Posted on January 2, 2024 in ASRC News, Environmental Sciences Initiative, Nanoscience Initiative, Neuroscience Initiative, Photonics Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
Every year, CUNY ASRC researchers challenge scientific limits and find the most creative ways to expand the world’s understanding of the Earth that we inhabit. Here are 10 stories that […]
Posted on December 13, 2023 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
Using a thin layer of nano-patterned silicon, scientists are able to transmit light unidirectionally and prevent incoming reflections, all without the use of magnets. NEW YORK, December 8, 2023 — […]
Posted on December 12, 2023 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
Sleepless fruit flies recover lost sleep over multiple cycles, similarly to people, and serotonin was found to play a role in the process. We’ve all experienced that sense of pervasive […]
Posted on December 11, 2023 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
The findings have possible implications for people with sleep phase disorders. For decades, scientists have relied on a two-part model to explain the basic principles of sleep. These two processes […]
Posted on December 7, 2023 in ASRC News, Nanoscience Initiative, Structural Biology Initiative
Based on simple design rules, strings of polypeptides spontaneously form liquid droplets that fluoresce in red and green. Biological cells play host to hundreds of thousands of proteins that control […]
Posted on December 6, 2023 in ASRC News, Structural Biology Initiative
A recapture system at the CUNY ASRC saves money and an endangered element. A helium recapture system used by Graduate Center scientists since 2021 has saved thousands of dollars by […]
Posted on November 29, 2023 in ASRC News, Neuroscience Initiative
Message from the Director Welcome to the Fall edition of our Newsletter. As we are entering the Holiday Season, feelings of warmth, peace, joy and celebration find home in our […]
Posted on November 9, 2023 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
The new advance will enable pocket-sized devices that can perform detailed GPS-free precision navigation, medical imaging, food safety inspection and more. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 9, 2023 — Lasers are essential […]
Posted on November 6, 2023 in ASRC News
Study finds that experience plays an important role in helping host birds reject eggs placed in their nests by other bird species It appears that humans aren’t the only animals […]
Posted on November 2, 2023 in ASRC News, Photonics Initiative
Studying how light beams interfere with each other in a stadium shaped arena gives researchers insight on its complex behavior. NEW YORK, November 2, 2023 — Harnessing and controlling light […]