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Shapeshifting liquid crystal can form emulsions, then change back

Cornell researchers have developed a two-phase liquid crystal system that can rapidly change – and hold – its shape, transforming from a transparent thin liquid film to an opaque emulsion, and then back again, all with a brief jolt of a high-frequency electric field.

Two doctoral students awarded DOE fellowships

Two Cornell Engineering doctoral student were awarded fellowships by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Pascal Caraccioli Salinas, a doctoral student in geological sciences, received the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, and Joshua Luoma, a doctoral candidate in applied…

Two doctoral students awarded DOE fellowships

Pascal Caraccioli Salinas and Joshua Luoma were awarded graduate fellowships by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Partnership Helps Cornell Student Team Build a Winning Bridge

Cornell’s Steel Bridge Team excelled in the 2024 AISC competition with a 216-pound bridge that supported 2,500 pounds, placing first in lightness. Key to their success was access to the LASSP Student Machine Shop, where expert support and flexible hours enabled fast, high-quality fabrication and extra time for testing and refinement.

Tian received DARPA Fellowship

Zhiting Tian, professor, has received the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director’s Fellowship, an extremely selective award given to top performers in the DARPA Young Faculty Award pool.

Research at risk: fast delivery of blood transfusions, supplies for troops

Cornell researchers have been building decision-support tools, optimization methods and artificial intelligence approaches to help the U.S. Navy and Marines quickly and effectively transport people and supplies – including blood for transfusions – in the event of an overseas conflict or humanitarian disaster.

Student-designed technology bound for space station

A pair of student-led projects that feature small, low-cost satellites and light sails are headed to the International Space Station for testing. 

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Cornell helps local company bring space docking tech to orbit

With support from Cornell’s research and testing facilities, deep-tech company AVS US – with facilities just outside Ithaca – successfully launched two spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 23

Moridi to participate in FOE Symposium

Atieh Moridi, assistant professor, has been selected to participate in the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2025 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering. The symposium will be held September 14-17 at the University of Pennsylvania.