Biogeochemistry – an interdisciplinary field that examines the elemental cycles through Earth’s air, land and water – is critical to understanding climate change. Learn how it found its origin at Cornell CALS more than six decades ago.
Five Cornell mathematicians from the College of Arts and Sciences have been invited to speak at the world-renowned International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) this year.
A household microwave oven modified by a Cornell Engineering professor is helping to cook up the next generation of cellphones, computers and other electronics after the invention was shown to overcome a major challenge faced by the semiconductor industry.
Efficient pricing will be crucial to minimize energy costs for private operators who provide on-the-highway wireless charging for electric cars – and for consumers who will use this service.
With the help of a Cornell researcher, the first radio telescope ever to land on the moon will lay the foundation for detecting habitable planets in our solar system by observing Earth as if it’s an exoplanet.
Researchers at Cornell Engineering have revealed the nanomechanics inside a proton-conducting ceramic that has promising applications for fuel cells and hydrogen production.
Rick Geddes,professor and founding director of Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, says the biggest challenge to improving America’s infrastructure is funding.
A report co-authored by a Cornell researcher will help to steer the emerging field of multi-sector dynamics, shaping a strategy for the greater scientific community to better project the outcomes of human interactions with the natural world.
Geoff Abers, chair of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University, comments on an 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Alaska.
