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 […]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 […]