Syl Kacapyr

Cornell University, Ithaca

Journalist and Media Relations Specialist at Cornell Chronicle

Articles

Cornell Engineering innovations drive student commercialization plans

1 week ago | news.cornell.edu | Syl Kacapyr

From a nanotech solution for removing toxic chemicals from water to a 3D-printing method for high-precision drug delivery, Cornell students put real research innovations to the test in the inaugural Technology Commercialization Innovation Competition, held May 2 in Gates Hall and hosted by the Cornell Engineering Office of Innovation.
Sibley School hosts industry forum on AI design education

3 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Syl Kacapyr

As artificial intelligence transforms how engineers design everything from microchips to biomedical devices, ensuring that human skills evolve with technology has become a shared priority among academia and industry.
Technology for OEM Design Engineers

1 month ago | designfax.net | Syl Kacapyr

Assistant professor Mostafa Hassani (left) and doctoral student Qi Tang work with a custom-built laser optic platform to launch supersonic microprojectiles and study how high-speed metallic collisions form solid-state bonds. [Credit: Photo courtesy of Cornell Engineering]By Syl Kacapyr, Cornell EngineeringFaster isn't always better when it comes to high-speed materials science, according to new Cornell research showing that tiny metal particles bond best at a precise supersonic speed.
Technology for OEM Design Engineers

1 month ago | nelsonpub.com | Syl Kacapyr

Assistant professor Mostafa Hassani (left) and doctoral student Qi Tang work with a custom-built laser optic platform to launch supersonic microprojectiles and study how high-speed metallic collisions form solid-state bonds. [Credit: Photo courtesy of Cornell Engineering]By Syl Kacapyr, Cornell EngineeringFaster isn't always better when it comes to high-speed materials science, according to new Cornell research showing that tiny metal particles bond best at a precise supersonic speed.
Supersonic speed limit for strong metal bonding revealed

1 month ago | techxplore.com | Syl Kacapyr

Faster isn't always better when it comes to high-speed materials science, according to new Cornell research showing that tiny metal particles bond best at a precise supersonic speed. In industrial processes like cold spray coating and additive manufacturing, tiny metal particles travel at extreme speeds and slam into a surface with such force that they fuse together, forming strong metallic bonds.
Jill Tarter '65 keynotes celebration of women engineers at Cornell

1 month ago | news.cornell.edu | Syl Kacapyr

Jill Tarter was the only woman in her engineering physics class when she graduated from Cornell Engineering in 1965. Returning to Cornell for the first time in years, she recently observed that the campus has significantly changed – including a much more balanced mix of students. The undergraduate population in Cornell Engineering, specifically, first reached gender parity in 2018. “That’s an enormous change.
Sibley School forum unites academia, renewable energy industry

2 months ago | news.cornell.edu | Syl Kacapyr

More than 200 industry professionals, faculty, students and thought leaders gathered in Cornell’s Upson Hall on March 6 for a day-long forum exploring challenges in renewable energy development.
An alloy adjustment: Controlling metal microstructures results in better 3D printing

Feb 12, 2025 | techxplore.com | Syl Kacapyr

Just as a snowflake's intricate structure vanishes when it melts and transforms when it refreezes, the microstructure of metals can change during the 3D printing process, resulting in strengths or weaknesses in the printed product. Cornell researchers have uncovered a way to control these transformations in metal solidification by adjusting alloy composition, ultimately leading to stronger, more reliable metal parts.
X-ray study sheds light on cost-effective fuel cell material that could rival platinum

Feb 7, 2025 | techxplore.com | Syl Kacapyr

Cornell researchers have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of how a promising catalyst material transforms during operation, providing new insights that could lead to replacement of expensive precious metals in clean-energy technologies. Fuel cells efficiently convert hydrogen and oxygen directly into electricity, with catalysts playing a crucial role in accelerating the process.
Light-twisting materials created from nano semiconductors

Feb 4, 2025 | wevolver.com | Syl Kacapyr

The discovery, detailed in a paper publishing Jan. 31 in the journal Science, could revolutionize technologies that rely on controlling light polarization, such as displays, sensors and optical communications devices. Chiral materials are special because they can twist light. One way to create them is through exciton-coupling, where light excites nanomaterials to form excitons that interact and share energy with each other.