Citing research transforming our scientific view of the heavens, the American Astronomical Society will give astronomy professor Joe Burns the 2014 Dirk Brouwer Award.
Lester Eastman, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Aug. 9 at age 85. Calling hours will be Aug. 15, and a celebration of his life will be Aug. 16.
Researchers have produced a "photo album" of more than 30 shapes an oscillated drop of water can take – a fundamental insight into how droplets behave.
Cornell has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant to become one of three new University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has announced.
Materials researchers have devised a so-called hierarchical porous polymer film synthesis method that may help make these materials useful for applications ranging from catalysis to bioengineering.
To obtain data about shifts in avian migratory patterns, birds are being fitted with sensor-filled backpacks. A Cornell lab is developing the ultra-lightweight energy source to power those sensors using the vibrations from the birds' motion.
