- Dec 1, 2025
- by Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Student Life
Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made
The color “ultrablack” has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it’s difficult to produce and can appear less black when viewed at an angle. A Cornell lab has devised a simple method for making the elusive color.
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- by Melissa Conroy
- Human Centered Design
- Jill Stuart Gallery, Human Ecology Building
Farm to Fashion
Farm to Fashion is an exhibit that shares the story of an ongoing collaboration between knitwear design students at Cornell University and partners within our regional textile economy. The exhibit features work by students from the Department of Human Centered Design as well as others engaged in fiber farming and textile manufacturing. The exhibit was funded by a generous donation from the Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation and a grant from New York Fashion Innovation
Anthony Ong
Anthony D. Ong is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Human Health Labs in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and founding director of the Center for Integrative Developmental Science. He received his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Southern California and completed postdoctoral training in adult development and aging at the University of Notre Dame.
His research examines the dynamic
Mingla Charoenmuang
- Dec 4, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving
3D garment simulation software reduces customer returns
Have you ever bought new clothes online and purchased more than one size, color or style knowing that you will only keep the items that fit you best?
This behavior is called bracketing, and it comes at a major environmental cost because more items must be shipped and returns often end up in the landfill. Do-yeon Kong, a PhD student in apparel design, with a background in computer science, is using 3D imaging to reduce
Joseph Laquatra
Joseph Laquatra, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, focused his teaching and research efforts on sustainable aspects of housing with emphases on residential energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and construction site waste management. As an Extension Housing Specialist, Joe developed and implemented educational programs on these and other topics through the statewide network of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). One of these, the Consumer Education Program for Residential Energy Efficiency, engaged 60 Local Associations of CCE in the 13 years of its
- Aug 2, 2022
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving
Kyuin Park wins best poster award at nanotechnology symposium
Kyuin Park, a first-year master’s student in Fiber Science won a best poster award at the New York State Nanotechnology Network Symposium (NNN). The annual event brings together industry partners and Cornell undergraduate and graduate students to problem solve, build relationships and grow awareness.
Park’s winning poster “Polymer Nano/Microfiber as a Solar Reflector or Absorber,” explores heat transfer from solar energy in the near-infrared region of solar radiation. More than half of radiation from the