Itai Cohen
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Cornell Researchers Are Developing Flexible “Sun-Tracking” Material
A team of Cornell researchers led by Professor of Architecture and Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin is developing a flexible solar material called HelioSkin that is integrated with sun-tracking capabilities similar to the biomechanics of sunflowers.
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Solar Solutions: Bio-Inspired Approach Creates Bespoke Photovoltaics
HelioSkin, an interdisciplinary project led by Design Tech Chair Jenny Sabin, College of Arts and Sciences faculty Itai Cohen, and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty Adrienne Roeder, combines computational design, digital fabrication, and 3D printing to create customized filters and photovoltaic panel assemblies.
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This Is the World’s Smallest Walking Robot: 2 to 5 Microns Across
Itai Cohen, Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Design Tech faculty, explains how these micro-scale robots utilize magnetic fields to move.
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Micromachines Autonomously Coordinate Using Electronic Pulses
Itai Cohen, Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Design Tech faculty, along with Alyssa Apsel and other Cornell researchers, has demonstrated the first synchronization in microscopic machines with CMOS oscillators.
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Smallest Walking Robot Makes Microscale Measurements
Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen is among the Cornell researchers who have created what may be the world's smallest walking robot.
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Microscale Kirigami Robot Folds Into 3D Shapes and Crawls
The project, led by A&S Professor of Physics and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen, produced the robot, which is less than 1 millimeter in size and can morph into preprogrammed shapes.
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SPROUT Awards Support 6 Novel Research Collaborations
SPROUT Awards enable collaborators like Assistant Professor of Architecture Sasa Zivkovic and Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen to pursue innovative and impactful research at the intersections of multiple fields.
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Hummingbird Beak Points the Way to Future Micro Machine Design
The Cornell Chronicle covers the work of a research team in Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences and inaugural Design Tech faculty Itai Cohen's lab that has developed a new way to design complex microscale machines, drawing inspiration from the operation of proteins and hummingbird beaks.
