Scientists Create Nanomaterials that Reconfigure in Response to Biochemical Signals
Posted on April 30, 2018 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
A newly published paper in Nature Chemistry details how a research team lead by scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center’s Nanoscience Initiative are developing self-assembling electronic nanomaterials that can […]Myelin Research Comes to the Fore
Posted on April 18, 2018 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
Neurons have long taken center stage in neuroscience research. Lately, though, the study of myelin — the specialized membrane that sheaths the axons of some neurons and which makes up […]The Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY’s Photonics Initiative Wins $7.5 Million in Research Funding from the U.S. Department of Defense
Posted on April 6, 2018 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
The highly competitive Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant will help advance metamaterials research led by Initiative Director Andrea Alù NEW YORK, April 6, 2018 — Professor Andrea Alù, director of the […]Could This Be the End of Alzheimer’s?
Posted on March 20, 2018 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
See the original post here Living well into advanced age is a true blessing — but one that is ever threatened by the looming risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease or […]Art Meets Science in Treating MS
Posted on March 19, 2018 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
For the past 15 years, Ye He, manager of the Live Imaging and Bioenergetics Facility and a research assistant professor at the Neuroscience Iniative at The Graduate Center’s Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), has been searching for […]Dr. Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle Appears in Nature Article on Liquid Phase Separation
Posted on March 14, 2018 in 5x5 Anniversary Feature, ASRC in the News, Structural Biology Initiative
A recent Nature article explores biologists’ growing understanding of how liquid phase separation might impact the development of diseases in cells. “[…] scientists around the world have jumped on the idea that phase separation can explain how cells partition the molecules swarming inside them,” said Dr. Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle […]ESI scientists publish new findings on thermal pollution impacts in the Mississippi River watershed
Posted on March 9, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Scientists from The City University of New York (CUNY), Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have published a new paper in Environmental Research Letters evaluating thermal pollution, typically addressed in […]Breakthrough in Circuit Design Makes Electronics More Resistant to Damage and Defects
Posted on March 9, 2018 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
A newly published paper in Nature Electronics details how researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY, used an array of nonlinear resonators to overcome signal disruption when electronic circuits are […]Scientists develop new tool for imprinting biochips
Posted on March 8, 2018 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
The new technology could allow researchers to fit more biochemical probes onto a single biochip and reduce the cost of screening and analyzing changes associated with disease development, detecting bioterrorism […]Scientists realize breakthrough in controlling the transmission of light
Posted on February 8, 2018 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
NEW YORK, (Feb. 8, 2018) — Operation of modern-day technology requires an ever-increasing use of broadband frequency signals. This, in turn, has grown the demand for reliable, efficient methods of […]