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3D Printers Could Some Day Feed Astronauts in Space

3D Printers Could Some Day Feed Astronauts in Space

Like a scene out of Star Trek, imagine one day being able to create an entire meal with the push of a button. For astronauts headed to Mars, 3D printers could potentially be their mechanical chefs, thanks

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Cornell Soothes Stressed Out Students by Installing Grassy Lawn in the Olin Library

Cornell Soothes Stressed Out Students by Installing Grassy Lawn in the Olin Library

In an effort to spruce up mental health during the crucial—and stressful—week of finals, Cornell professors decided to give students a little nature therapy. Rolled out amidst two rows of comfy easy

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Cornell’s Human Ecology Building Reflects The Latest in Sustainable Technologies

Cornell’s Human Ecology Building Reflects The Latest in Sustainable Technologies

The Human Ecology Building was designed for a variety of departments in order to facilitate collaboration in a healthy and creative space. The new 89,000-square-foot facility features high-tech

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Anti-Malaria Bodysuit to Repel Mosquitos Created By African Scientist, Designer

Anti-Malaria Bodysuit to Repel Mosquitos Created By African Scientist, Designer

Fashion is probably the last thing you thought you could fight off malaria with, but this anti-malaria bodysuit is stylish while it repels mosquitos that could carry the disease.  Created by a Cornell

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African Scientist and Designer Team Up to Create Anti-Malaria Bodysuit That Repels Mosquitos

African Scientist and Designer Team Up to Create Anti-Malaria Bodysuit That Repels Mosquitos

With summer waiting in the wings, we're getting excited to don some short pants and sleeveless tops. Unfortunately, all that bare skin often brings with it less-than-savory mosquito bites. However,

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Morphosis Architects Chosen To Design First CornellNYC Tech Building on Roosevelt Island

Morphosis Architects Chosen To Design First CornellNYC Tech Building on Roosevelt Island

Big news out of the Big Apple: Cornell University announced last night that Thom Mayne of Morphosis Architects will design the first of three net-zero academic buildings on its new applied sciences campus

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Study finds Eco-Friendly Hotels in Spain to be More Profitable Than Regular Hotels

Study finds Eco-Friendly Hotels in Spain to be More Profitable Than Regular Hotels

As we see an increasing number of eco-friendly holiday destinations popping up around the globe, a study from Cornell University has some great news for hotel owners and green vacationers alike: Spanish

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Cornell Researchers Find That Lycopene and Grape Seed Extract Could Make Smoking Less Harmful

Cornell Researchers Find That Lycopene and Grape Seed Extract Could Make Smoking Less Harmful

If you know someone whose New Year's resolution is to quit smoking, a new finding may deter them from doing so. A recent study conducted by Cornell University found that lycopene and grape seed extract

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Cornell University’s Big Red Bikes Program Brings Bike Sharing to the Renowned Campus

Cornell University’s Big Red Bikes Program Brings Bike Sharing to the Renowned Campus

In the works since 2008, the student organization Big Red Bikes unleashed 20 bikes in May 2011 that made up the initial fleet for the share program. Six months later, 20 more were added. Hopes are to

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Cornell’s Geometric White Weill Hall Laboratory is an Energy Saving Machine

Cornell’s Geometric White Weill Hall Laboratory is an Energy Saving Machine

Cornell University’s Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall is a 263,000-square-foot, $113.5 million building and houses the university's life sciences department. Inside the gleaming seven-story building are a

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Cornell Student Invents Clothing That Traps Toxic Gases and Odors

Cornell Student Invents Clothing That Traps Toxic Gases and Odors

Protective gas-masks are extremely helpful in many emergency situations, but they're usually the size and shape of a small, unwieldy animal. But all that is about to change because Cornell

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Vibro-Wind Piezoelectric Pads Harness Wind Energy Without Turbines

Vibro-Wind Piezoelectric Pads Harness Wind Energy Without Turbines

Francis Moon, a mechanical engineering professor at Cornell University, has designed a novel type of wind energy generator that vibrates in the wind rather than cutting the breeze like a turbine. Dubbed

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SOLAR DECATHLON 2009: Cornell Silo House

SOLAR DECATHLON 2009: Cornell Silo House

Things really heated up this past few days as we inched closer to finding out who the winner of this year's Solar Decathlon would be, and in the end Team Germany's surPLUShouse stole the show. We were sad

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Carbon Nanotubes Could Create Better Solar Cells

Carbon Nanotubes Could Create Better Solar Cells

Creating the perfect solar cell (i.e. a cell that's both efficient and cheaply produced) is certainly a work in progress. Researchers across the world have attempted to create cells from silicon, plastic

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