‘Rosetta stone’ for database inputs reveals serious security issue

The data inputs that enable modern search and recommendation systems were thought to be secure, but an algorithm developed by Cornell Tech researchers successfully teased out names, medical diagnoses and financial information from encoded datasets. 

NYC residents agree: heat pumps improve comfort

Residents of a 10-unit apartment building retrofitted with electric heat pumps preferred the pumps to their oil-fueled boiler.

New technique puts rendered fabric in the best light

Cornell researchers, in partnership with the technology company NVIDIA, have developed a method for creating digital images of cloth that more accurately captures the texture, sheen and translucence of textiles. 

Pain-sensing neurons kick-start immune responses

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.

Supersonic tests defy a 70-year-old rule of metal strength

Smaller grains – the microscopic crystal regions within the material – normally make metal stronger, but when deformed at extreme speeds, this rule flips and metals with very small grains actually become softer, new Cornell research reveals.

AI improves flood projections under climate change

Physics-based models should be supplemented with AI hydrological models rather than relying on site-specific estimates, researchers find.

How well-meaning allies increase stress for marginalized people

A Cornell-led research team found that when allies directly asked a marginalized person for help during a prejudice confrontation, marginalized group members reported more emotional burden than when no help was sought.

Cornell-developed particles supercharge cancer immunotherapy

A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles developed at Cornell is showing an unexpected ability to rally the immune system against melanoma and dramatically improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy.

Study reveals opportunities, challenges of climate messaging

Widely cited messages tend to be effective but short-term messaging can only go so far in swaying people regarding the urgency of climate change, an international team led by a Cornell researcher has found.