Metal oxide nanoparticles – commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in commercial ingredients – may damage parts of the human intestine, say Cornell and Binghamton University scientists.
Materials scientists at Cornell have developed a method for better understanding the complex electrochemical reactions that occur at the interface of water and metal surfaces – an approach that will ultimately lead to better fuel cells and other electrochemical technologies.
The Scialog initiative aims to catalyze advances in basic science that will enable technologies for removal of C02 and other greenhouse gases to become more efficient, affordable and scalable.
To help identify when tense online debates are inching toward irredeemable meltdown, Cornell researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can track these conversations in real-time, detect when tensions are escalating and nudge users away from using incendiary language.
The 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count – in which bird and nature lovers around the world unite in an effort to tally as many species as possible over four days – begins Feb. 17 and runs through Feb. 20.
Pascal “Toni” Oltenacu, a professor emeritus of animal science who used mathematical modeling to predict disease, longevity and reproduction in dairy cattle, died Dec. 10, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida. He was 84.
A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties that could lead to improved polymer coatings for microelectronics, advanced batteries and therapeutics.
Paul Lushenko is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and senior policy fellow at Cornell University’s Tech Policy Lab, he says there are several potential reasons as to why balloons have thrust back into the spotlight.
Biomedical and biological sciences alumna Yun Ha Hur, Ph.D. ’21, was selected as a finalist for the SUNY Chancellor Ph.D. Graduate Dissertation Awards, which recognizes outstanding doctoral candidates in the SUNY system.
