The Essentials

Engineering grad students Marc Vaz, Sandeep Gangundi and Xiya Wang created “Air Driano,” which can be seen today at the student exhibition BOOM‪. They turned a Papa John’s pizza box into a musical instrument that’s part piano, part drum, on which they play The Eagles’ “Hotel California” in the video below.

BOOM, the annual showcase of student research and creativity in digital technology and applications, was held March 3. Winner of the $500 People’s Choice Award, selected by BOOM attendees, was Cornell Minesweeper. Winner of the $500 Where’s the BOOM award, selected by CS faculty, was the Monopoly Strategy Research Group. See the complete list of [...]