In the quest for faster and cheaper computers, scientists have imaged pore structures in insulation material at sub-nanometer scales for the first time. (June 8, 2010)
The Mars rover Opportunity is a senior citizen but still spry, and as it peers over the rim of the giant impact crater called Endeavour, it's embarking on what could be called a new mission. (Sept. 2, 2011)
The researchers will develop mathematical representations of strategic interactions between building owners and insurance companies in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Using 3-D time-lapse imaging, physicists, working with plant biologists, have discovered that certain roots, when faced with barriers like a patch of stiff dirt, form helical spring-like shapes. (Sept. 24, 2012)
Now students can major in environmental engineering and graduate with an accredited degree in that field, which also qualifies them to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. (Sept. 14, 2009)
The professor of electrical and computer engineering will advise the U.S. government on GPS, space weather and other defense-related topics this year as a State Department Jefferson Science Fellow. (Sept. 9, 2009)
On Pi Day at Cornell, the mathematical constant Pi was celebrated simultaneously with its round, baked edible homonym as faculty and students participated in a pie-eating contest. (March 15, 2012)
The Mars rover Opportunity, NASA’s robotic geologist fitted with an array of tools to search for evidence of water, ended its mission Feb. 13 – three weeks after its 15th anniversary and long past its 90-day warranty.
It's now possible to display math problems online as if they were on a chalkboard, thanks to new technology by Cornell University Library's Project Euclid. (Jan. 11, 2011)