CLASSE (Cornell Lab for Accelerator Sciences & Ed)

@Cornell and l8r.it/Jjrj partner to revolutionize #semiconductor manufacturing with Energy Recovery Linac technology. Using CBETA, they aim to create extreme UV light sources for next-gen microchips w/ high efficiency and low power consumption l8r.it/6Kui

Astronomers at @Cornell are using a new instrument to study the earliest galaxies by capturing the combined light of millions of distant galaxies at once. The breakthrough could reshape how scientists study cosmic history and star formation. Read more: bit.ly/3Ru7lv5

Celebrated a major milestone this April with the ribbon cutting of our new @nvidia -powered AI-MI computing cluster at @Cornell University 🎉 This infrastructure supercharges AI + materials research, enabling rapid innovation. @Princeton @MIT @RiceUniversity @CUNY @BU_Tweets @NSF

Teaching AI to operate some of the most complex scientific machines on Earth: @CornellPhysics professor Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat is leading a @ENERGY -supported project to train AI systems on computer models of particle accelerators at @BrookhavenLab as.cornell.edu/news/teaching-…

It was a head-spinning discovery. In 2018, researchers in Japan claimed to find concrete evidence of an elusive particle, a Majorana fermion, in a quantum spin liquid called ruthenium trichloride. Majoranas are highly sought-after by quantum materials scientists because when a pair are localized, or trapped, they can securely encode information and form a stable qubit – the building block of quantum computing. Some researchers heralded the finding and used it to launch their own studies, while others believed the breakthrough – which was made by measuring what’s called the thermal Hall effect – was actually a mirage caused by defects in the material sample. Now, Cornell researchers have waded into the debate, and their findings show both camps were wrong. By measuring the movement of soundwaves rather than the flow of heat, the team discovered the thermal Hall effect was caused by rotating lattice vibrations called chiral phonons. “It’s not that this is the magic material with Majorana fermions that’s going to build a quantum computer,” said Brad Ramshaw, associate professor of physics in @CornellCAS who led the Cornell team. “But it’s also not this story of basically fancy dirt, where the samples have impurities that are bouncing the heat one way instead of another. It’s a new intrinsic effect that nobody had ever seen before.” More at news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0….

Breakthrough winner: @CornellPhysics professor Lawrence Gibbons is among the researchers awarded the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (@brkthroughprize). Gibbons was honored for his leadership in muon g-2 collaborations. as.cornell.edu/news/cornell-p…

Including contributions from research staff at @CornellCLASSE, new detector improvements at CMS have potential to revolutionize our understanding of dark matter and its influence on our universe.

Today is Giving Day at @Cornell! Please support the labs, instruments, and staff that help researchers develop new therapies, advance agriculture, and build technologies to improve our lives. Make a gift at the link below: givingday.cornell.edu/organizations/… #CornellGivingDay

High school seniors stepped into the cleanroom at the @Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility to build real microchips. Programs like ATLAS are preparing students for new semiconductor jobs as Micron Technology expands in New York. Read more: bit.ly/3MfJtcF

For his contributions to the development of the highest-resolution electron microscope in the world, David Muller of @CornellEng has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (@theNAEng). @CornellAEP news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Scientific Computing Training Series: a free, virtual program on data science, AI, and advanced computing. Open to staff and students at @Cornell, @WeillCornell, @WCMQatar, and @cornell_tech. Hosted by Cornell CAC with Weill ITS and CTSC. Read more: bit.ly/49DHo1u

We are pleased to announce Dr. Gary Koretzky ’78 as @Cornell Vice Provost for Research. He oversees more than 30 multidisciplinary research facilities spanning the physical, social and biological sciences. Read more: bit.ly/4py2If1

Engineers, machinists, riggers, electricians, support staff: It's taken expert work by a dedicated network at @CornellCLASSE to get the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope ready for first light in 2026. Meet some of the people behind the telescope. as.cornell.edu/news/people-be…

Paths to a Clean Energy Future | January 14 at 1pm ET via @ecornell_online ⚡️ Join us online as experts from @Cornell & @cleanaircatf explore what it will take to accelerate a clean, reliable & equitable energy transition. Register: ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/overv…

Happy Holidays from Cornell Research & Innovation! This year brought real challenges, and our research community met them with perseverance and generosity toward one another. We’re deeply thankful for your work and hope the holidays bring moments of rest, joy, and connection.

Federal funding has resumed for several @Cornell projects, including a pediatric heart pump, tick-borne disease diagnostics and military nutrition research. Teams are working to recover lost time so innovations can reach communities sooner. Read more: bit.ly/3MwetVu

@Cornell researchers built a new aluminum nitride transistor that could boost 5G, 6G and radar performance while reducing reliance on gallium, a material mostly produced abroad. Using far less gallium strengthens U.S. supply security Read more: bit.ly/4azAxZ9

Using X-rays at @CHESS_user, Dr. Kushol Gupta @GuptaPenn and @PennMedicine scientists found that DNA’s building blocks can unfold under high pressure and spring back when pressure eases, offering new clues into genome stability and disease. Read more: bit.ly/48TkDbo

20 tons. 48 hours. Micron precision. @CHESS_user just installed a new vacuum end station for the High Magnetic Field Beamline, paving the way for breakthroughs in quantum materials + superconductivity. X-rays are back online, and users return this week. @NSF @NIH @Cornell

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST), located in Chile’s Parque Astronómico Atacama, will advance our understanding of cosmology and astrophysics, addressing fundamental questions about the universe. FYST will detail star and galaxy formation from the earliest days of “cosmic dawn” through “cosmic noon,” when most of today’s stars were formed, providing insight on cosmic inflation and gravitational waves from the very first moments of the Big Bang, as well as offering clues about dark matter and dark energy. Named after Cornell alum Fred Young ’64, M.Eng. ’66, MBA ’66, the telescope is a Cornell-led project of CCAT Observatory, which is operated by a partnership of Cornell University, a consortium of German astronomical institutes (led by the University of Cologne), and a consortium of Canadian universities (led by the University of Waterloo) under an agreement with the University of Chile and under the auspices of Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Since its founding in 1977, the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility has enabled scientists and engineers from academia and industry to conduct groundbreaking micro- and nanoscale research. In September, a five-year $7.5 million grant through the NSF-supported National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) network ended. The future of this funding remains unclear. Read more at news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/0….