Spitzer discovers buckyballs in space

Possibly catching a glimpse of a rare moment in time, researchers have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs - carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (July 28, 2010)

Staff Education Exploration Day provides career growth strategies

The 12th annual Staff Education Exploration Day (S.E.E.D.) was held on July 21 in the Biotechnology Building. More than 200 staff attended the event to learn strategies for developing their careers. (July 23, 2010)

Shoals class experiment analyzes seaweed harvested for cosmetics and cattle food

Students explore sustainable harvest in a seaweed species that also serves as habitat for 60 other species during a class at Shoals Marine Lab. (July 23, 2010)

Researcher calls supersolid helium into question

John Reppy reports in a recent edition of Physical Review Letters that 'evidence' for supersolid helium may have been premature. (July 22, 2010)

Cornell to help create batteries that charge from shaking

Cornell's Energy Materials Center has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Ithaca's MicroGen Systems LLC to develop 'self-charging' batteries. (July 20, 2010)

For second year, underwater vehicle team takes top prize

The team's vehicle, Tachyon, beat out 23 other teams at the 13th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International competition held July 13-18 in San Diego, Calif. (July 20, 2010)

Cornell's robot Ranger sets 'walking' record at 14.3 miles

A Cornell robot named Ranger has traveled 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record at Cornell's Barton Hall on the morning of July 6. (July 16, 2010)

Researchers create sounds of animated things breaking

Cornell computer scientists are developing technology to synthesize the sounds that go with computer-animated images of glass and crockery being smashed. (July 14, 2010)

'Broken symmetry' discovery in high-temperature superconductors opens new research path

In a major step toward understanding the mysterious 'pseudogap' state in high-temperature cuprate superconductors, researchers have found a 'broken symmetry' in their electronic structure. (July 14, 2010)