Posted on November 23, 2020 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
A study from the the lab of Rein Ulijn, director of the Nanoscience Initiative, demonstrates a new way to visualize nanostructures made of short peptide sequences. […]
Posted on November 12, 2020 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
Rein Ulijn, Director of the ASRC Nanoscience Initiative, is among a team of researchers who have created a new, melanin-inspired pigmented fibers for use in bioelectronics and energy storage. […]
Posted on November 6, 2020 in ASRC News
ASRC faculty, Ph.D. students, undergrads and high school interns joined forces for a summer of research that aims to advance treatment of spinal cord injuries. […]
Posted on October 30, 2020 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Featured News
What do you do when there are tiny bugs destroying a critical species across a huge, economically important region? You turn to outer space for help. And researchers from the ASRC are leading the way. […]
Posted on September 17, 2020 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
A new project at the ASRC helps diverse students and New York City residents create low-cost environmental sensors and become advocates for a cleaner, healthier city. […]
Posted on September 15, 2020 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Featured News
Their effort is part of a year-long study, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant, of how stay-at-home orders and the unprecedented decline in commuting and travel in the New York City metropolitan area affected the waters of Long Island Sound. […]
Posted on September 15, 2020 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
The discovery advances a novel area of cell biology and provides important clues about causes of cellular disfunction and disease […]
Posted on September 14, 2020 in ASRC News, Featured News, Nanoscience Initiative
New study details the molecular-level design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy to be harvested and efficiently converted into motion, with the potential to power future mechanical devices and machines. […]
Posted on August 4, 2020 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative
The multi-institution team will explore novel methods of chemical synthesis through mechanochemistry […]
Posted on July 23, 2020 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Many gardeners know that plants like sunflowers can remove harmful contaminants from soil. Recent findings suggest that they are not effective at removing lead as previously thought. Exposure to lead […]