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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Engaged Opportunity Grants connect students with hands-on community projects

The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement awarded nine grants to a diverse array of projects that connect classroom learning with community partners.

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Silveira joins U.N. talks on green energy transition

Semida Silveira, professor of practice in systems engineering, was among the senior representatives at the Global Green Industrialization Dialogue 2025, held July 7–8 in Vienna, Austria, under the auspices of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

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Rev prototyping program teaches entrepreneurs to ‘get messy’ and pivot

Project teams in Rev: Ithaca's Prototyping Hardware Accelerator will present their ideas – from AI cocktail generators to plastic recycling machines - at Demo Day on July 31.

Students learn about AI, engineering through weather balloons

During a week-long outreach program, high school students interested in STEM careers learned about using AI to help weather balloons navigate.

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American Chemical Society honors Shaoyi Jiang with journal issue

Shaoyi Jiang, the Robert Langer ’70 Family and Friends Professor and a world-renowned expert in biointerfaces and zwitterionic materials, has been recognized with a special issue of the journal Langmuir dedicated to his research and lasting impact on the field.

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National Science Foundation announces Cornell-led AI Materials Institute

The NSF, in partnership with Intel, will invest $20 million over five years to establish the Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute at Cornell, as part of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes.

Fix discovered for elusive gallium-oxide contact problem

Cornell researchers have uncovered a microscopic layer of carbon contamination, often left behind by air exposure and fabrication techniques, that impairs electrical flow in devices made with gallium oxide. They also found a solution.

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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.