Tiny platform creates and directs microbubbles on demand

Set within a 3-millimeter area on a chip, the new device produces hydrogen gas bubbles on a grid of electrodes, then powers the bubbles up with acoustic energy through ultrasound.

Electrical sliding switches graphene between magnetic states

Researchers at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering have found that electrically sliding the layers of ultrathin graphene can switch the material between distinct magnetic states that persist even after the voltage is removed.

NSF awards $22.5M to continue plant-human communication projects

The Cornell-led multi-institutional Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems will continue work to transform agriculture by enabling direct two-way communication with crop plants’ internal processes. 

Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet’s true shape

A Cornell-led research team has for the first time resolved an exoplanet’s uneven contours, revealing how extreme heat and wind extend its atmosphere on one side.

Chemist elected fellow of American Physical Society

John Marohn, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).

Around Cornell

Y Combinator founder Paul Graham ’86 to talk startups Oct. 28

Graham will give a lecture titled “How to Turn Yourself Into a Startup Founder” in Kennedy Hall’s Call Auditorium.

Fluorescent imaging tracks metabolism of cells in real time

Researchers designed a new, faster form of two-photon fluorescence imaging for observing cell metabolism in real time, a method that could enable quicker screening of new therapeutic treatments.  

Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity

As mathematicians work through challenges related to AI, Cornell math faculty members are leading the field with work integrating AI into math and mathematics into AI.

Tariffs on Canadian power could raise costs, emissions and grid risks

A new study finds that tariffs on Canadian power could reduce the amount of imported electricity, raise prices, increase carbon emissions and make the power system more vulnerable to extreme weather.