Imperfect graphene renders 'electrical highways'

Researchers have moved a step closer to making graphene a useful, controllable material: They have shown that when grown in stacked layers, graphene produces defects that influence its conductivity.

Grad students train to communicate science

Two graduate students were chosen from 700 to attend a workshop on communicating science.

Linear collider gains key insights from Cornell physicists

The International Linear Collider has received pivotal insights from Cornell physicists: They have designed a key component of the proposed collider called a damping ring.

Chilean earthquake made volcanoes sink

Cornell earth scientists are trying to understand why several volcanoes near a 2010 earthquake in Chile sank several inches into the ground.

Soaring CUAir wins unmanned air systems competition

CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, June 19-22.

Two student teams win coveted EPA prize

Two Cornell student teams – a cookstove fuel/biochar group and the AguaClara water filtration project – won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s prestigious People, Prosperity and the Planet Award June 19.

Physicists tease out twisted torques of DNA

The tiny torques of DNA have been directly measured in the lab of physicist Michelle Wang using an instrument called an angular optical trap.

Industry, academia to share Cornell Tech building

Cornell NYC Tech has announced it will develop its first "corporate co-location" building, a major advancement in its effort to bring industry and academia together on its Roosevelt Island campus.

White House honors Ginsparg for arXiv

Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics, will be named a Champion of Change by the White House June 19 for his work on arXiv.