Cornell engineers hope that clean water runs deep. They have developed a new way to test for more micropollutants in lakes and rivers that vastly outperforms conventional methods.
Emeritus professor Stanley Zahler, whose work during his 35-year Cornell career left a lasting imprint on the teaching of microbial genetics at the university, died April 26 in California. He was 89 years old.
The Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team took home the top prize at the 17th Annual International RoboSub Competition, July 28-Aug. 3 in San Diego, Calif.
Using low-amplitude vibration, researchers show the ability to control the flow rate of a dense liquid. This discovery has potential applications in advanced technology fields, including 3-D printing.
Yimon Aye, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has won the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. The prize is $600,000 over three years.
Students and faculty in the College of Engineering are leveraging the university’s robust entrepreneurial ecosystem to launch a variety of tech startups.
Study probes how DNA unwrapping and the release of protein are linked inside the macromolecular complex known as the nucleosome core particle, which could inform therapeutic strategies for cancer.
Todd Walter, associate professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, has been appointed director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, effective July 1.