Texas power crisis revealed flaw in market’s design

New research finds decentralized electricity markets are prone to underinvestment in resilience to rare events like the severe winter storms that crippled the Texas grid a year ago.

A&S announces third cohort of Klarman Fellows

Seven exceptional early-career scholars will be awarded three-year fellowships to pursue independent research in the arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

New catalysts steer hydrogen fuel cells into mainstream

Cornell chemists have discovered a class of nonprecious metal derivatives that can catalyze fuel cell reactions about as well as platinum at a fraction of the cost, which could bring hydrogen fuel cells in vehicles and generators closer to reality.

Low-level jet models inform US offshore wind development

A new Cornell study could help inform the development of offshore wind farms by providing detailed models characterizing the frequency, intensity and height of low-level jet streams over the Atlantic coast.

Superheated steam can nix pathogens in dry food processing

In the arid world of processing flour and food powders, where using water to sanitize is impossible, Cornell researchers are studying dry, superheated steam.

Cornell software enables 3D printing on space station

The challenges of 3D printing in space may be overcome thanks to modeling software that was created at Cornell and successfully tested aboard the international space station on Jan. 1.

Bioreactors harness bacteria to treat farm runoff

Fertilizer runoff is a significant source of water pollution. Matthew Reid looks to woodchip bioreactors modeled on nature to solve the problem.

Around Cornell

New view of lymph nodes shows immune cells in real time

Cornell researchers have for the first time imaged the entire depth of the lymph nodes in a living mouse using three-photon microscopy, which enabled them to observe the dynamic interactions of immune cells.

Engineers propose greener recycling for medical PPE waste

Forget incineration or landfills. To resolve the increasing, never-ending waste stream of medical PPE as a result of the pandemic, Cornell engineers suggest recycling via pyrolysis.