“I think the question that drives SETI’s work is one innate to the human species – seeking to prove that we are not alone in the universe,” said Ze-Wen Koh '23.
Purple bacteria is one of the primary contenders for life that could dominate a variety of Earth-like planets orbiting different stars, and would produce a distinctive "light fingerprint," Cornell scientists report.
Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes.
Cornell chemists have developed a technique that allows them to image polymerization catalysis reactions at single-monomer resolution, key in discovering the molecular composition of a synthetic polymer.
Cornell scientists working with the U.S. Department of Energy have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene using a novel catalytic approach.
Gennady Schvets, an expert on fusion and plasma physics, comments on the first ever fusion reaction to generate more energy than used to start the reaction.
Cornell Atkinson faculty fellows Greeshma Gadikota and Phillip Milner have won Carbontech Development Initiative grants to develop carbon removal technologies.
The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is helping four small businesses advance their technology to grow the innovation economy in New York state.
Researchers have found an innovative way to handle fluorinated gases as stable solids, with a promising side benefit: The same process could someday be used to capture greenhouse gases.
