Mutant enzyme study aids in understanding of sirtuin's functions

Cornell researchers use a SIRT6 mutant to identify which of the sirtuin's enzymatic activities contributes to its defatty-acylation, contributing to understanding of the protein's various functions.

2016 College Scholar cohort shows interdisciplinary chops

The College Scholars Program's 2016 cohort, consisting of 12 students, leaves a legacy of broad interdisciplinary study.

Relax, it'll be 1,500 years before aliens contact us

If you're expecting to hear now from aliens from across the universe, it might be a while. Cornell astronomers say extraterrestrials likely won’t phone home – or Earth – for 1,500 years.

Researchers simulate wear of materials as they rub together

Cornell-led research yields a simulation system for predicting wear caused by friction between hard surfaces, which could help expand the use of computer modeling in tribology studies.

Cornell, ADC tackling rescue ropes issue for U.S. Navy copters

Researchers from Cornell and Advanced Design Consulting, Inc. of Lansing are partnering to develop synthetic ropes for use in hoist systems on U.S. Navy rescue helicopters.

Goal of improved connectivity drives computer scientists

Cornell computer scientists are leaders in the emerging field of software-defined networking, which takes an open-source approach to network connectivity.

Engineered E. coli vesicles act as vaccine deliverers

Antigen-coated membranes on the surface of E. coli bacteria cells serve as vaccine vehicles that were proven effective against a highly deadly pathogen, a Cornell-led research group has shown.

CHESS workshops in June to include annual users meeting

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source will hold its annual workshop in June, and will include the facility's annual Users' Meeting, slated for June 7-8 in the Physical Sciences Building.

Cornell Tech Open Studio brims with cutting-edge ideas

Cornell Tech's Open Studio, at which prospective graduates present ideas for apps, start-up businesses and other inventions, attracted 500 people May 20 in Manhattan.