Celebration draws Cornellian business leaders April 14-15
More than 700 alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff are expected to attend Celebration, Entrepreneurship at Cornell's annual business conference, April 14-15 on campus. Read more
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Voyce enhances research and development team for continued innovation in remote health monitoring for animals
Bloomberg: Developed in collaboration with biomedical engineers, veterinary experts, and Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Voyce Health Monitor™ uses non-invasive sensors and exclusive patented technology to gather vital information about a dog's health. Read more
Engaged Cornell graduate grants fund 10 Ph.D. students
Engaged Cornell has awarded its first Engaged Graduate Student Grants to 10 doctoral students, who are working with community and commercial partners on research projects for their dissertations. Read more
Pre-Seed Workshop helps turn scientists into entrepreneurs
The Pre-Seed Workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Center for Life Science Enterprise, offers scientists guidance on how to move their technologies and inventions from the lab to the marketplace. Read more
Cancer cells' ability to self-repair may spawn new treatments
A Cornell research group led by associate professor Jan Lammerding is studying how cancer cells' ability to repair themselves after deformation could lead to new approaches in diagnosis and treatment. Read more
Connecting The Quantum Dots: Cornell Researchers Step Towards Better Electronics
Professor Tobias Hanrath featured in The Cornell Daily Sun Read more
Robots are going to make our lives so much better, if ee can get over ourselves
Huffington Post: One of the tropes of science fiction is the uncanny valley — the phenomenon of a robot looking eerily human-like but not quite right in some intangible way. Another is the breakdown in the distinction between human and machine. And a third is artificial intelligence becoming so complex and sophisticated that humans are no longer able to understand or control it. Read more
Enzyme inhibitor looks promising against many forms of cancer
A Cornell multi-site research team has developed a chemical compound that shows promise as a oncoprotein inhibitor with broad anti-cancer activity and little effect on non-cancerous cells. Read more
Metal-foam hybrid has potential in soft robotics, aeronautics
The lab of engineering professor Rob Shepherd has developed a hybrid material featuring soft metal and porous elastic polymer foam that could be used to make a morphing airplane wing. Read more
Morphing metal shapes future of soft robotics
Phys.org: Imagine an aircraft that could alter its wing shape in midflight and, like a pelican, dive into the water before morphing into a submarine. Cornell University engineering professor Rob Shepherd and his group might help make that futuristic-sounding vehicle a reality. Read more