From red planet to deep blue sea: Astronomer Squyres becomes NASA aquanaut

Astronomer Steven Squyres, who helped lead the Rover missions to Mars, is one of six crew members on a 13-day undersea NASA training mission off Key Largo to simulate an asteroid mission. (Oct. 20, 2011)

Kiln to make rural Kenyan village energy self-sufficient with agricultural boon

With the first continuous slow pyrolysis unit built at a U.S. university, a research team are on the cusp of harnessing the power of organic material to fuel an entire village in Kenya. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Cornell, Technion will partner in groundbreaking NYC Tech Campus

Cornell and The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have announced a new partnership to create a world-class applied science and engineering campus in New York City, as outlined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Multiphoton endoscope could bring diagnostic imaging into doctors' offices

Researchers in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College are pushing the limits of multiphoton microscopy by shrinking the microscopes so they can be inserted safely into a patient's body. (Oct. 17, 2011)

Computers learn to turn biological processes into equations

Using a Cornell-developed software called Eureqa, scientists have demonstrated that a computer can analyze raw experimental data from a biological system. (Oct. 17, 2011)

Itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie: Disneyland exhibit goes nano

The new Nanooze Lab at California's Disneyland allows guests to explore the very, very small. The Nanooze project was founded by Cornell Professor Carl Batt.

Bhaskaran, Butcher to participate in engineering symposium

Rajesh Bhaskaran and Jonathan Butcher are among 65 researchers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's third Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium, Nov. 13-16. (Oct. 17, 2011)

With NSF and Microsoft support, Cornell team aims to take errors out of cloud computing

A Cornell team of computer scientists plans to develop methods for improving the reliability of cloud computing. (Oct. 13, 2011)

Science workshops for NYC teachers slated for Oct. 15

The Cornell Science Sample Series gives New York City-area teachers hands-on instruction from Cornell faculty and graduate students to help them bring scientific concepts alive in the classroom. (Oct. 13, 2011)