Cornell Bowers is the new frontier of tech—moving technology, humanity, and society forward as one. bowers.cornell.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3md3v36fefs2zThe sheen of satin, the subtle glints of twill, the translucence of sheer silk: Fabric has long been difficult to render digitally. Cornell Bowers researchers have developed a method for creating digital images that more accurately captures textile textures. 💻🧶🧵 https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/01/new-technique-puts-rendered-fabrc-best-light23 Jan 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3v36fefs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lydi2bcdqc2rWe are excited to welcome five new faculty members to Cornell Bowers this semester! A Big Red Bowers Welcome to Sasha Golovnev, Andrew Owens '10, David Rand '04, Benjamin Shestakofsky, and Kaitlyn Zhou. 👋 Read more: lnkd.in/ewA4U4fU08 Sep 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydi2bcdqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3loll3hkors2lRobot see 👀, robot do 🦾 Robots can be finicky learners requiring precise, step-by-step directions. Cornell Bowers researchers have developed a new AI-powered system that allows robots to learn tasks by watching a single how-to video. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/04/robot-see-robot-do-system-learns-after-watching-how-tos #CornellAI07 May 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3loll3hkors2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lo2cjrwdp22gIn the wilds of New York City, a trashbot braves the urban jungle. Its mission? To test the terrain for future robotkind. 🤖🏙️ Researchers at @cornelltech.bsky.social developed a “robotability score” and rated NYC streets on how hospitable it would be to robots. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/04/robotability-score-ranks-nyc-streets-future-robot-deployment30 Apr 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2cjrwdp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lmfdiflaas2kResearchers from Cornell Bowers have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person’s posture and exercise routine but looks and washes just like a regular shirt. SeamFit uses flexible conductive threads sewn into the neck, arm and side seams. https://cis.cornell.edu/nice-flex-ai-powered-smart-clothing-logs-posture-exercises09 Apr 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfdiflaas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3llwanjgmdc22MedSim AI is an an AI-powered virtual patient developed by researchers at Cornell Bowers and @weillcornell.bsky.social. 💻👥🩺 Equipped with a text-based chat function and a voice conversation mode, it allows students to strengthen their communication skills. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/medical-students-use-ai-practice-communication-skills03 Apr 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwanjgmdc22https://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lkqeaqzl2223A research team led by Cornell Bowers has developed an AI-powered ring that can continuously track fingerspelling in American Sign Language. With further development, the device – believed to be the first of its kind – could revolutionize ASL translation. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/ai-ring-tracks-spelled-words-american-sign-language #CornellAI19 Mar 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqeaqzl2223https://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lkejntsyzs22Global #AI competition is rising. To help guide the White House’s AI Action Plan and secure the US as a leader, faculty from Cornell Bowers and @cornelltech.bsky.social submitted a proposal emphasizing the need for sustained investment in AI education & research. https://ai.cornell.edu/securing-americas-ai-future-cornell-bowers-faculty-offers-recommendations-for-white-houses-ai-action-plan/14 Mar 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkejntsyzs22https://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3ljptwra7a22rMiddle East scholars can now use AI to identify & make copies of cuneiform characters imprinted into 3,000-year-old tablets, letting them read complicated scripts with ease. The research was led by Hadar Averbuch-Elor from Cornell Bowers & @cornelltech.bsky.social. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/03/ai-models-makes-precise-copies-cuneiform-characters06 Mar 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljptwra7a22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lik43wqwq22gAssistant professors Allison Koenecke and Wen Sun are among 126 early-career researchers across North America who have won 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Congratulations! 👏 https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/02/two-early-career-faculty-win-2025-sloan-research-awards19 Feb 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lik43wqwq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lihj3ow6p224Researchers from the Cornell Institute for Computational Sustainability are using AI to protect eelgrass meadows. 🌱🌊💻 Carla Gomes helped develop EeLISA, which uses advanced segmentation to analyze thousands of images in seconds, making large-scale studies possible. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/02/marine-herbivores-chomp-eelgrass-making-it-susceptible-wasting18 Feb 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihj3ow6p224https://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3li2yvbt4q22lLeveraging national surveys, big-data and machine learning, Cornell Bowers researchers have piloted a new approach to mapping poverty that could help policymakers identify the neediest people in poor countries and target resources more effectively. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/02/structural-poverty-maps-could-steer-help-worlds-neediest13 Feb 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2yvbt4q22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lhj6hxzlss2lGenerative AI has become more integrated into personal communication—helping with everything from wedding vows to thank-you notes. Cornell Bowers information scientists Mor Naaman & Malte Jung discuss how AI-outsourced sincerity is frowned upon. #CornellAI https://www.vox.com/even-better/397448/chatgpt-obituary-speech-writing-gemini-claude-deepseek06 Feb 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj6hxzlss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lhbx6pbn2k2eJohan Michalove is nearly 3,000 miles from the LA wildfires, but that didn’t stop him from pitching in. A doctoral student in the field of information science, he developed an interactive map for people who need provisions or looking to donate supplies. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/01/student-spins-spreadsheet-online-hub-wildfire-relief03 Feb 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbx6pbn2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lgsuqdtmes22Meet Vipin Gunda `25, a computer science major who is using #AI to advance wearable tech. His work combines acoustic sensing and machine learning to improve accessibility and transform everyday experiences for people with disabilities. Watch and learn more about his Cornell Bowers experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5XuItcasX028 Jan 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsuqdtmes22https://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lgqg3rs3t22fCornell Bowers is leading a research team to leverage #AI and transform data on effective teaching practices. The National Tutoring Observatory will work with tutoring platforms, schools and researchers to help accelerate the science of teaching. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/01/national-tutoring-observatory-accelerate-science-teaching27 Jan 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqg3rs3t22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lginj26ty22xA Cornell Bowers team developed a set of #AI models that, when paired together, are similar to how humans are believed to form thoughts.💻💭 The system combined intuitive "fast" thinking with logical “slow” thinking to score high on a noted problem set. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/01/cornell-team-wins-50k-ai-puzzle-solving-challenge-contest24 Jan 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lginj26ty22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lge45jcbes2yComputer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle’s wing, thanks to a new method for rendering iridescent feathers developed by Cornell Bowers. Take a peek 👀🪶 https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/01/researchers-put-shine-digitally-rendered-feathers22 Jan 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge45jcbes2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lf3pycsko22mThe rapid acceleration of #AI is consuming huge amounts of energy. Rachee Singh, assistant professor of computer science in Cornell Bowers, will study energy efficiency in large-scale computing with a 2030 Project Fast Grant award. #CornellAI https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/12/2030-project-fast-grant-awards-support-energy-systems-future06 Jan 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3pycsko22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cornellbowers.bsky.social/post/3lf3lgtw75k2aNEW YEAR, NEW PLATFORM? 👀 Bowers is joining the Bluesky community! Follow to stay updated on technology innovation, collaborative research, and faculty expertise.06 Jan 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:tzcnohniujy5puvqonnb5msm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3lgtw75k2a