An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers is developing HelioSkin, an aesthetically appealing solar-collection fabric that is inspired by the biological mechanisms that enable plants to bend toward the sun.
Alexa Easley is working to develop materials for low-energy carbon capture that are organic and easy to make on large scales and in realistic conditions.
Cornell researchers have tested an ecological tool in the fight to control weeds in silage soybean and corn fields: adding carbon to soil in the form of sawdust and rye hay.
Cornell researchers Greeshma Gadikota, Phil Milner and Tobias Hanrath discuss their carbon capture research, including a new experimental CAPTURE-Lab at Cornell’s Combined Heat and Power Plant.
The exhibition "Seeds of Survival and Celebration: Plants and the Black Experience" returned for a second season with an expanded plant collection, which honors the lasting influence of the formerly enslaved and their descendants on American culture.
A study identifies microbes that potentially play important roles in breaking down harmful PFAS chemicals and points to functional genes that may be involved.
CROPPS seminar will delve into the practical implications of George Washington Carver's work, exploring how his insights can inform and inspire contemporary sustainability initiatives.
Catherine Kling, an environmental economist and water quality monitoring expert, comments on a saltwater incursion in the Mississippi River, resulting from a prolonged drought.
