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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Google quantum computing breakthrough a ‘remarkable milestone’

October 23, 2019

Google announced Wednesday an experimental quantum processor completed a calculation in just a few minutes, a process that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.

Computing & Information Sciences

EPA decision on toxic chemical compounds expected soon

February 12, 2019

Damian Helbling, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University, comments on the environmental impact of chemical compounds known as PFAS.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Better failsafes could prevent future Facebook outages

October 5, 2021

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp experienced an extended outage yesterday. Nate Foster is a professor of computer science who works to develop languages and tools that make it easy for programmers to build secure and reliable systems. 

Computing & Information Sciences
Engineering

Dust plume may mean weaker hurricanes, heartier ocean ecosystem

June 25, 2020

Natalie Mahowald, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, comments on a Saharan dust plume making its way into the Gulf Coast region.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering

Soyuz rocket failure and emergency landing signals ‘mature’ spaceflight tech

October 11, 2018

Mason Peck, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University and former NASA Chief Technologist comments on the failure of a Soyuz rocket launch and emergency landing.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Could Google’s censored search engine penetrate China’s ‘Great Firewall’?

August 23, 2018

Thomas Jungbauer, assistant professor of strategy and business economics at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on news that Google is testing a censored search engine for the Chinese market.

Computing & Information Sciences
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management

Five ways to make sustainability a resolution

December 16, 2021

Cornell University experts from a variety of fields shared their recommendations for individual actions – large and small – that can make an impact locally and globally.

More than a climate issue: American auto industry may lose competitive edge with lower emissions standards

August 2, 2018

Max Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University and fellow at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, comments on the Trump administration's plan to freeze fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks in 2020.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Engineering

Experts list: Momentous shift to clean energy future?

February 11, 2021

Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on political and industry developments that signal a shift to a clean energy economy.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Power utilities and state government to be tested post-Michael

October 10, 2018

Thomas O’Rourke, professor of engineering at Cornell University, comments on how utility companies and governments should handle power damage and outages after hurricanes.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Engineering