Rapid reality: Students design 3-D printed products

A mechanical synthesis course took a new twist this year: As part of the design process, students had their prototype products 3-D printed.

Micro transistor prototypes made at Cornell map the mind

Mind mapping: Building on prototypes developed at the Cornell NanoScale Facility, French scientists have produced the world's first microscopic transistors that can amplify signals from within the brain.

Scientists develop world's smallest drug deliverer

'Cornell Dots' may not only help light up cancer cells, but could provide a new patient-friendly, viable option to battle cancer. Researchers have created pores in the nanoparticles that can carry medicine.

BOOM offers games, gadgets and job opportunities

If you want to see the future of technology, look at what today's students are inventing. An array of examples was on display April 3 at the annual BOOM (Bits on Our Minds) exhibition in the Duffield Atrium.

Cornell scientists help map national BRAIN initiative

A $100 million federal research initiative aimed at revolutionizing understanding of the human brain received key scientific direction from researchers at Cornell’s Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Science.

Dead star warps its partner's light, astronomers say

NASA's Kepler space telescope, in concert with Cornell-led measurements of stars' ultraviolet activity, has observed the effects of a dead star bending the light of its companion red star.

Expo features flyers, hoverers, soarers and wind catchers

The first on-campus Aeronautics/Alternative Energy Expo March 28 showed visitors the power of flight and wind.

Stirred, not shaken: Physicists gain more particle control

Cornell physicists can now control with precision how the particles in viscous liquids swirl, twirl and whirl. Think of adding cream to coffee - and managing the cream stream.

Julius Lucks receives 2013 Sloan Research Fellowship

The assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering was among 126 researchers recognized for distinguished performance and potential.