Posted on January 28, 2019 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
The materials produce a singlet fission reaction that creates more and extends the life of harvestable electronic charges NEW YORK, January 24, 2019 – Solar rays are a plentiful, clean […]
Posted on June 26, 2018 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
Our bodies are busy places. Neurons fire constantly. Cells glean energy from food, and our immune systems ward off intruders. Each reaction or change is triggered by a biochemical signal. […]
Posted on May 23, 2018 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
Xi Chen, an assistant professor with the Nanoscience Initiative at The Graduate Center’s Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), was awarded a $558,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted on June 9, 2017 in 5x5 Anniversary Feature, ASRC in the News, Nanoscience Initiative
Melanin produced by your body isn’t something you can change at will. But a group of researchers with the ASRC Nanoscience Initiative have developed a melanin-like substance that can be tuned to different shades—darker or lighter—to confer UV protection. […]
Posted on June 8, 2017 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
These innovative materials could enable the development of a range of new cosmetic, skin care and biomedical products NEW YORK, (June 8, 2017) – Scientists have long known that melanin—the pigments […]
Posted on February 28, 2017 in Nanoscience Initiative
International leaders in biomimicry at the nanoscale were featured at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center Nanoscience Initiative’s Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials symposium on Tuesday, February 21. Matthew D. Shawkey of Ghent […]