Bone density builder wins top prize at food hackathon
November 14, 2025
The weekend event involved more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students from across Cornell.
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Machine learning teaches membranes to sort by chemical affinity
November 13, 2025
Cornell researchers have created porous materials that filter molecules by their chemical makeup.
New biosensor technology maps enzyme mystery inside cells
November 13, 2025
Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where kinases – enzymes that control nearly all cellular processes – turn on and off inside living cells.
Eco-friendly ag practices may be easier than farmers think
November 13, 2025
Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.
Light causes atomic layers to do the twist
November 12, 2025
Using a Cornell-built instrument and Cornell-built high-speed detector, a team of researchers captured atomically thin materials responding to light with a dynamic twisting motion.
Why companies don’t share AV crash data – and how they could
November 11, 2025
A team of researchers from across campus has created a roadmap outlining the barriers and opportunities to making autonomous vehicles safer.
‘Roadmap’ shows the environmental impact of AI data center boom
November 10, 2025
Researchers used advanced data analytics to create a state-by-state look at that environmental impact of the AI boom and how to make the computing infrastructure that supports it more sustainable.
Panel presents promise, peril of AI use in education at Cornell
November 06, 2025
The panel, “AI + Education: Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI,” held during the 75th Trustee-Council Annual Meeting, painted a complete picture of the state of AI in education at Cornell.
Knitting machine makes solid 3D objects
November 04, 2025
A multicollege team has developed a prototype of a knitting machine that creates solid, knitted shapes, adding stitches in any direction so users can construct a wide variety of shapes and add stiffness to different parts of the object.
The do-gooder dilemma: to disclose or not to disclose
November 03, 2025
People say they would feel worse telling others about their charitable acts than if they kept the news to themselves, or told others about their personal achievements, the study found.
Library exhibit to showcase plant-human communication
October 29, 2025
Examples of innovations in plant-human communication are part of a new Cornell University Library exhibit, “Hello, Human! The Emerging Science of Plant Communication and Smart Agriculture,” opening Nov. 6 at Mann Library gallery.
The long, deep dig: Collaboration excavates the ancient city of Sardis
October 28, 2025
Since 1958, a collaboration between Cornell and Harvard has continuously excavated the ancient city of Sardis, Turkey, one of the longest-running projects of its kind.
Now in 3D, maps begin to bring exoplanets into focus
October 28, 2025
Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones – one so scorching that it breaks down water vapor, a team co-led by a Cornell expert reports in new research.
New digital collections preserve, examine Cornell history
October 27, 2025
Newly published digital collections at Cornell University Library explore areas of Cornell history. Freely accessible online, the three new collections were digitized from materials held in Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections.
Reusable nanofiber membrane filters water sustainably
October 23, 2025
A Cornell research group has developed a cyclodextrin-based fibrous membrane that in lab testing removed approximately 90% of aqueous triclosan, an antibacterial agent that poses a threat to aquatic organisms.
Doctoral student’s system eases patient-discharge process
October 23, 2025
A doctoral student has developed a text message-based system that regularly updates both long-term hospital patients’ and care facilities’ availability statuses, smoothing a normally time-consuming placement process.
Finding could help avert melanoma relapses
October 22, 2025
Cellular changes that appear during melanoma and lead to treatment resistance can be reversed with drugs – potentially opening the door to new or more effective treatments for the deadly disease, according to new Cornell research.
Cornell graduate students sweep top honors at international SRF conference
October 20, 2025
Cornell graduate students Nicole Verboncoeur and Jake Parsons earned 1st and 2nd Prize awards at SRF2025 in Tokyo for outstanding research in superconducting radio-frequency technology.
AI-generated content a triple threat for Reddit moderators
October 20, 2025
Researchers at Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers engaged directly with 15 content moderators on Reddit to see exactly how they try to preserve the news sharing site's humanity in an increasingly AI-infused world.
Cornell composer’s work featured in upcoming concert
October 16, 2025
A new work by Cornell alum Zachary Wadsworth DMA ’12, will premiere next weekend in three concerts, including one at Cornell’s Bailey Hall.
Generative art enhances virtual shopping experience
October 13, 2025
Art infusion theory – the idea that displaying art in retail settings can positively impact consumer behavior – can be applied to the metaverse with similar results, a Cornell design researcher has shown.
Cornell software advances design of offshore structures
October 08, 2025
A Cornell doctoral student has developed an open-source software package that could transform how engineers design floating offshore structures for renewable energy and other ocean applications.
Political views, not sex and violence, now drive literary censorship
October 02, 2025
Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children’s literature – unless the writing offends their own political ideology, showing how a once-bipartisan issue has become polarized.
Weill Institute to host 8th biennial symposium, Oct. 13–14
October 01, 2025
The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology will bring together leading scientists from across the globe and across disciplines for its 8th Biennial Weill Institute Symposium, Oct. 13–14. The two-day program, taking place in Ithaca, NY., will showcase advances in molecular and cell biology research, while fostering opportunities for Cornell students and postdoctoral scholars to connect with internationally recognized leaders in the life sciences.
Pain tolerance increases during social interaction in VR
October 01, 2025
Researchers in the Virtual Embodiment Lab found that engagement in social virtual reality, whether with loved ones or total strangers, enhances pain tolerance.