Cornell has submitted an expression of interest proposal to New York City to create a new applied sciences and engineering research center and campus in the Big Apple.
Supporting graduate students' research in renewable energy while allowing those students to hone their communication skills are the goals of a National Science Foundation graduate fellows program. (Nov. 1, 2011)
A team of students, led by associate professor Mason Peck, is attempting to send a CubeSat, a small satellite made from readily available hardware, into orbit around the moon with water as propellant.
The planet can vibrate like a bell within periods of a few hours, and these oscillations cause gravitational tugs that in turn create the spiral patterns in Saturn's rings, Cornell astronomers said.
Cornell University has received state approval to offer a long-awaited undergraduate major in biomedical engineering (BME) and will begin taking sophomores into the program this fall.
A decade after its creation, the Department of Biomedical Engineering has received a $50 million gift that will expand and elevate it as the Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering.
Last month, international software design company Autodesk gave Cornell one of the largest gifts-in-kind it has ever received: 3-D design, engineering and entertainment software. The software is commercially valued at $51.4 million.
The recent CCA Biennial brought attention to the arts and science at Cornell, including public television coverage of an installation on the Arts Quad by artist Kimsooja and materials scientists.
A chemical that often serves as a key ingredient in improvised explosive devices can be quickly and safely detected by a new polymer created by Cornell scientists.
The new Nanooze Lab at California's Disneyland allows guests to explore the very, very small. The Nanooze project was founded by Cornell Professor Carl Batt.