Ithaca may kindle America's budding hydrogen economy

A new hydrogen filling station – nestled in Ithaca – could help to activate a new, national energy economy, since automakers plan to begin selling fuel-cell cars by 2016.

Nanosatellite CUSat to launch from California

After eight years of planning, submitting, winning, building and waiting, Cornell University’s CUSat – a nanosatellite designed by engineering students to help calibrate GPS systems with pinpoint accuracy – will be launched from California.

Scientists theorize properties of fleeting astatine

A new study theorizes how astatine would look and behave were scientists able to observe it in its condensed form.

$1.5M NSF grant helps nanoparticle manufacturing

A $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant will support scalable nanomanufacturing and device integration.

Relax! Slip on an electric vest to knead away stress

A new startup led by three Cornell students is developing a garment that gently gives a massage to reduce harmful amounts of stress in the body.

Five grad students named space technology fellows

Graduate students Daniel Cellucci, Nicholas Cheney, Brian Koopman, Ethan Ritz and Jason Yosinski are five of 65 graduate students whom have been chosen as Space Technology Research Fellows by the NASA.

For heavenly radiance, Burns wins Brouwer Award

Citing research transforming our scientific view of the heavens, the American Astronomical Society will give astronomy professor Joe Burns the 2014 Dirk Brouwer Award.

'Photo album' shows dances of droplets

Researchers have produced a "photo album" of more than 30 shapes an oscillated drop of water can take – a fundamental insight into how droplets behave.

Program teaches girls engineering via apparel design

Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering via Apparel Design, a weeklong course, taught 24 middle school girls on campus many principles of science to attract them to STEM fields.