We break the rules... Cornell engineers first to control 2D magnets

Shengwei Jiang postdoctoral researcher, Shan Group

"Truly a revolutionary battery..." Self-assembling 3D battery would charge in seconds

3D printing meets agriculture... New tech for an ancient food

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The von Neumann bottleneck... Hacking a 50-year-old computing problem

José Martínez, professor

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VIDEO: Women’s Outreach in Materials, Energy, and Nanobiotechnology

High school students explore the world of materials during the W.O.M.E.N. Outreach event.

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Scholarship gives Sofia Villacreses ’19 a shot at Cornell

For Sofia Villacreses, who lived in Ecuador until she emigrated to NYC, the plan for college had been modest. But as two years of community college drew to a close, her friends pointed out her potential.

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Materials science M.Eng. offers real-world experience

When Ajay Krishnan started scouting programs that featured an industry focus, Cornell’s materials science M.Eng. stood out – even from 8,000 miles away.

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Cornell Engineering has always defined diversity broadly, incorporating varying geographic, intellectual, ethnic, cultural, academic, and social elements that make our world a more vibrant place. The college’s commitment to a global view of diversity is an important element in ensuring that our teaching remains connected to real-world problems, our research remains relevant and cutting-edge, and our social composition includes a variety of voices, thoughts, ideas, and opinions.

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Alumni Spotlights

Natalie Dawley: Ph.D. Student

For most of Natalie Dawley’s high school years, she assumed a career in foreign policy was awaiting her after college. “I loved learning and speaking French; I even spent a semester in France in high...

Breaking rules to get new technology to market

Paul Osenar '92 Materials Science Raising money to get a tech start-up off the ground is never an easy proposition. The odds are generally not in your favor and you need a bit of luck. A good rule of...

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Breaking the Rules to Advance Science and Improve Lives

Discovery stretches across disciplines to find surprising answers to complex and challenging problems in such fields as nanoscience, biomedical engineering, molecular and cellular biology, advanced materials, and information science. Come find out for yourself!

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Cornell professors contribute to winning offshore wind energy alliance

July 16, 2018

Three Cornell professors contributed to the successful proposal to lead a new $18.5 million endeavor to enhance the United States’ wind-energy economy and nix greenhouse gas emissions.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:00am to 4:00pm

NeuroNex Conference

Wednesday, Jul 18, 2018 (all day) until Thursday, Jul 19, 2018 The goal of the NSF NeuroNex initiative is to clear major technological hurdles in order to better study and understand the brain. Join...

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Looking to nature for robot inspiration

The guiding principle of Kirstin Petersen’s Collective Embodied Intelligence Lab at Cornell Engineering is finding ways to create and deploy many simple robots that can accomplish more than one...

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