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Student refines tools for precision microchip manufacturing
16+ hour ago (368+ words) Nandan Reddy Muthangi, an M.Eng. student in Cornell's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is testing new methods for building semiconductor test chips for systems that ensure reliability in manufacturing. News directly from Cornell's colleges and centers Nandan Reddy Muthangi…...
Sonar on stock smartwatches leads to hand-tracking breakthrough
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (523+ words) Imagine tapping your thumb and index finger together twice to skip to the next song or clicking around your laptop or desktop computer without a mouse, using discreet finger motions. New first-of-its-kind wearable technology from researchers at Cornell and KAIST,…...
New genetic toolkit enables genome-wide analysis
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (436+ words) A single Drosophila larval sensory neuron labeled by the MAGIC technique News directly from Cornell's colleges and centers Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful new genetic toolkit that allows scientists to study how genes function at the level…...
MirrorBot: fostering human connection
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (510+ words) While technology has made the world "smaller," it has also pulled individuals apart, thanks to mobile phones and other devices that command our attention. Cornell researchers wanted to see if they could employ technology, in the form of a mirror-equipped…...
'Wild west' era of GenAI poses opportunities and challenges for science
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (532+ words) As part of the Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium, Yian Yin, Peter Loewen, danah boyd, Morgan Frank and Sukwoong Choi (r-l) field questions on AI innovation and policy during a March 5 panel discussion. News…...
Rudeness may be rewarded – as a response to rudeness
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (405+ words) If you don't have anything nice to say, perhaps it's OK to say it anyway " if responding to someone who has treated you or your team rudely, new Cornell research suggests. Civil responses to disrespectful behavior remain the best option....
Nobel Laureate in physics to speak at Cornell April 8
1+ week, 4+ day ago (121+ words) News directly from Cornell's colleges and centers A new series of talks hosted by the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board (CURB) kicks off April 8 with a lecture by Nobel Laureate John M. Martinis. Martinis, professor emeritus of physics at the University of…...
Cornell Tech partners with Mastercard to advance AI governance standards
1+ week, 6+ day ago (212+ words) Cornell Tech has launched a research collaboration with Mastercard to advance methods for evaluating and auditing generative artificial intelligence systems. Supported by Mastercard's AI Governance program, the project will examine how to improve transparency and real'world benefits from generative AI....
Programmable plant systems team selected for global food initiative
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (357+ words) News directly from Cornell's colleges and centers Margaret Frank, assistant professor in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a co-principal investigator at CROPPS, collaborators Arjun Khakhar from Colorado State University (also a CROPPS affiliate), and Robert Smith from…...
Students pitch AI-inspired solutions at Cornell Health Hackathon
2+ week, 4+ day ago (825+ words) Team Spiny Senses works with Weill Cornell Medicine neurosurgeon Dr. Roger H'rtl, left, to develop a system designed to modernize scoliosis screening during the Cornell health AI Hackathon. The team won the hackathon's grand prize." Many of health care's toughest…...