Hod Lipson briefs Congress on 3-D printing

Hod Lipson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, brief a Congressional committee on the impact of 3-D printing technology on manufacturing April 24.

NSF, Intel and GE help retain Cornell engineers

Cornell’s College of Engineering has received a five-year, $908,000 grant from a joint National Science Foundation, Intel and GE program called Graduate 10K+.

NYC Council says 'yes' to Cornell Tech

On May 8, with final approval from the New York City Council, Cornell NYC Tech completed the land use review process for its new campus.

Alumni experts on game-changing tech innovations

Alumni experts and several faculty members addressed 470 Cornellians and friends April 30 at the "A New Wave of Innovation" event, in Mountain View, Calif.

Alan Alda to offer science communication tips

Actor, director and writer Alan Alda will visit campus May 21-24 to lead a workshop for scientists on communicating science, with a public lecture May 22.

Exercise could reduce bone tumor growth

Biomedical researchers report that mechanical stimulation of cancerous bone, in making bone stronger, seems to make tumors weaker.

In 'last lecture' Schneider advises 'give it your all'

In his 'last lecture' April 30, engineering lecturer David Schneider told of the role positive thinking has had in his career, which has taken him to NASA, Disney, Columbia and Cornell.

Turn out the light: 'Switch' determines cancer cell fate

Xiling ShenA graphical abstract illustrates how a microRNA acts as a hard switch to determine colon cancer stem cell fate. Like picking a career or a movie, cells have to make decisions – and cancer results from cells making…

Energy harvester rolls to market production

MicroGen's nanotechnology based energy harvester – researched and developed by the company at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility – begins commercial scale production this summer.