Putting The ‘Science’ Back Into Science Labs
This Forbes news article focuses on the work of Natasha Holmes, Ann S. Bowers Assistant Professor of Physics, and her efforts to innovate student learning.
Self-assembling system uses magnets to mimic specific binding in DNA
To make miniature machines that essentially build themselves, researchers took inspiration from DNA origami.
Five faculty members elected AAAS fellows
Five Cornell faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
Celebration marks prototype accelerator getting up to speed
Construction is complete and the first major test was a success, so a celebration was in order to mark these accomplishments of the Cornell-Brookhaven ERL Test Accelerator facility, known as CBETA. In time, it is expected to become the most energy-efficient, high-performance accelerator ever built.
Physicist Paul Ginsparg awarded Compton Medal
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has awarded the 2020 Karl Taylor Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics to Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics and information science and founder of arXiv. The medal and $10,000 prize is presented by AIP every four years to “highly distinguished physicists who have made outstanding contributions through exceptional statesmanship in physics.”
Understanding Quantum Matter Data
Eun-Ah Kim, professor of physics, has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create new data science approaches to meet the data-driven challenges of strongly correlated quantum matter (SCQM), Cornell Research reports. This project, undertaken with Kilian Q.
Energy-saving particle accelerator achieves breakthrough
The technology's capabilities can power the world’s largest accelerators to help scientists unlock the mysteries of the universe.
Arts and Sciences announces first class of Klarman Fellows
Six of the world’s most promising early-career scholars will pursue leading-edge research projects across the sciences, social sciences and humanities during three-year terms.
An Exciting Mysterious World—Spacetime
Thomas Hartman, assistant professor of physics, studies high-energy theoretical physics. His goal, he explains in this article in Cornell Research, is to bring to light the fundamental properties of nature, which derive from the subatomic world of quantum physics.
Inquiry-based labs give physics students experimental edge
New Cornell research shows that traditional physics labs, which strive to reinforce the concepts students learn in lecture courses, can actually have a negative impact on students. At the same time, nontraditional, inquiry-based labs that encourage experimentation can improve student performance and engagement without lowering exam scores.
First visiting journalist shares world of the NYT with students, faculty
Marc Lacey '87 offered advice to students, visited classes and learned about faculty research.
Physics tool helps track cancer cell diversity
The team of economists and physicists took a novel approach to analyzing the behavior of breast tumor cells.
Physicist illuminates Big Bang in spring Hans Bethe Lecture
This lecture has been cancelled.Leftover radiation from the Big Bang – the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – carries clues about the fundamental nature of the universe, which was only 400,000 years old when the CMB was released.
Radical Collaboration sees new hires, custom approaches
More than three years into the provost’s Radical Collaboration initiative, about 15 faculty members have been hired across fields and colleges, partnerships continue to spark research and bold approaches into new areas, and each of the strategic task forces feeding the program has crafted its own approach to the effort.
Faculty mobilize to provide virtual instruction
Cornell's Center for Teaching Innovation is helping faculty prepare for the shift to virtual learning April 6.
Video game experience or gender may improve VR learning, study finds
The study has new implications as learning around the world shifts online to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Campus community donates essential medical supplies
“We’re so happy to do our small part to support the essential and heroic work being done by the health care professionals."
New method predicts which black holes escape their galaxies
Shoot a rifle, and the recoil might knock you backward. Merge two black holes in a binary system, and the loss of momentum gives a similar recoil -- a “kick” -- to the merged black hole.
CMS upgrade will shine light on Higgs boson
Cornell is leading a $77 million effort, beginning April 1, to upgrade the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
Smooth start to virtual instruction, thanks to weeks of prep
On April 6, Cornell instructors led 6,600 Zoom meetings with a total of 89,000 participants.
CNF jump-starts startups in New York state
Electroplating – the process of using electricity to deposit one metal onto another – originated in the 19th century and can be found in everything from pennies to gold-topped cathedrals.
Physics professor awarded Simons Fellowship
Jane Wang, professor of physics, has been awarded a fellowship from the Simons Foundation for 2020.The fellowships are given to outstanding mathematicians and theoretical physicists to extend academic leaves from one term to a full year, enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances.
Mass-produced microscopic sensors see the light
Theologians once pondered how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. Not to be outdone, Cornell researchers who build nanoscale electronics have developed microsensors so tiny, they can fit 30,000 on one side of a penny.
Lab instructors adapt to remote teaching
Teaching labs remotely “gave us this opportunity to really pause and think about what are our goals for the students.”