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Craig Fennie, MacArthur Fellow and materials discovery pioneer, dies at 54
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (682+ words) Craig J. Fennie, associate professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering whose groundbreaking research opened pathways for scientists to discover and design materials, died of a heart attack on June 14. He was…...
Chemistry professor honored for work on biodegradable polymers
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (322+ words) Geoffrey Coates, Tisch University Professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was named a co-winner of the Balzan Prize for his work transforming renewable feedstocks and recovered carbon dioxide into high-performance, degradable and…...
Researchers gather at Cornell Tech to explore AI for molecular science
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (418+ words) Cornell Chronicle Participants at the CECAM Workshop on Physics-Aware Machine Learning for Molecules and Materials, held June 1–3 at Cornell Tech in New York City. News directly from Cornell's colleges and centers As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly powerful tool for…...
AI plus chemistry can expand battery electrolyte design
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (412+ words) Cornell researchers are using artificial intelligence to speed the search for better battery materials while using a creative approach to chemistry to expand the design space for electrolytes, unlocking new possibilities for safer, higher-performing energy storage. Electrolytes shuttle ions between…...
Chemistry professor wins prestigious Balzan Prize for work on biodegradable polymers
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (323+ words) Geoffrey Coates, Tisch University Professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was named a co-winner of the prestigious Balzan Prize for his work transforming renewable feedstocks and recovered carbon dioxide into high-performance, degradable…...
Cell biochemistry beyond membranes: The physics of condensates
4+ week, 1+ day ago (286+ words) Cornell Chronicle Membraneless organelles known as “condensates” form and disappear every day to help organize the biochemistry in our cells. This image captures in vitro condensates dissolving after a specific chemical is injected from the right. The color represents the…...
Study challenges CO2-removal potential of enhanced weathering
2+ week, 3+ day ago (517+ words) Spreading finely crushed basalt across farmland has been promoted as a relatively simple way to remove large quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But a new study led by Cornell researchers suggests the real-world potential of this method, known…...