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Cornell’s Information and Decision Science Laboratory is designing a better – and safer – future for transportation with the help of a 20-by-20-foot “smart” scaled city and a fleet of small motorized cars, drones, cameras and virtual reality technology.

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ABC News

Maha Haji, assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace, and systems engineering, explains the challenges of building devices that can withstand the erratic behavior of waves.

Forbes

“A walking robot that’s small enough to interact with and shape light effectively takes a microscope’s lens and puts it directly into the microworld. It can perform up-close imaging in ways that a regular microscope never could,” says Paul McEuen, emeritus professor of physical science.

BBC

Research about hiding information that may seem boastful from Övül Sezer, assistant professor of management and organizations, is mentioned in this piece.

Associated Press

Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice, said the most likely scenario is the panel affirming that DACA is illegal and that the case goes before the Supreme Court.

The Washington Post

Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Chicago on seeking discomfort as an indicator of skill development was featured in this piece.

The Atlantic

Richard Friedman, professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, writes this article about new research pointing to a future in which pleasure and pain relief can be independently controlled.