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From the Archives: Controversy and Innovation at the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory

April 29th, 2009
By Virginia Li
In the years between World War II and the Vietnam War, when aeronautical research was at its peak, a popular watering hole for renowned scientists and engineers was the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (CAL) located in Buffalo, New York. CAL oversaw several divisions of research, ranging from aeronautics to military demands and automotive safety. At the time, innovation in aeronautical research was booming. Prof. Emeritus Franklin Moore, mechanical engineering, said, “It’s hard to convey how interesting, how exciting, and sort of romantic the idea of flight was in those days. Everybody thought aeronautics was the wave of the future, sort of like how computer science is the wave of the future today.” Moore was the Director of Aerosciences at CAL from 1955 to 1965, before joining the Cornell faculty. Read More

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Profs. Discuss Outreach through 'Translational' Medicine

April 29th, 2009
By Abubakar Jalloh
In an event organized by the Cornell Undergraduate Health Symposium, profs. discussed the merits of translational medicine and the necessity for collaboration amongst researchers in the life sciences and those in the social sciences. Read More

The Scientist: Jeffrey Varner

April 29th, 2009
By Adam Woodward
It is hard to deny the progress that has been made by people who can “think outside the box.” Practically speaking, how do scientists, engineers and those in business learn to cultivate that special insight and intuition that transforms the dynamics of a problem into a more workable space? Asst. Prof. Jeffrey Varner, chemical engineering, did so by looking through the lens of a different academic discipline. Read More

Earth Day Structure Raises Environmental Concerns

April 29th, 2009
By Jade Tabony
In New York State alone, only about 20 percent of plastic water bottles are recycled, while the others are sent to landfills where they will take approximately 700 years to degrade. Even if the bottles are recycled, they are downcycled to lower quality state instead of being reused as plastic bottles. The end product is most commonly used as carpeting. Read More