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Fusion ‘breakthrough’ is big, but more efficient methods needed

December 13, 2022

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.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

New heat shield test a ‘major step’ for future Mars missions

November 10, 2022

NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator technology demonstration, or LOFTID, launched and landed this morning. The experimental heat shield technology is needed for any future crewed missions on Mars.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
science

New Webb Telescope images will allow Earth to peer back in time

July 5, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data in one week. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

France’s nuclear bet is a ‘risky move’

October 12, 2021

Max Zhang, a sustainable energy systems expert, comments on France's decision to invest €1bn in nuclear power by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Surviving a star’s demise: Discovery adds proof of planetary resilience

October 13, 2021

Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet that survived its star’s death.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences
science

SpaceX crew launch signals future of sustainable space exploration

September 15, 2021

Cornell University expert available to discuss the future of commercial space travel. 

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Rumored iPhone 13 updates may reduce the digital divide

September 3, 2021

Stephen Wicker says iPhones that can directly connect to the internet will greatly reduce the digital divide and increase competition in a marketplace currently dominated by the duopoly of cable and ADSL.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

‘No excuse now’: Biden methane regulation comes tech ready

November 2, 2021

John Albertson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on new Biden administration regulations on methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Scientists anticipated Alaska quake, but when and where proved elusive

July 30, 2021

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.

Engineering
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Countdown to launch: Cornell scientists play key roles in James Webb Space Telescope

August 27, 2021

Cornell University scientists are playing key roles in the launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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