When you type in your password, there’s no telling who might be watching it go by. New research at Cornell may offer a pathway to more secure communications.
Computer scientist David Steurer has been awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship to support research to find the "laws of efficient computation," which might lead to a new way to solve many very hard problems.
It's now possible to display math problems online as if they were on a chalkboard, thanks to new technology by Cornell University Library's Project Euclid. (Jan. 11, 2011)
Rembrandt van Rijn’s art and artistic practice have fascinated scholars and collectors for centuries. His printmaking methods, and prints from across hiscareer, are revealed as an inspirational resource for research and teaching in a new exhibition of his etchings at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
Cornell's Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, home of Computing and Information Science, opened for business this week. The building features "curved lines intersecting with linear angles, lots of glass and light" to inspire creativity and collaboration.
3-D printer technology will dramatically change how products are made, designed and consumed, say Cornell professor Hod Lipson and analyst Melba Kurman in a new report. (Jan. 4, 2011)