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How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons

New information could lead to bacteria-based platforms that recycle plastic and plant waste

Biosensors Change the Way Water Contamination Is Detected

Social scientist and synthetic biologist collaborate to tackle a global challenge

High-Risk Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV Need A New Path Forward

Trial shows viral suppression is not achieved through increased case management alone

Nanoparticles Perform Ultralong Distance Communication

New class of materials has ‘no counterpart or analogue in nature’

Ramping Up Domestic Graphite Production Could Aid the Green Energy Transition

A key ingredient to lithium-ion batteries’ supply chain is not built to last

First Transient Electronic Bandage Speeds Healing By 30%

Bandage also monitors the healing process, alerting clinicians to issues in real time

A Surprising Way to Trap A Microparticle

New insights could advance microfluidics and drug delivery systems

Wild Bumblebee Queens Lured and Killed In Commercial Hives

In the course of experiments to test how well commercial bumblebees pollinate early spring crops, researchers made a surprising discovery: dead wild bumblebee queens in the hives, an average of 10 per nest box.

Scientists Detect Global Layer of Melt Hidden Below Earth’s Tectonic Plates

Scientists have detected a layer of melted rock encircling the Earth below its tectonic plates. Patches of the layer were known to exist, but a new study by a group of universities including Cornell has for the first time revealed its global extent.

Employing Tradeoffs for More Realistic COVID Messaging

Wash your hands. Wear a high-quality mask. Keep 6 feet between you and others. Meet outside when possible.

Biosensor Could Lead to New Drugs, Sensory Organs On A Chip

A synthetic biosensor found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity.

Spanish Lagoon Proposed as Mars ‘Astrobiological Time-Analog’

The ongoing search for signs of life on Mars relies in part on terrestrial analogs – places on Earth closely resembling the past or current geology and climate of the red planet that can be readily explored.

Precise Magma Locations Aid Volcanic Eruption Forecasts

Cornell researchers have unearthed precise, microscopic clues to where magma is stored, offering scientists – and government officials in populated areas – a way to better assess the risk of volcanic eruptions.

Elusive Transition Shows Universal Quantum Signatures

There are stark differences between metals, through which electrons flow freely, and electrical insulators, in which electrons are essentially immobile.

Less Lung Tissue Removal Needed For Early Stage Cancer

Surgery that removes only a portion of one of the five lobes that comprise a lung is as effective as the traditional surgery that removes an entire lobe for certain patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new study has found.

Study Identifies Human Micrornas Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

MicroRNA (miRNA) molecules in pancreatic islets have been thought to play important roles in Type 2 diabetes, but until now scientists have not confidently identified which miRNAs are associated with the disease in humans.

Nature Near Home Associated with Well-Being During COVID

Numerous studies have shown that exposure to nature can improve mental health and well-being. A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology dug a little deeper, looking at what kind of nature experiences were associated with a greater sense of well-being during the COVID pandemic.

‘Magic’ Solvent Creates Stronger Thin Films

A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties, such as mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology.

Researchers Lift Curtain on Key Feature Of Interfacial Electrochemistry

Materials scientists at Cornell have developed a method for better understanding the complex electrochemical reactions that occur at the interface of water and metal surfaces – an approach that will ultimately lead to better fuel cells and other electrochemical technologies.

Food Coloring, Anti-Caking Nanoparticles May Affect Human Gut

Metal oxide nanoparticles – ubiquitous in nature, and commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in the commercial ingredients industry – may damage and disturb parts of the human intestine, according to new research conducted by Cornell and Binghamton University scientists.