Prof. Adam Seth Levine '03, government, won the American Political Science Association award for his doctoral research on people's participation in politics.
Artificial intelligence lurks at the bottom of the pool. Designed by Cornell students, the unmanned sub Drekar – named after a long, sturdy Viking ship – probed the depths of a San Diego pool during the 14th International RoboSub Competition. The Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team placed second during the competition, July 12-16, 2011.
Cornell Dots or C Dots are tiny glass-encased beacons that some home will greatly improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. They are about a million times smaller than either one of your eyeballs. This comparison is by no means trivial; already, C Dots are revolutionizing human optical capability.
Cornell researchers have found that commonly-accepted explanations for a bicycle’s self-stability are false, according to a study published last week in Science, an academic journal.
To help local populations in Honduras secure clean water, the student engineering team AguaClara is working to develop three water treatment plants in the country — an addition to the five Honduran plants the team has already helped build.
The first man to reach all three poles — the North Pole, the South Pole and the summit of Mount Everest — in a single year visited campus to raise awareness about climate change.
To design and mass-produce an automobile selling for around $2,200 is no easy feat. Beginning this winter break, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum will exhibit a true piece of art — Tata Motors' revolutionary car, the Tata Nano.
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