Micromachines autonomously coordinate using electronic pulses

Microscopic machines engineered by Cornell researchers can autonomously synchronize their movements, opening new possibilities for the use of microrobots in drug delivery, chemical mixing and environmental remediation, among other applications.

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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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Angela Odoms-Young, associate professor of nutritional science, says "There’s strong evidence to suggest that a dietary pattern that is high in beans, peas, and lentils is associated with lower chronic disease risk.”

Grist

“This transition to a nighttime schedule pushes an extremely vulnerable population into more difficult work conditions that have significant mental and physical health impacts,” says Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program.

ABC News

“If one thinks about the underlying value proposition of Bitcoin, it is driven entirely by scarcity,” says Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy.

Financial Times

Eswar Prasad, senior professor of international trade policy, says “The Chinese economy continues to flirt with deflation, highlighting the inadequacy of the stimulus measures thus far in restoring private sector confidence, reviving domestic demand, and putting growth back on track.”

Reuters

Jason Judd, executive director at the Global Labor Institute, says “If a brand or retailer knows that temperatures in a production area are excessively high or doing damage to worker health, then they're obligated under this new set of rules to do something about it.”

Associated Press

Daniel Barone, associate professor of clinical neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine, talks about weighted blankets.