Recent News
- July 8, 2026
A Black Hole Theory Comes to Life in the Lab
A new study in Nature shows that time-variations in tailored materials can reproduce the physics of ultrafast rotating bodies, enabling selective amplification of electromagnetic waves. NEW YORK, July 8, 2026 Read More - June 4, 2026
Small Center, Big Science
Six CUNY ASRC researchers are simultaneous NSF CAREER Award recipients The Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) has reached an extraordinary milestone: Six of its Read More - May 14, 2026
The Elusive Sweet Spot
Why saving our streams is a wicked problem. Coastal communities across the globe are facing a silent, invisible threat: nitrogen. While it’s a vital nutrient for plants, too much nitrogen, Read More - April 30, 2026
Researchers Discover a New Link Between Brain Sugar Levels and Myelin Development
New findings in “Nature Neuroscience” uncover a metabolic switch that influences the formation of myelinating cells, offering hope for a wide range of pathologies characterized by myelin impairment during development. Read More - April 21, 2026
A Simple ‘Teabag’ Solution to a Global Water Crisis Emerges from ASRC Nanoscience Lab — with Help from a High School Researcher
Cellulose, eggshells and magnetic nanoparticles were combined to create an, inexpensive filter that removes arsenic from drinking water. A team of researchers with the ASRC’s Nanoscience Initiative has developed an Read More
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