The Sun provides the light that we need to live, but beneath its warmth lies a potentially dark and destructive side. In this week's special issue we investigated the science behind solar storms.
Earlier this month the university sponsored a lecture titled: The Physics of a Flying R2-D2 and Other Interesting Ideas. Featured speaker Rhett Allain blogs about physics for Wired Science.
The Woodward-Hoffmann rules were developed to predict the orientation of molecules in certain reactions between organic compounds. They were developed in a series of papers published by Robert Burns Woodward and Roald Hoffmann at Harvard in 1965. In 1981, two years after Woodward’s death, Hoffmann received a Nobel Prize for the Woodward-Hoffmann Rules.
“LUX: Art and Science Exhibition,” the first display of its kind, promoted innovation and investigation within the arts and the hard sciences. Last weekend, select artists from around the world and distinguished Cornell scientists gathered at Willard Straight Hall and Milstein Hall to present an exhibition that combined both science and art through the medium of light.
Prof. Bruce Ganem recieved the Esselen Award for his research and Prof. William Dichtel was awarded the Cottrell Scholar Award for his research and commitment to furthering education.
Students in the Cornell Computer Reuse Association have put their computer savvy to good use by delivering refurbished campus computers to impoverished communities around the world.
In her course Physics 1204: Physics of Music, Prof. Kathy Selby, physics, explains the mathematical relationships that help determine why some musical tunes are enjoyable and others are perceived as unpleasant.
Chess is more than a strategy game — it’s a “mental war” involving sharp mental faculties and efficient cognitive processing, according to a recent guest brought in by the Cornell Chess Club.
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