In a superconductor, everything happens at once

Observations of a high-temperature superconductor show a "critical point" where significant changes occur.

New battery test center adds zip to New York economy

Replacing the gasoline economy with better batteries may be accelerated thanks to unique battery testing capabilities at Cornell, and anchored by a new testing and prototyping center that the university helped to establish.

Impressive finishes for steel bridge, concrete canoe teams

Both Cornell teams showed major improvement over last year, with the canoe team's second place overall finish propelling them to the national competition in June.

Student-developed water monitor gets EPA support

A proposal to develop a portable, affordable turbidimeter, a tool for measuring water quality, has won a $90,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet student design competition.

College Scholars tackle research from art to engineering

Seniors in the College Scholar Program pursued research projects ranging from humor cognition as a clinical diagnostic tool to decisions in the art market and designing a small satellite.

Optical traps on chip manipulate many molecules at once

Cornell physicists have shrunk the technology of an optical trap, which uses light to suspend and manipulate molecules like DNA and proteins, onto a single chip.

Undergrads convey their research prowess at forums

About 140 students presenting 115 research projects gathered for the Cornell Undergraduate Research Forum April 16, while 45 seniors convened for the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars Senior Expo April 17.

Cracker-sized satellites launch into orbit

After years of planning and several last-minute delays, about 100 Cornell-developed mini satellites demonstrating space flight at its simplest have launched into orbit and are now circling Earth.

Engineering students prep for canoe, bridge contests

Fourteen schools will visit Ithaca April 24-26 for the 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers Regional Conference, which features the concrete canoe and steel bridge competitions.