Teachers from around the country learned new techniques at the Institute for Physics Teachers, which wrapped up its ninth year of uniting and training high school physics teachers July 30. (Aug. 2, 2010)
Using NASA's Cassini spacecraft, Cornell astronomer Matthew Tiscareno and colleagues searched for any material from dust to giant boulders that might be orbiting Saturn's second-largest moon.
Possibly catching a glimpse of a rare moment in time, researchers have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs - carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (July 28, 2010)
The 12th annual Staff Education Exploration Day (S.E.E.D.) was held on July 21 in the Biotechnology Building. More than 200 staff attended the event to learn strategies for developing their careers. (July 23, 2010)
Students explore sustainable harvest in a seaweed species that also serves as habitat for 60 other species during a class at Shoals Marine Lab. (July 23, 2010)
Cornell's Energy Materials Center has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Ithaca's MicroGen Systems LLC to develop 'self-charging' batteries. (July 20, 2010)
The team's vehicle, Tachyon, beat out 23 other teams at the 13th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International competition held July 13-18 in San Diego, Calif. (July 20, 2010)
