News Archive for 2010
Vibrating Nanorods Measure Thin Films for Microcircuits
A key step in many nanofabrication processes is to create thin films, sometimes only one molecule thick, by a method known as atomic layer deposition. read more
Platinum-coated nanoparticles could power fuel cell cars
Fuel cells may power the cars of the future, but it's not enough to just make them work -- they have to be affordable. Cornell researchers have developed a novel way to synthesize a fuel cell... read more
New details about elusive protein structures could yield insight into Parkinson's disease
Proteins perform almost every function our bodies require for life. But, they also can misbehave in myriad ways. By retracing the history of each abnormal reaction, biochemists aim to determine the... read more
Researchers show how cells open 'doors' to release neurotransmitters
Cornell researchers have shed new light on exocytosis, by casting sharp focus on what happens right at the moment the "doors" on the cell wall open. read more
$109 million NSF award funds X-ray science, research and development for revolutionary new X-ray source
NSF award funds development of a new kind of X-ray source that promises to revolutionize the field. read more
Photonics pioneer Michal Lipson named a MacArthur Foundation fellow
Lipson, Cornell Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, one of 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010 read more
Ho-hum to high performance: A boring material, when 'stretched,' could lead to electronics revolution
properties that could revolutionize the electronics industry read more
Speakers urge innovation, discuss green technologies at energy conference
There's no time to lose to create a world with better, more efficient and renewable sources of energy, said Harriet Kung, Ph.D. '91, the Department of Energy's (DOE) associate director of science for... read more
How low can you go? Researchers make magnetic sheets just nanometers thick
Same material, different behavior read more
Stretching single molecules allows precision studies of interacting electrons
Detailed tests of long-existing theories on how electrons interact at the nanoscale read more
McEuen to lead Atomic and Solid State Physics lab
Paul L. McEuen, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics and director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell, has been named director of the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP), starting... read more
To boost electronics performance, researchers image sub-nano pore structures for first time
Understanding these structures could substantially enhance computer performance read more
NASA Ames Scientist Jeff Cuzzi (EP '67) Wins the Kuiper Prize
Jeff Cuzzi, a planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, has been named the winner of the 2010 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize read more
Daniel C. Ralph named head of Cornell nanoscale facility
Daniel C. Ralph, the Horace White Professor of Physics, has been named the L.B. Knight Director of CNF read more
Don Farley (EP PhD 1960) wins the 2010 Alfven Medal of the European Geosciiences Union
The 2010 Hannes Alfvén Medal is awarded to Donald Farley for his pioneering work read more
Retooled Kavli Institute to focus on nanoscience ideas 'so crazy they might actually work'
Leaders of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science want its members to go for the impossible read more
Gubernatorial candidate Lazio tours synchrotron, discusses jobs and Energy Recovery Linac
Learning about Cornell research and discussing ways for the university and New York state to work together were themes of a visit to campus by Rick Lazio, Republican candidate for New York governor,... read more
Sensitive oscillators could lead to detection of harmful molecules, bacteria
extraordinarily tiny sensors that can instantly recognize harmful substances in air or water read more
Interview - Harold Craighead
NANO Magazine: The brilliant materials scientist, Harold Craighead, is our profiled interview for this issue read more
Semiconductor research group receives industry award
A team of researchers that includes Mike Thompson, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has received the 2009 Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) award for... read more
Watt Webb receives National Academy of Sciences Hollaender Award for biophysics
Cornell biophysicist Watt W. Webb, whose imaging techniques have revolutionized how scientists read more
Researcher suggests new memory storage mineral
Breakthroughs in electronics often are the result of finding just the right material for a device -- like the tungsten in light bulbs or the silicon in transistors. Now, a Cornell scientist believes... read more
Watching crystals grow provides clues to making smoother, defect-free thin films
To make thin films for semiconductors in electronic devices, layers of atoms must be grown in neat, crystalline sheets. But while some materials grow smooth crystals, others tend to develop bumps and... read more
