Cornell chemist William Dichtel and colleagues have found a way to synthesize an ultra-thin, transparent organic film that could lead to flexible, more affordable solar cells. (April 11, 2011)
A combined $50 million commitment from Robert F. Smith '85, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, and the foundation of which he is a founding director will support chemical and biomolecular engineering and African-American and female students in Engineering in Ithaca and at Cornell Tech.
A Cornell team has created the first self-assembled three-dimensional superconductor, another step toward creation of a material that could act as a superconductor at or above room temperature.
Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new strategy for making energy-efficient, reliable nonvolatile magnetic memory devices, which retain information without electric power. (May 4, 2012)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Sea Grant has funded two Cornell projects to help officials improve coastal hazard warnings for residents in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Student engineers will play host to 22 university teams vying for cash prizes at the inaugural Cornell Cup USA, presented by Intel, May 4-5 in Walt Disney World. (April 26, 2012)
Cornell statistician Paul Velleman explained the various methods researchers use to sift through the enormous amounts of data being generated, April 21, in a talk for Math Awareness Month. (April 25, 2012)