A tool co-developed by Cornell researchers uses AI and machine learning to solve and predict how human proteins might interface and interact with other proteins, which can greatly accelerate fundamental research and clinical precision medicine.
Héctor D. Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government.
Britney Schmidt, associate professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences and of earth and atmospheric sciences in Cornell Engineering, has been named a laureate of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.
Physicist Keefe Mitman will work with Nils Deppe, assistant professor of physics, on the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration on improving gravitational wave models to aid with the LIGO-Virgo-Kagra Collaboration’s detection and characterization of compact binary encounters.
Bill Nye ’77, known by millions as the Science Guy and a tireless advocate for science education, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony Jan. 4.
On what would have been astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday, Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute will celebrate his legacy in an interdisciplinary day of science, music and more as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series.
John A. Nation, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, whose research on high-power microwave generation helped drive Cornell’s role in advancing plasma studies and fusion energy, died on Sept. 3 in Rye, New Hampshire. He was 89.
In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell research in battery development and design.