Cornell chemists have now developed a way to make porous metal films with up to 1,000 times the electrical conductivity offered by previous methods. (April 2, 2012)
A curious corrugated pattern in Saturn's rings and similar features in Jupiter's main ring could be the residual effects of comet collisions, report astronomers at Cornell and the SETI Institute. (April 1, 2011)
Professor Kenneth Hover, civil and environmental engineering, describes his trip to Haiti to assess the damage at Weill Cornell Medical College's GHESKIO clinic.
On Roosevelt Island June 16, with the Manhattan skyline in the background, Cornell Tech announced a $100 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help fund construction of the campus.
Cornell scientists Salman Avestimehr, David Erickson, John C. March and Kyle Shen are recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. (Oct. 3, 2011)
It is the first building on campus to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification, the highest rating for sustainable structures. (Sept. 6, 2012)
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field lost ice volume at a 50 percent faster rate between 2000-2012 than it did between 1975-2000, according to new analysis of digital elevation models. (Sept. 5, 2012)
A group of engineering management master's students dedicated their fall 2007 master of engineering project to a case study for increasing energy efficiency in Cornell buildings. (Sept. 11, 2008)
The Museum of the Earth has a fossil preparation lab, with a window so visitor can watch the paleontologists - including several Cornell students. (Sept. 23, 2011)
Cornell researchers have discovered that Alka-Seltzer tablets are perfect for keeping a disease at bay in vineyards and for protecting fermentations by monitoring residues. (Sept. 19, 2011)