Cornell Ignite fellows bring lab discoveries closer to market impact

Three new research projects will receive funding and training through the Ignite Fellow for New Ventures program to transform university research into new ventures and products that can benefit society.

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Blockchain platform securely digitizes public records

Ava Labs, a company with roots at Cornell, recently announced that its Avalanche blockchain platform will be used for the largest deed tokenization project in history.

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Sun dogs, other celestial effects could appear in alien skies

Phenomena common to Earth’s atmosphere can appear in the skies over some exoplanets of the “hot Jupiter” variety, a common type of gaseous giant that always orbits close to its host star, according to new research.

Hiding secret codes in light protects against fake videos

A team of Cornell computer science researchers has developed a way to “watermark” light in videos, which they can use to detect if video is fake or has been manipulated, another potential tool in the fight against misinformation.

Dam removal restores aquatic ecosystem within three years

Water resource managers are increasingly investigating removing dams to restore connectivity and improve aquatic habitats, water quality and fish passage. 

Cornell AgriTech hops featured in Seneca Lake summer beer

This week, cool down at one of Seneca Lake's breweries or restaurants with a pint of PURE Brew made with a new AgriTech hop variety.

Eight named in 2025 cohort of Weill Institute Emerging Scholars

The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology at Cornell has selected eight outstanding graduate and post-doctoral students as recipients of this year’s Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Award. 

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For attached sellers, ‘who’ can matter more than ‘how much’

ILR School-led research found that a seller’s emotional attachment to an item influences the process through which sellers sort through the field of potential buyers to determine the course of negotiation and, ultimately, the sale.

Study captures crystal phase changes in unprecedented detail

Using custom-built computer simulations, Cornell researchers have visualized solid-solid phase transitions in unprecedented detail, capturing the motion of every particle in a theoretical material as its crystal structure morphs into another.