Cornell chemist Paul Chirik and colleagues have devised a new way to break the tough nitrogen-nitrogen bond in the lab and simultaneously create carbon-nitrogen bonds. (Dec. 16, 2009)
PULSE, a showcase of student-run startups, was held April 7 in Sage Atrium. After that event, students were invited to the grand opening of PopShop, a co-working space at 206B Dryden Road. (April 9, 2012)
Cornell robotics researcher Hadas Kress-Gazit is part of a five-year, $10 million National Science Foundation project to make computer programming faster, easier and more intuitive.
Julie Nucci proposes an integrated approach to solving the STEM pipeline crisis, which includes keeping the CNS Institute for Physics Teachers alive. (Oct. 1, 2012)
Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research on Cornell's campus have identified a crucial player in the defense network that allows plants to respond to pathogens. (Jan. 16, 2008)
Using NASA's Cassini spacecraft, Cornell astronomer Matthew Tiscareno and colleagues searched for any material from dust to giant boulders that might be orbiting Saturn's second-largest moon.
Possibly catching a glimpse of a rare moment in time, researchers have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs - carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (July 28, 2010)
Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering via Apparel Design, a weeklong course, taught 24 middle school girls on campus many principles of science to attract them to STEM fields.
Cornell professor and graduate student develop computer analysis to help New York City bike-sharing system improve efficiency and put bikes where they will get the most use. Student wins award for paper on subject.