What previous researchers thought might be a supersolid transition in helium is better explained by changes in the solid's resistance to shearing, according to Cornell research. (May 12, 2011)
AguaClara, an Engineering Project Team that has built 14 gravity-powered surface water treatment facilities in Honduras over the last 12 years, has begun construction of its first plant in Nicaragua.
The National Science Foundation awarded grant funding that will help students from Puerto Rico access the experimental resources and expertise available to them at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source.
The annual "Bits on Our Minds" (BOOM) event displays projects from across campus that use digital technology - from an automated beer-brewing system to video games and apps not yet on the market.
Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute, Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Lab and Cornell confirm the presence of molecular hydrogen on a Saturn moon - a microbial food source and an ingredient needed for life.
Physicist Joshua Frieman will deliver this spring's Hans Bethe Lecture on the Dark Universe Wednesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Cornell researchers are pioneering an innovative approach for the wireless charging of electric vehicles and other machines while they remain in motion.