Fennie receives U.S. Army funding to investigate new, greener storage materials

The assistant professor of applied and engineering physics has received a three-year, $150,000 Young Investigator Award from the Army Research Office Materials Science Program. (June 17, 2010)

Stretching single molecules allows precision studies of interacting electrons

Cornell researchers have demonstrated that single-molecule devices can serve as powerful new tools for fundamental science experiments. (June 10, 2010)

McEuen to lead Atomic and Solid State Physics lab

Paul L. McEuen, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics and director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell, has been named director of the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics. (June 8, 2010)

Recovery act funds research to design computer processors with built-in power supplies

Cornell researchers led by Alyssa Apsel, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, are sharing a $685,000 Department of Energy grant to design power supplies for multicore systems. (June 8, 2010)

To boost electronics performance, researchers image sub-nano pore structures for first time

In the quest for faster and cheaper computers, scientists have imaged pore structures in insulation material at sub-nanometer scales for the first time. (June 8, 2010)

SOFIA first light flight 'virtually flawless'

SOFIA achieved a major milestone May 25 when the airborne observatory made its first in-flight nighttime observations. (June 3, 2010)

Ingredient in sunless tanner may help heal post-op wounds

A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help to heal wounds following surgery, according to a study by Cornell biomedical engineers and plastic surgeons at Weill Cornell Medical Center. (June 1, 2010)

MacArthur grant allows schoolchildren to print 3-D models

Cornell's Computational Synthesis Lab has been awarded a share of $185,000 from the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition to bring Fab@Home printers to public elementary schools. (June 1, 2010)

Reinhart-King wins biomechanics young investigator award

A silver World Congress of Biomechanics Young Investigator Award went to Cynthia Reinhart-King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, for her work in cellular mechanics. (June 1, 2010)