Séamus Davis receives honorary degree

At a ceremony at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Dec. 2, the chancellor of the National University of Ireland conferred an honorary doctor of science degree on J.C. Séamus Davis.

Picture of health: a selfie that may save your life

With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life – it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.

2014 Biennial to explore nanotech as artistic medium

Cornell's first arts biennial in 2014 will frame dynamic changes in 21st-century culture and art practice, and in nanoscale technology, with projects by faculty, students and guest artists.

New theory may revolutionize superconductors

A new theory might be a step toward higher-temperature superconductors that would revolutionize electrical engineering with more efficient motors and generators and lossless power transmission.

Christine Shoemaker wins national engineering award

Christine Shoemaker, the Joseph P. Ripley Professor of Engineering, has received the 2014 National Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies.

$4M gift will propel quantum materials studies

A revolutionary instrument that will expedite the discovery of new, artificial forms of matter will be funded by a $4.13 million gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

'Shaken, not stirred': Oscillator drives electron spin

Physicists and engineers have found a new way to control electron spins - not with a magnetic field, but with a mechanical oscillator.

Autodesk donates 3-D software to Cornell

Last month, international software design company Autodesk gave Cornell one of the largest gifts-in-kind it has ever received: 3-D design, engineering and entertainment software. The software is commercially valued at $51.4 million.

Eight on faculty named AAAS fellows

Eight Cornell scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.