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Nickel catalyst enables high-performance fuel cell free of precious metals

Cornell researchers have developed a non-precious-metal catalyst that represents a major step toward alkaline fuel cells that use inexpensive commodity metals, such as nickel and cobalt, in several energy applications.

Fish gill-inspired panels reveal path to efficient thermal mixing

Researchers have developed a bio-inspired approach to mixing heat and molecules in fluids – findings that could inform future biomedical devices, heat exchangers and soft robotics.

Scientists engineer E. coli to monitor arsenic

Cornell scientists have engineered E. coli to act as a sensitive biosensor for monitoring environmental arsenic, a toxic pollutant.

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Hassani receives early career award

Mostafa Hassani, assistant professor, received the MPMD Early Career Leaders Professional Development Award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. The MPMD Early Career Leaders Professional Development Award provides an opportunity for emerging, professional members of TMS to advance in…

First quantum oscillations observed in gallium nitride holes

Cornell researchers have observed a quantum property of the material for the first time, an advance that could expand its technological reach.

Global atlas will track human and climate impact on river systems

A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.

How the Iran War Could Hit AI—and Then the Economy

Mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate wins 2026 3MT

Ellen van Wijngaarden won Cornell's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to prsent their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.