New research shows colorful patchwork quilts that are actually pictures of graphene - one atom-thick sheets of carbon stitched together at tilted interfaces. (Jan. 5, 2011)
In the talk 'The Future of Small' July 6, Professor Paul McEuen discussed the importance of the very small and how the tiny just may help solve some very big problems. (July 12, 2011)
The early-career engineers at Lockheed Martin, also Cornell systems engineering master's students, broke the previous amateur altitude record by nearly 5,000 feet. (June 12, 2008)
A team of Cornell researchers recently tested their work on the mysterious physical phenomenon of flux pinning aboard a near-zero gravity aircraft. (Oct. 27, 2009)
Oceanographer Chuck Greene is working to optimize an ocean-observing tool to collect and transmit ecosystem data to his desktop in real time, tracking the ocean like the weather. (Jan. 5, 2012)
Artificial tissues with an embedded vascular system and a skull base sealer were two Cornell student inventions honored as finalists in the 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Chicago, Oct. 18-20. (Oct. 21, 2009)
For Cornell's second annual Fuel Cell Ride and Drive, representatives from Toyota, GM and Mercedes-Benz publicly displayed each company's hydrogen fuel-cell car prototype. (Oct. 20, 2009)
For undergraduates looking for the top program in engineering physics, Cornell is the best place to go, according to U.S. News and World Report. In overall rankings for 2008, Cornell tied for 12th best. (Aug. 17, 2007)
Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts. (May 22, 2008)