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Etienne Desclides/ Unsplash Ferrofluids were invented in 1963 by NASA to create liquid rocket fuel that could be drawn toward a fuel pump in a weightless environment by applying a magnetic field.
Physics

Mechanism ‘splits’ electron spins in magnetic material

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have discovered a technique that could eventually lead to the development of more energy-efficient magnetic memory devices.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I did not close myself off from my potential'

Jonathan Mercedes is a comparative literature major.

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Social science research

Misperceptions can threaten scientific advancement

Cornell Chronicle

Peter Enns, professor of government, and co-authors made this massive collection of COVID-related survey data available at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I learned to ask questions from curiosity rather than a need to be right'

Kathryn Stamm is a Literatures in English and American Studies major.

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National Academy of Sciences

Four elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

Peter Lepage, the Tisch Family Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Physics, is among four Cornell faculty to be honored this year.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'We lobbied Tompkins County to support a housing program for formerly incarcerated people'

Cosimo L. Fabrizio is an Economics & Government major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I did research on human rights violations in Syria and Nigeria'

Youssef Aziz is a Sociology and Psychology major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'There is always more than one side to a story'

Maggie Zhang Grobowski is a China & Asia-Pacific Studies & Government major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I’m amazed at how much I developed as a writer'

Lauren Bohm is a History and German Studies major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'Exploring my curiosities allowed me to discover new interests'

Jose Mondragon is a Chemistry & Chemical Biology major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I've been thrown into the entrepreneurship world and learned so many lessons'

Alanna Zhou is a computer science major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I feel a sense of community and family as part of the track and field team'

Kuunemuebari Donovan Mini is a Science and Technology Studies major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'BlackGen Capital is my proudest accomplishment'

Alec Dinwiddie is an economics major.

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Extraordinary Journeys

'I accomplished things that freshman-me would have never guessed'

Annalisse Eclipse is an Environment & Sustainability major.

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Intelligence

U.S. information warfare ‘fundamentally shapes conflict’ in Ukraine

A&S Communications

Historian David Silbey says there is a long history of the U.S. using intelligence to help allies.