Scientists Use ‘Light-Fingerprints’ to Reveal Mysteries of the Cosmos
Earthbound detectives rely on fingerprints to solve their cases; now astronomers can do the same, using “light-fingerprints” instead of skin grooves to uncover the mysteries…
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Cornell Scientists Take First Step Toward Cell-Sized Robots
An electricity-conducting, environment-sensing, shape-changing machine the size of a human cell? Is that even possible? Cornell physicists Paul McEuen and Itai Cohen not only say…
Astronomers Believe There May Be a New Population of Circumbinary Planets
Newly published research from astronomers at Cornell University suggests that there may be a new population of circumbinary planets, which orbit around more-compact binaries (with…
Researchers Develop a New Quantum Error Correcting Code
A team of researchers from MIT, Google, the University of Sydney, and Cornell University present a new quantum error correcting code that requires measurements of…
Life Possible on Saturn’s Moon Titan
In a new study, chemical engineers and astronomers from Cornell University reveal that Titan could harbor methane-based, oxygen-free cells that metabolize, reproduce and do everything…
NASA Data Reveal Subglacial Lakes Refilling in Greenland
New research found evidence of a drained and refilled subglacial lake in Greenland, revealing that surface meltwater can be trapped and stored at the bed…
Nanotech Pores Keep Bacteria from Sticking to Surfaces
A team of researchers used anodization to create nanoscale pores that change the electrical charge and surface energy of a metal surface, creating a nanoporous…
New Breakthrough May Lead to Instant-Start Computers
Using a room-temperature magnetoelectric memory device, engineers at Cornell University have made a breakthrough that may lead to instant-start computers. Ithaca, New York – To…
Astronomers Find Evidence for Galactic Merger in Distant Protocluster
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers show a clear picture of hierarchical merging and the all-important first steps along this process when the Universe…
Human Body Weight Influenced by Microbes in the Gut
New research from King’s College London and Cornell University reveals that genetic makeup influences whether people are fat or thin by shaping which types of…
Saturn’s Moon Mimas May Have a Liquid Water Ocean Beneath the Surface
New data from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveal that Saturn’s moon Mimas may have a liquid water ocean beneath the moon’s impact-battered surface. A new study…
‘Hot Jupiters’ Can Force Their Host Stars to Wobble
A new study from Cornell University shows that when the “Hot Jupiters” approach their host star, the planet can force the star’s spin axis to…
Experimental Cosmologists Probe Beyond the Big Bang
Cornell’s experimental cosmology research group recently announced the first results from a Cosmic Microwave Background study using a polarization-sensitive camera (ACTPol). A long tradition of…
Cornell Astronomers Discover Mysterious Geologic Object on Titan
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, astronomers from Cornell University have discovered mysterious geologic object that has appeared in the second-largest sea on Saturn’s moon…
Researchers Use Brain Signals to Move Paralyzed Limbs
A newly published study details a cortical-spinal prosthesis that directs “targeted movement” in paralyzed limbs. Ithaca, New York – To help people suffering paralysis from…
Gold-Plated Nanoparticles Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells
In a recently published study, researchers from Cornell University detail how they developed gold-plated nanoparticles that are able to find and destroy cancer cells. Comparable…
Preprogrammed Immune Cells Can Fight Specific Pathogens
A new study from Cornell University demonstrates a way to grow preprogrammed immune cells that can fight specific pathogens, potentially transforming the methods used to…
Bioengineers Use 3D Printer to Print Ears that Look and Act like Natural Ears
Using 3D printing and injectable gels made of living cells, bioengineers have created an artificial ear that looks and acts like a natural ear. Cornell…