Randomness reveals hidden order in the plant world

Findings from a recent study show how randomness and growth together create the striking cellular patterns that shape plant organs—and perhaps all multicellular life. 

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Students learn in global communities

International summer experiences sent groups of students abroad to pursue their personal and professional goals. At the Nov. 19 International Research Showcase, they'll share their work with the Cornell community. 

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Light causes atomic layers to do the twist

Using a Cornell-built instrument and Cornell-built high-speed detector, a team of researchers captured atomically thin materials responding to light with a dynamic twisting motion.

Physicist John Reppy wins Buckley Prize

Reppy was recognized along with David Bishop, Ph.D. ’78, for "groundbreaking experiments" they did on helium 50 years ago. 

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Why companies don’t share AV crash data – and how they could

A team of researchers from across campus has created a roadmap outlining the barriers and opportunities to making autonomous vehicles safer.

Cornell creates transformative tech for wine industry

A new platform slashes screening time for the hundreds of grape samples E&J Gallo Winery collects during harvest - the latest milestone in a partnership that benefits the entire grape and wine industry. 

Translation offers English readers passage to satirical ‘Island of Hermaphrodites’

The novel, published anonymously in 1605, is "a very funny critique of court life that resonates for anyone dealing with very hierarchical institutions in which the exercise of power is often inscrutable and seemingly random,” says professor Kathleen Perry Long. 

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Chemist Geoffrey Coates wins Benjamin Franklin Medal

Prof. Coates is being recognized “for transformative work at the interface of chemical catalyst design and polymer science, leading to novel ways of making biodegradable and recyclable plastics.”

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How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud cover could help astronomers searching for signs of life beyond our planet, Cornell researchers have found.