Michael King leads journal on nanotechnology in medicine

Michael R. King, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is editor-in-chief of a new scientific journal focused on nanotubes, nanorods and nanowires applied to medicine and biology. (March 12, 2012)

DNANO Systems moves protein-expression business to McGovern Center

Cornell's biotechnology business incubator has just welcomed another client: DNANO Systems LLC. (March 8, 2012)

Professor emeritus Terrill A. Cool dies at age 75

Terrill A. Cool, professor emeritus of applied and engineering physics, died March 5. (March 7, 2012)

Student instructors go to the dogs -- and learn to mush

Four undergraduates and two staff leaders spent a week dogsledding, camping and skiing in northern Minnesota on a Cornell Outdoor Education trip in early January. (March 7, 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)

Researchers challenge study on hydrofracking's gas footprint

A Cornell study's contention that hydraulic fracturing would be worse for climate change than burning coal is being challenged by another study, also by Cornell researchers. (March 2, 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.