Wetter Soil Is Leading to Reduced Methane Gas Absorption
Posted on August 6, 2018 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative
The trend could accelerate an increase in atmospheric methane levels and intensify global warming. […]
Scientists Uncover the Role of a Protein in the Survival and Generation of the Myelin-Forming Cells in the Brain
Posted on July 19, 2018 in ASRC News, Featured News, Neuroscience Initiative
The discovery is a major step toward understanding the mechanisms of myelin production and the potential for treating certain central nervous system diseases […]
Researchers Discover a Way to Peer Inside Proteins to See How They Are Wired
Posted on July 10, 2018 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
The technique could help scientists develop methods for switching on or off specific proteins associated with diabetes and other diseases. […]
Nature Chemistry Cover Features Breakthrough ASRC Nanomaterials Research
Posted on June 26, 2018 in ASRC News, Featured 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. […]
ASRC Photonics Initiative Director Named a Finalist for the 2018 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
Posted on May 30, 2018 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
Andrea Alù, director of the ASRC Photonics Initiative, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Alù is one of 31 U.S. researchers […]
ASRC Represented at Immunology 2018
Posted on May 29, 2018 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
Achilles Ntranos, a neurology fellow at Mount Sinai Health System in collaboration with the ASRC’s Neuroscience Initiative, was selected to present his research in a block symposium at Immunology 2018, […]
ASRC Researcher Receives U.S. Navy Award to Advance Evaporation Energy Harvesting
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 […]
High-Sensitivity Microsensors on the Horizon With Design Breakthrough by Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Posted on May 14, 2018 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
NEW YORK, May 14, 2018 — Wireless microsensors have enabled new ways to monitor our environment by allowing users to measure spaces previously off limits to research, such as toxic […]
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 […]