A new switch designed by Cornell engineers uses water droplets to create very strong adhesive bonds that can flicked on and off in an instant. The switch was inspired by a mechanism found in palm beetles.
Cornell has licensed operation of its hydroponics greenhouse - which produces herbs and 6,000 heads of lettuce weekly - to Challenge Industries, providing steady jobs to more than a dozen people who otherwise face barriers to employment.
A study by a finance expert at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management and three colleagues shows that mutual funds do better when the fund manager has "skin in the game" -- and gains financially when the fund prospers.
Engineers for a Sustainable World, a nonprofit organization based at Cornell, sponsored students to work on engineering projects in developing countries this summer.
Young adult women whose mothers cohabit are 57 percent more likely than other women to report cohabitation themselves, according to a study by Cornell's Dan Lichter and Ohio State University colleagues.
A report by a Cornell immigration policy expert, a researcher with the Migration Policy Institute and the institute's president states that visa, travel and border inspections need to be made easier for legitimate foreign visitors, while still keeping the United States safe.
The 30th Annual Northeast Regional Summer School for Union Women took place on Cornell University's campus Aug. 7-12, in association with the United Association of Labor Education (UALE) and Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
A new book looks at changing wars, aging laws and the need for new laws that govern warfare. It was written by a Cornell professor of law who worked at the National Security Council and by a professor of government who heads the Peace Studies program at Cornell.
The first woman prime minister in Latin America, Beatriz Merino, will speak at Cornell University on 'Leadership in the 21st Century for Latin America,' Sept. 1 at 4:45 p.m. in B45 Warren Hall.
Asbestos has saved thousands of lives in the short run, but in the long run it has serious health risks. As a result, asbestos has triggered billions of dollars in litigation costs, says Rachel Maines, Cornell visiting scholar, in a new book.