As Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat explains, almost every aspect of sailing is affected—and can be demonstrated—by elementary physics.

The fellowship program recognizes physicists who have made exceptional contributions in physics research; important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics; or significant contributions to physics education.

LepageFest, a two-day event honoring the career of Peter Lepage, Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, was held Oct. 14-15 in the Physical Sciences Building.

Welcome new CLASSE Researcher and Faculty, Jennet Dickinson!

Visiting students from across the country came to Cornell this June to experience life in advanced scientific research and engineering as part of the summer programs hosted by the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Education (CLASSE) and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS). 

The Department of Energy has chosen Cornell and three partner institutions to establish the new DOE Tigner Traineeship in Accelerator Science program, funding the program with a $4.4 million grant.

CLASSE and startup xLight.inc are collaborating to revolutionize semiconductor chip manufacturing with cutting-edge particle accelerator technology. Utilizing the unique capabilities of CLASSE expertise and the CBETA accelerator, this collaboration aims to create new extreme ultraviolet light sources for advanced microchip production, significantly enhancing efficiency and sustainability in the industry.

The new Simons Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert may soon answer the great scientific question of what happened in that tiny fraction of a second after the Big Bang.

Interview with SRF graduate student Sadie Seddon-Stettler and communications assistant Savan DeSouza on the NSF Graduate Research Fellow Award

The newly assembled Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST), nearly the size of a five-story building, was unveiled April 4 at an event in Xanten, Germany.