Sabin Installation Turns AI Into Art at Microsoft Research Atrium
For more than a decade, architect and educator Jenny Sabin has created a series of large sculptural installations at the intersection of architecture, art, and…
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Investigating Impact of Human-Caused Noise Pollution on Birds on a Continental-Scale
Researchers explore the value of continent-wide analyses of anthropogenic noise pollution on birds. Anthropogenic noise pollution (ANP) is a globally invasive phenomenon impacting natural systems,…
Plants Use Common ‘Language’ to Alert Neighbors to Threats
New research from Cornell University shows that plants can communicate with each other when they come under attack from pests. The study shows that plants…
Political Polarization Driven by Chance, Not Ideology
Ever-widening divisions between Democrats and Republicans are believed to reflect deeply rooted ideological differences, but a new study points to a radically different interpretation: The…
New, Healthier ‘Butter’ Spread Made Mostly of Water
Cornell University food scientists have created a new low-calorie ‘butter’ spread that consists mostly of water. A tablespoon of this low-calorie spread has 2.8 grams…
Scientists Show Gravitational Waves Leave Detectable Mark
Gravitational waves, first detected in 2016, offer a new window on the universe, with the potential to tell us about everything from the time following…
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…
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…