Though Cornellians won’t be seeing any recent graduates on the field in Arlington, TX today, the University has reserved a position to play an integral part in next year’s big game. Cornell received a $100k grant from the NFL to research artificial spinal discs, WNYC News reported on Friday. The NFL hopes that the research...
Tag: Cornell Engineering
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Cornell to Use $800k From Google to Find Facebook’s Purpose
Mark Zuckerburg may be hunting for a way to monetize Facebook, but Google is searching for a way to make it useful. Internet and technology giant Google Inc. has given ten Cornell University faculty members $800,000 to develop meaningful ways to use social networks. A Cornell University press release this morning said that the Mountain...
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Researchers Find Way to Improve Crop Yield
After a year of rising food prices and diminishing grain reserves in developed countries, Cornell geneticists may have found a way to improve the outlook for global hunger. Researchers at Cornell’s Institute for Genomic Diversity have isolated the genes that determine leaf angles of maize, and with this precise knowledge in hand, farmers could develop better...
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AEP Group Makes Carbon Structure Breakthrough
Cornell researchers have turned science into art as they explore the shape and size of atoms along grain boundaries in graphene, a University press release said this week. David Muller, Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics and co-Director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, lead a group of researchers that examined the microstructural...
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How-To: College of Engineering
Here is a list of interesting facets of the Engineering School / lifestyle that neophyte freshman will find useful. My close friends may identify me as not being the ideal student to provide engineering insight, but here i would beg to differ (I never said anything about facts regarding being a good engineer). It’s OK to...
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MRM #57
– Johnson School Professor Robert Frank weighs in on stimulating the economy and simultaneously reducing the deficit. – No more books in the engineering library. – For those psych buffs who are eager to get back to Ithaca a few days early, Cornell will be hosting the first International Jungian Studies Conference. – Ithaca is...
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MATLAB, Flex Sensors: $75. 100% Guitar Hero on Expert: Priceless
Always keeping you abreast of the technology advancements in the Cayuga Community, engineering correspondent Renick is here to bring you some fascinating news. The latest developments by Cornell geeks have been profiled in an article here. On a budget of $75, Cornell students created at least three microcontroller projects, including an airship and an automated guitar...
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Extraordinary Cornellians
In the past couple days several stories have surfaced on the internet about extraordinary Cornellians. First there is David Hartino ’10, a graduating senior from the College of Engineering. David started his undergraduate engineering degree at the age of 38 after working as a construction worker for almost twenty years. Here’s an excerpt from his...
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MRM #50
– Cool infrared Cornell photos on display at Mann, but not as cool as Luke’s. – Two new Deans appointed for CALS and Engineering. – Ithaca Journal article on the fences, which may be here to stay for another 8-10 weeks. – An Ithaca cult that believes in “strict education of children and their removal...
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How To: Engineering
After reading Bilmes’ very creative ‘Eight Things You Won’t Hear During Cornell Days,’ I’ve been inspired to compile my own list of interesting facets of the Engineering School / lifestyle that incoming freshman will find useful. My close friends may identify me as not being the ideal student to provide engineering insight, but here i...