After eight years of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, residents still have mixed feelings about it, report researchers at Cornell's Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Dec. 13. (Dec. 14, 2011)
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a bright vein of a mineral deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help researchers better understand the history of wet environments on Mars. (Dec. 9, 2011)
A quick, inexpensive and highly sensitive test that identifies disease markers or other molecules in low-concentration solutions could be the result of a Cornell-developed nanomechanical biosensor.
New research offers a clue into the underlying causes of atherosclerosis in terms of how the cells that line the blood vessels, called endothelial cells, behave as the vessels stiffen with age. (Dec. 7, 2011)
For the past decade, high school physics teachers from New York state and beyond have been the eager consumers of a Cornell-based outreach program designed to make physics engaging and accessible. (Nov. 29, 2011)
Cornell Plantations has partnered with New York City's 92nd Street Y for its 'Changing Earth' lecture series. The seven-part series began in November and will take place monthly through May 2012. (Nov. 29, 2011)
Making robots understand and execute English commands is the goal of a project led by Hadas Kress-Gazit, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. (Nov. 22, 2011)