Synchronized nanoscale oscillators may spur new devices

Two tiny mechanical oscillators, suspended just nanometers apart, can talk to each other and synchronize by means of nothing but light. (Dec. 14, 2012)

Game offers students a taste of real-world trading

Financial engineering master's students at Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan participated in a trading game developed by Levent Kahraman '92. (Dec. 14, 2012)

Multimode waveguides bring light around corners for compact photonic chips

A Cornell innovation in photonic chip design could offer vastly increased bandwidth for fiber-optic communication. (Dec. 13, 2012)

For honest voting, write a message the 'man in the middle' can't intercept

Cornell computer scientists have developed a new way to send a 'non-malleable' message - one that cannot be altered by a third party - over a computer network. (Dec. 10, 2012)

Crowd-funded, DIY spacecraft to float into low-Earth orbit

A project called KickSat will launch more than 200 tiny satellites into low-Earth orbit in 2013. And unlike traditional, big government space exploration, KickSat is a launch by the people. (Dec. 5, 2012)

Book recounts activism, struggles of U.S. women scientists

Science historian Margaret Rossiter has just come out with the third book of her trilogy on the history of women scientists in America, focusing on their most recent efforts and contributions. (Dec. 5, 2012)

Switching with a few photons for quantum computing

Cornell researchers have demonstrated a device that can measure the presence of just a few photons without disturbing them. (Dec. 4, 2012)

Organic metamaterial flows like a liquid, remembers its shape

Reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000, a new material created by Cornell researchers using synthetic DNA is so soft that it can flow like a liquid and then, strangely, return to its original shape. (Dec. 3, 2012)

Experiments bolster theory of how electrons cool in graphene

In Nature Physics, a research team describes the first known direct measurements of hot electrons cooling down in graphene. (Dec. 3, 2012)