide autonomous robots in grasping odd shapes. (May 8, 2012)

'You're gonna need a bigger quote!': What makes movie lines memorable

By applying computer analysis to a database of movie scripts, Cornell researchers show what linguistic features make a statement stand out.

Cornell makes physics fun at D.C. science expo

Cornell staff offered science activities at the at the second USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., April 28-29. (May 7, 2012)

Researchers demonstrate new way to control nonvolatile magnetic memory devices

Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new strategy for making energy-efficient, reliable nonvolatile magnetic memory devices, which retain information without electric power. (May 4, 2012)

ExxonMobil Foundation gives nearly $596,000 to Cornell

The ExxonMobil Foundation has given Cornell $595,970 through its Educational Matching Gifts Program. The gift was presented to President David Skorton April 30 by Jean A. Baderschneider, Ph.D. '78.