New instrument will map the formation of early galaxies

Cornell astronomers are deploying a new instrument that grants them, for the first time, a better view of the universe’s earliest galaxies, which can’t be observed individually with ground- or space-based telescopes.

High-energy x-ray workshop trains next generation of synchrotron researchers

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) will host its annual High Energy X-ray Techniques (HEXT) School next week, bringing graduate students and early-career researchers together for an intensive introduction to synchrotron science and high-energy x-ray research methods.

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Entropy gives a ‘marriage’ of molecules just enough freedom

Researchers found entropy can help bind certain pairs of molecules faster and more robustly – an approach that could have broad applications in drug development and forming new materials.

Over hill and dale, students’ Internet of Things projects benefit Finger Lakes communities

Students in a Duffield Engineering class are equipping a racing baton and a flying drone with Internet of Things technology to address challenges in and around Geneva, N.Y.

Next-generation telescope science highlighted at April workshop

Presenters at the workshop explained how Cornell's Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) promises a leap forward in our understanding of galaxy, star and planetary formation processes.

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New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots

Researchers created a computational model that shows the effect of insects’ morphology on stabilizing their flight, which could provide a blueprint for designing flapping-wing robots.

Haynes, Levine elected to the American Philosophical Society

Two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences – astronomer Martha Haynes and literary scholar Caroline Levine – have been named to the American Philosophical Society. 

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Entrepreneurial students win awards for summer work on their startups

Thirty student startups received Human Spirit, Beck Fellows and Cane Entrepreneurial Scholars awards this summer from Entrepreneurship at Cornell, funding that will allow students to work on their startups rather than take traditional summer positions.

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Falco to Congress: Benign scientific data can be exploited by China

Assistant professor Greg Falco testified before the congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission about how low-level data can be leveraged for tactical advantage.