Cornell researchers have developed an efficient method for the assembly of biologically compatible, antibacterial synthetic macromolecules, the composition of which can be precisely adjusted.
Searching vast cosmic communities like real estate agents rifling through listings, Cornell astronomers now hunt for aging, habitable exoplanets flourishing in old star, red giant neighborhoods.
Emeritus professor Tobias de Boer, who taught mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell for more than 50 years and served as associate director of the Sibley School for nine years, died on May 2 at age 85.
Malika Grayson and Darvin J. Griffin have received the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year award - one of the organization's highest honors for graduate students.
Researchers from the College of Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine will fight the spread of breast cancer and other cancers with a $9.3M, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute.
A virtual reality theme park ride and video game created by Cornell students places gamers on the "Star Wars" planet of Tatooine. The ride was the yearlong project of the Intel-Cornell Cup team.
Dr. Michael Satlin at Weill Cornell Medicine and Ilana Brito in Ithaca are researching how to fight drug-resistant bacteria – "superbugs" that threaten cancer patients' fragile immune systems.
The assistant professor of biomedical engineering has been invited to the National Academy of Engineering's second annual Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium, Dec. 13-16. (Oct. 28, 2010)