Cornell researchers use a SIRT6 mutant to identify which of the sirtuin's enzymatic activities contributes to its defatty-acylation, contributing to understanding of the protein's various functions.
A group led by chemistry professor John Marohn has developed a technique for measuring photocapacitance in an organic polymer solar cell, which could lead to producing better solar-cell compounds.
Mathematician Steve Strogatz posits an answer to an understood but unexplained medical phenomena: The incubation periods of many diseases follow a similar "lognormal" pattern.
The five-year, $2.29 million grant supports “exceptionally creative new investigators who propose highly innovative projects that have the potential for unusually high biomedical impact."
After examining hidden density waves from Saturn’s B-ring, astronomers confirm that this circular object is as lightweight as it is opaque, as published in Icarus.
Emeritus professor of physics Kurt Gottfried has been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with its Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award.
Enceladus – a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn – may have flipped, the possible victim of an out-of-this-world wallop, according to a research group including Cornell scientists.
Michael Disare ’17 spent the summer in the lab of Yimon Aye learning novel approaches to signaling pathways in cells, a better understanding of which may lead to improvements in treatments for cancer.
Learn about planets beyond our solar system, far-flung missions and possible life in the cosmos at “(un)Discovered Worlds,” a one-day Cornell University space sciences conference May 9 to inaugurate the new Institute for Pale Blue Dots.