News: MAE

The Cornell-developed robotic gripper that already boasts Internet fame and imitation has evolved: Now, it can throw things by using air pressure to launch objects forward. Read more

The project, in its third and final year, was initiated by the late Paul Kintner, Cornell professor of electrical and computer engineering, who served as the mission's principal investigator during its proposal and early development phases. Read more

“NASA is taking it very seriously,” said Mason A. Peck, chief technologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Read more

Going forward, lack of human imagination appears to be the only limitation for 3D printers. The Fab@Home team at Cornell, for instance, is pursuing the ability to manufacture, on a single 3D printer machine in a single “print job” — a robot. Read more

Haaretz: Haifa-born Prof. Hod Lipson and his colleagues have created a computer program that generates mathematical formulas which explain various scientific phenomena. In essence, he argues, it can accelerate the process of scientific discoveries. Read more

MailOnline: As Pirate Bay starts offering 'blueprints' of 3D objects to 'steal,' MAE Prof. Hod Lispon sees a big future for 3D printing. Read more

Prof. Ephrahim Garcia has been appointed the representative from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to the Daniel Guggenheim Medal Board. Dr. Garcia will server on the board from Oct. 1st, 2011 to September 30th, 2014. Read more

CornellNYC Tech is generating interest - and questions - from around the community. Tech campus proposal leaders will answer questions at a forum Feb. 3, and the Chronicle periodically will run an FAQ. Read more

Cornell is working with the University of Hawai'i-Manoa to conduct a three-year NASA study on the diets and food issues of six volunteers who spend four months in a simulated Mars habitat. Read more

President David Skorton, Technion President Peretz Lavie, Provost Kent Fuchs, Sandy Weill, Bob Appel and others comment on the Cornell and Technion partnership's winning bid. Read more