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 […]Scientists at City University of New York and Harvard University Team Up with UBS Asset Management to Establish a “New Calculus for Sustainable Investing”
Posted on February 1, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2018 – Scientists at The City University of New York (CUNY) and Harvard University, in partnership with UBS Asset Management, have developed a scientific framework to […]Microbe Cataloguing on a Mega Scale
Posted on January 29, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Microbes are incredibly varied and key to earth’s biodiversity. Cataloging their abundance, composition, and characterization is a daunting task — one that has never been undertaken, until now. A groundbreaking […]Scientists Discover Process for Transitioning Two-Layer Graphene into a Diamond-Hard Material on Impact
Posted on December 18, 2017 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
The innovation could enable development of a range of flexible, impenetrable materials capable of protecting the body and fragile objects NEW YORK, (Dec. 18, 2017) — Imagine a material as flexible […]New Study Suggests the United States’ Power Supply Has the Capacity to be More Adaptable to Climate Change than Previously Predicted
Posted on October 30, 2017 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
NEW YORK, October 30, 2017 — Climate change scientists warn that the continued burning of fossil fuels is likely to cause major disruptions to the global climate system leading to […]Professor Xi Chen, of the ASRC’s Nanoscience Initiative, Invited to Future Leaders Program at the Science and Technology in Society Forum
Posted on October 26, 2017 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
Assistant Professor Xi Chen, a faculty member in the ASRC’s Nanoscience Initiative, participated in the the 14th Annual Meeting of Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, held from September […]Groffman’s Study into Urban Ecosystem Homogenization published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
Posted on August 25, 2017 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Expansion of urban, suburban and exurban land in the United States over the past several decades has led to neighborhoods in very different parts of the country featuring patterns of […]