November, 2016: Paul McEuen, the John A. Newman Professor of Physical Science and director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, is heading Provost Michael Kotlikoff's new faculty hiring initiative task force on nanoscale science and microsystems engineering (with co-director Professor David Muller). He spoke to the Chronicle about pushing nanoscience at Cornell to the next level, the challenge of recruiting midcareer faculty who bridge disciplines, "radical collaboration," and the importance of asking, "What if?"

September, 2016: David Muller, KIC Co-Director and Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics, has been selected to receive the 2016 Peter Duncumb Award from the Microanalysis Society.  This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of microanalysis through technical accomplishment, leadership, and educational and professional activities. 

August, 2016: KIC member and MSE Assistant Professor Jin Suntivich and KIC Postdoctoral Fellow Chris Evans lay the groundwork for a chemical sensor on a chip that could be used in small portable devices to analyze samples in a lab, monitor air and water quality in the field, and perhaps even detect explosives. Their research was published in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Photonics.

June, 2016: In a paper entitled “Tunable phonon-cavity coupling in graphene membranes,” KIC member Jeevak Parpia and his graduate student describe the ability to use graphene’s tension as a  mediator between vibrational modes, allowing for direct energy transfer from one frequency to another.

June, 2016: At Cornell University, the Sol M. Gruner (SMG) detector group has developed and demonstrated a new type of imaging electron detector that records an image frame in 1/1000 of a second, and can detect from 1 to 1,000,000 electrons per pixel. This is 1000 times the intensity range, and 100 times the speed of conventional electron microscope image sensors. Gruner is a Professor of Physics and a member of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science.

May, 2016: A team led by Kyle Shen, Associate Professor of Physics, and Darrell Schlom, the Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Industrial Chemistry, both members of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Science at Cornell, has shown the ability to alter the electrical properties of the unique material through the application of strain – stretching thin films of SRO (Sr2RuO4) on top of a single-crystal substrate.

May, 2016: Actor and science advocate Alan Alda presented a public talk at Cornell’s Bailey Hall on May 16, 2016. His talk, "Getting beyond a blind date with science" emphasized the importance of conveying science and scientific research in plain language in order to be clear to the public. This lecture was sponsored by the Kavli Foundation and was part of an intensive three day faculty workshop on Communicating Science.

7:30pm Monday, May 16, 2016: 2016 Science Communication Workshop and public talk by Alan Alda "Getting Beyond a Blind Date with Science" Presented by Alan Alda

April, 2016: A state of electronic matter first predicted by theorists in 1964 has finally been discovered by KIC member Seamus Davis' research group and may provide key insights into the workings of high-temperature superconductors.

March, 2016: Science Foundation Ireland presented its prestigious St. Patrick's Day Science Medal to KIC member Séamus Davis on March 16th, 2016. The presentation was made by Charles Flanagan, Ireland's minister for foreign affairs and trade, as part of St. Patricks' Day celebrations in Washington, DC.