Cornell physicists Maury Tigner and Ernest Fontes spoke on the future of accelerator-based science at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Feb. 17, 2009)
The Cornell-developed robotic gripper that already boasts Internet fame and imitation has evolved: Now, it can throw things by using air pressure to launch objects forward.
Barbara Baird, John Guckenheimer, Carol Krumhansl and Peter Lepage join 186 other new fellows from the United States and 22 foreign honorary members this year. (May 1, 2008)
A NASA-funded collaborative research team led by Cornell engineers launched a rocket Feb. 18 from Alaska's Poker Flat Research Range to collect data straight from the heart of the aurora borealis.
Cornell researchers have demonstrated that single-molecule devices can serve as powerful new tools for fundamental science experiments. (June 10, 2010)
Events on campus in the next two weeks include a reading by Teju Cole; the 2014 Atkinson Symposium on earth art; a lecture on sustainable housing; and "Total Recall" director Paul Verhoeven.
An interdisciplinary team of Ithaca and Weill Cornell researchers have created an artificial implant to replace intervertebral discs in the spinal column. (Aug. 1, 2011)
Five renowned panelists spoke to international veterinary students and others about the need to foster creativity in the sciences July 30 on campus. (Aug. 1, 2012)