Text Box: Figure C.4.1. Schematic representation of polymerase-catalyzed generation of DNA scaffolds with pendant monomers from nucleoside-monomer substrates (B = nucleotide; two monomers here depicted as blue and green pendant groups). The knot structure, enforced by the oligonucleotide sequence, contains a sequence-specific ordering of the monomers along the scaffold. Polymerization of the monomers attached to the knotted scaffold by a second enzyme, followed by cleavage from the scaffold, produce a copolymer with a knot topology and a sequence encoded by the oligonucleotide sequence. The New York University MRSEC unites established senior and promising junior faculty from four NYU Departments, Princeton University, NYU Polytechnic Institute, and collaborators from key institutions, in an interdisciplinary program that addresses the synthesis, structure, and properties of innovative materials based on constituents equipped with self-contained information that directs assembly, either through shape or chemical interactions. MORE >>

NYU MRSEC Highlights

  • Xavier University of Louisiana & NYU's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Receive $3-Million NSF Grant to Enhance Diversity Among Materials Scientists Through Collaborative Research MORE>>

  • New Publications

Text Box: Schematic representation of polymerase-catalyzed generation of DNA scaffolds with pendant monomers from nucleoside-monomer substrates (B = nucleotide; two monomers here depicted as blue and green pendant groups). The knot structure, enforced by the oligonucleotide sequence, contains a sequence-specific ordering of the monomers along the scaffold. Polymerization of the monomers attached to the knotted scaffold by a second enzyme, followed by cleavage from the scaffold, produce a copolymer with a knot topology and a sequence encoded by the oligonucleotide sequence. How can you pack as many grains as possible into a large container? This ancient question is of great practical importance and depends on the details of the shape of the grains, and how the container is filled. It is a notoriously difficult question to answer even for simple shapes (like spheres), not to mention more complex shapes. MRSEC Investigator Sal Torquato in his Nature article discusses the practical... MORE>>

Text Box: Schematic representation of polymerase-catalyzed generation of DNA scaffolds with pendant monomers from nucleoside-monomer substrates (B = nucleotide; two monomers here depicted as blue and green pendant groups). The knot structure, enforced by the oligonucleotide sequence, contains a sequence-specific ordering of the monomers along the scaffold. Polymerization of the monomers attached to the knotted scaffold by a second enzyme, followed by cleavage from the scaffold, produce a copolymer with a knot topology and a sequence encoded by the oligonucleotide sequence. How many sweets fit into a jar? This question depends on the shape and sizes of the sweets, the size of the jar, and how the jar is filled. MRSEC Investigator, Jasna Brujic along with her postdocs Eric Corwin and Maxime Clusel write in their recent Nature article on particle packing about the 'granocentric' model for this phenomenon. MORE>>


Text Box: Schematic representation of polymerase-catalyzed generation of DNA scaffolds with pendant monomers from nucleoside-monomer substrates (B = nucleotide; two monomers here depicted as blue and green pendant groups). The knot structure, enforced by the oligonucleotide sequence, contains a sequence-specific ordering of the monomers along the scaffold. Polymerization of the monomers attached to the knotted scaffold by a second enzyme, followed by cleavage from the scaffold, produce a copolymer with a knot topology and a sequence encoded by the oligonucleotide sequence. Where on earth will you find naturally occuring periodic crystals? MRSEC Investigator Paul Steinhardt in his article in Science found where: the Koryak Mountains in Russia. What he found suggests that quasicrystals can form and remain stable under geologic conditions, although there remain open questions as to how this mineral formed naturally. MORE >>

  • Inter-MRSEC Highlight- Manipulating Crystal Orientation in Nanopores

Text Box: Figure C.4.1. Schematic representation of polymerase-catalyzed generation of DNA scaffolds with pendant monomers from nucleoside-monomer substrates (B = nucleotide; two monomers here depicted as blue and green pendant groups). The knot structure, enforced by the oligonucleotide sequence, contains a sequence-specific ordering of the monomers along the scaffold. Polymerization of the monomers attached to the knotted scaffold by a second enzyme, followed by cleavage from the scaffold, produce a copolymer with a knot topology and a sequence encoded by the oligonucleotide sequence. Investigators at the New York University MRSEC and the University of Minnesota MRSEC have reported the growth of glycine nanocrystals inside aligned cylindrical nanopores of a polymer monolith that was derived from an ordered block polymer precursor. The size confinement imposed by the nanopores stabilizes the least stable beta polymorph, and the crystals grow with their native fast-growth direction aligned parallel with each pore. MORE>>

  • Outreach Highlight

Ben Dubin-Thaler profiled as "NYer of the Week" for his work with the BioBus. MORE>>

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NYU MRSEC Events

  • September 30th, 2009: NYU MRSEC Monthly Meeting. MORE>>
 
 
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