Twenty years ago, when the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act was written and large central-station steam-turbine facilities were the best way to generate electricity, no one expected the technological development of the small-scale, super-efficient, combined-cycle gas turbines that independent power producers and many utilities use today.
Complex computing problems as different as modeling Earth's climate system, predicting effects of regulatory change in the dairy industry or serving a semester's worth of lecture videos to student dormitories will operate on a scalable distributed network of powerful desktop computers, thanks in part to a $6 million grant from Intel Corp. to Cornell.
Plant scientists from Cornell and the University of Tasmania, Australia, have successfully cloned one of history's first-studied genes -- the gene for stem growth in peas, according to a report in the latest issue of journal The Plant Cell, which was published today.
From one ecologist's perspective, the American system of farming grain-fed livestock consumes resources far out of proportion to the yield, accelerates soil erosion, affects world food supply and will be changing in the future.
Poor rural women who don't always have enough food in their homes exhibit binge eating patterns and are only about half as likely as other women to consume daily the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, these women are less likely to consume adequate vitamin C, potassium and fiber.
Looking to keep your best employees? Pay them what they're worth. A team of Cornell University researchers found that high salary growth proved critical in retaining high-performing employees. Promotions, on the other hand, had no effect on the turnover of similarly paid high performers and did little to reduce their desire to accept other employment offers.
The threat of a rare but serious condition in cats - vaccine-associated feline sarcoma - is prompting veterinary experts to advise cat owners and their veterinarians to think twice about whether all vaccinations are necessary for all cats.
Young women with low body iron -- but who are not quite anemic -- must use more effort to do the same amount of physical work or exercise than women who are not iron- deficient, according to several new Cornell studies.
More than half of American high school students don't go on to college and often flounder in "dead-end" jobs. They - as well as college-bound students - would benefit dramatically from planned workplace experiences, according to a Cornell expert.
