Tighter 'stitching' means better graphene, scientists say

The 'stitching' between individual crystals of graphene affects how well these carbon monolayers conduct electricity and retain their strength, Cornell researchers report. (May 31, 2012)

High-temperature superconductivity starts with nanoscale electronic oases

The first study of the evolution of a superconductor shows that small patches gradually expand until they take over. (May 30, 2012)

Synthetic blood vessels could lead to breakthroughs in tissue engineering

Cornell researchers have designed 3-D artificial microchannels in a soft biomaterial and injected human umbilical vein endothelial cells into the channels. (May 29, 2012)

Nanofluidics sorts DNA one molecule at a time to study cancer-causing changes

Cornell nanotechnology researchers have devised a new tool to study epigenetic changes in DNA that can cause cancer and other diseases. (May 23, 2012)

Academic, industry leaders give advice on successful science careers

Students, faculty and staff got advice about managing a successful career in the sciences during the 2012 Empowering Women in Science and Engineering conference, May 20-21. (May 23, 2012)

Cornell named a top 10 school for financial engineering

Cornell's master of engineering with a financial engineering concentration was lauded by Advanced Trading magazine for the quality of its academic program and rate of job placement. (May 22, 2012)

Chris Schaffer to advise on science policy in D.C.

Schaffer will spend his sabbatical year as an Arthur H. Guenther Congressional Fellow in September.

Reunion exhibition to feature Sputnik satellite, Enigma code-breaking machine

An exhibition running from June 7 to October on campus will feature an original Sputnik satellite, an Enigma WWII encoding/decoding machine and a Declaration of Independence facsimile.

Math department celebrates 50th year of topology festivals

An overflow crowd attended the math department's 50th Topology Festival, held May 4-7 on campus. (May 14, 2012)