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A Quantum Leap: Cornell Engineers Edge Closer to a Room-Temperature Superconductor

A decade of work in Clark Hall has produced what may be the most significant materials science breakthrough of the decade — and it began with a graduate student's stubborn intuition.

By Eleanor Whitfield·12 min read·November 14, 2026
Campus Snapshot

Today on The Hill.

Quick updates from every corner of Cornell — Ithaca, Roosevelt Island, Geneva, and the medical campus on the Upper East Side.

08:14
Arts Quad

First snow of the season — three inches by sunrise, dispatched and salted.

10:30
Sage Hall

Johnson MBAs hosting Goldman Sachs CFO; standing room only in the atrium.

12:45
Cornell Tech

Three startups unveiled at the Tata Innovation Center demo day.

16:00
Lynah Rink

Men's hockey practice open to season-ticket holders. Coffee at the door.

17:20
Mann Library

Reading room at capacity; overflow open in Olin until midnight.

18:15
Weill Cornell, NYC

Cardiology grand rounds streaming to the Ithaca campus.

19:00
Schwartz Center

Opening night of the senior thesis production — last few tickets.

21:30
Cascadilla Gorge

Astronomy club tracking the Leonid meteor shower from the suspension bridge.

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