Scientists at the Energy Materials Center at Cornell have discovered a catalyst that could make fuel cells more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning - and thus more efficient and cost-effective. (Aug. 2, 2010)
The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Academic Venture Fund has awarded $1.5 million to a range of projects that will provide sustainable solutions around the world, from the Finger Lakes to the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia.
A committee of City of Ithaca and Cornell stakeholders met Feb. 7 to review preliminary conceptual options to potentially improve the safety of bridges spanning high gorges. (Feb. 9, 2011)
An interdisciplinary Cornell team will develop computer models, funded by the EPA, that consider such factors as trade patterns, transportation and economic geography associated with globalization. (Dec. 15, 2009)
A Cornell team traveled to China to participate in an eco-urban design workshop, where they developed an innovative urban model for China to consider as it prepares to build new cities. (April 23, 2009)
Recording units on the sea floor will help Cornell researchers analyze the potential impact of oil clouds in the Gulf of Mexico on marine mammals. (July 12, 2010)
Instructors for the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute recently climbed several giant sequoias in California to collect seed cones for the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Forestry. (July 8, 2010)
This semester a horticulture class prepared for a spring break trip to Belize -- not to hit the beach but to show how school gardens can enrich curricula and serve as a foundation for community education programs. (April 3, 2009)
A team led chemist William Dichtel has discovered a simple process for building an organic molecular framework that could pave the way to more economical, flexible and versatile solar cells. (June 29, 2010)