Physical Sciences & Engineering

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.

CU GEM improves eco-friendly Styrofoam substitute

Undergraduates on the Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines (CU GEM) team won awards for designing a safe alternative to Styrofoam.

Tunable antenna could end dropped cell phone calls

A Cornell collaboration has resulted in the world's best tunable dielectric material, which could greatly improve wireless communications technology.

Cornell Tech welcomes four more faculty members

Serge Belongie, Mor Naaman, Rafael Pass and Ramin Zabih have joined the faculty at Cornell Tech.

New institute promotes smart clothing of the future

At a meeting of the new Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation, clothing designers, textile scientists and business leaders discussed how to best weave fashion and function and to bring bold ideas to market.

Bending world's thinnest glass shows atoms' dance

For the first time, researchers have directly imaged deformations in silica glass and the resulting “dance” of rearranging atoms.

Lucks, Seandel are NIH 'New Innovators'

Julius Lucks, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Marco Seandel, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology in surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, are NIH "New Innovators."

Fennie, Nirenberg named MacArthur Fellows

Craig Fennie, assistant professor of applied and engineering physics, and Sheila Nirenberg, associate professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medical College, have been named 2013 MacArthur Fellows.

Laurie Anderson's art turns to storytelling

Artist Laurie Anderson discusses her upcoming "Dirt Day!" performance Sept. 21 at the State Theatre; she also joins Roald Hoffman on an art and science panel Sept. 22 at the Museum of the Earth.