Shapeshifting liquid crystal can form emulsions, then change back

Cornell researchers have developed a two-phase liquid crystal system that can rapidly change – and hold – its shape, transforming from a transparent thin liquid film to an opaque emulsion, and then back again, all with a brief jolt of a high-frequency electric field.

Two doctoral students awarded DOE fellowships

Pascal Caraccioli Salinas and Joshua Luoma were awarded graduate fellowships by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Philosophy Ph.D. candidate wins Newcombe Fellowship

Migdalia Arcila-Valenzuela is one of 20 recipients of a 2025-26 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

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Research at risk: fast delivery of blood transfusions, supplies for troops

Cornell researchers have been building decision-support tools, optimization methods and artificial intelligence approaches to help the U.S. Navy and Marines quickly and effectively transport people and supplies – including blood for transfusions – in the event of an overseas conflict or humanitarian disaster.

Student-designed technology bound for space station

A pair of student-led projects that feature small, low-cost satellites and light sails are headed to the International Space Station for testing. 

Natural sensors help in mapping out cells’ own biology

Cornell chemistry and chemical biology researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living cells — using the cells’ own components as built-in sensors.

Researchers create 3D interactive digital room from simple video

Researchers at the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have developed an AI-powered process that automatically transforms a short video of a room into an interactive, 3D simulation of the space.

Passion and partnerships: Finding success as faculty

The sixth Future Professors Institute invited aspiring faculty to engage with current faculty from a variety of backgrounds and institutional types.

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Conspiracy theorists unaware their beliefs are on the fringe

Overconfidence is a hallmark trait of people who believe in conspiracies, and they also significantly overestimate how much others agree with them, Cornell psychology researchers have found.