{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"111931","title":"Moisture-powered materials could make cleaning CO2 from air more efficient","body":"Over the past century, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth\u0027s atmosphere has increased dramatically, causing shifting weather patterns and more frequent droughts.\u0026nbsp;A research team led by Arizona State University Professor\u0026nbsp;Petra Fromme has taken an important step toward lowering the amount\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-09T19:00:37-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/09\/2026-7:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A research team has taken an important step toward improving technologies that pull carbon dioxide directly from the air.","teaser":"Over the past century, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth\u0027s atmosphere has increased dramatically, causing shifting weather patterns and more frequent droughts.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/iStock-1426790807.jpg?itok=LaQup1jT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260309-science-and-technology-moisturepowered-materials-could-make-cleaning-co2-air-more","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/iStock-1426790807.jpg?itok=LaQup1jT","image_alt":"A coal power plant sits behind a lake and forest in Thailand","image_caption":"iStock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Environment|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 13 Climate Action","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"111646","title":"Turning carbon dioxide into opportunity","body":"Gary Moore, associate professor\u0026nbsp;in Arizona State University\u0027s\u0026nbsp;School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute\u2019s Center for Applied Structural Discovery, and his team are researching ways to improve the conversion of industrial waste products, including greenhouse gases such as\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-27T11:08:26-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/27\/2026-11:08am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Gary Moore, associate professor in ASU\u2019s School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute\u2019s Center for Applied Structural Discovery, and his team are researching ways to improve the conversion of industrial waste products, including greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, into value-added chemicals.","teaser":"Gary Moore, associate professor\u0026nbsp;in Arizona State University\u0027s\u0026nbsp;School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute\u2019s ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/moore_chemcomm%20jd3.jpg?itok=arYEkWCW","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260227-turning-carbon-dioxide-opportunity","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/moore_chemcomm%20jd3.jpg?itok=arYEkWCW","image_alt":"electrode with polymer coating","image_caption":"Polymer-based electrode coating up close. 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Why?\u201cI wanted to know\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-09-26T16:16:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/26\/2023-4:16pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Four undergraduate ASU students spent two months this summer at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, researching a variety of topics as part of the ASU-Berkeley Lab STEM Pathways program. The four \u2014 all Navajo students \u2014 said the experience deepened their love of science and made them contemplate pursuing a PhD in a STEM-related field.","teaser":"Hannah Nockideneh grew up in Wide Ruins, a community on the Navajo Nation so small that its population was listed as 176 in the 2010 U.S. Census.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/pathways2.jpg?itok=CTPP0s_A","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230926-solutions-pathways-program-provides-stem-opportunities-native-american-students","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/pathways2.jpg?itok=CTPP0s_A","image_alt":"Man pointing while speaking to two other people.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Molecular Sciences|School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences|Ira A. 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Since then, he has been a Sun Devil for life.\u201cI\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-05-04T11:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/04\/2023-11:55am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"At 14 years old, Jackson Carrion attended his first ASU football game with his grandpa, who was a season ticket holder. Since then, he has been a Sun Devil for life. ","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is part of a series of profiles of notable\u0026nbsp;spring","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/jackson-carrion-grad-profile.jpg?itok=MblQZkAb","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230504-lifelong-sun-devil-graduate-emphasizes-personal-growth","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/jackson-carrion-grad-profile.jpg?itok=MblQZkAb","image_alt":"headshot of man outside","image_caption":"Jackson Carrion is graduating this spring with a master\u2019s degree in biomedical informatics at the College of Health Solutions. After graduating, he will pursue a PhD in computational and systems biology at MIT. He looks forward to developing and applying new artificial intelligence tools in order to better explore drug discovery.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions","interests":"Convocation|Student life|Science|Research","audiences":"Graduate students|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"96214","title":"ASU graduate stands out as gifted student, researcher and yo-yo artist","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is part of a series of profiles of notable\u0026nbsp;spring\u0026nbsp;2023 graduates.Nicholas Ho is a gifted student, researcher and yo-yo performer who has been named a 2023 Outstanding Graduate for Research by Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University.Ho, a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-04-28T14:51:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/28\/2023-2:51pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Nicholas Ho, a computer science and mathematics major, has carried a 4.0 GPA and engaged in high-level research throughout his undergraduate career. He will receive his bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science and mathematics with honors from Barrett, The Honors College at ASU. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is part of a series of profiles of notable\u0026nbsp;spring","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nicholas_ho_headshot.jpg?itok=0CPtH69a","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230428-asu-graduate-stands-out-gifted-student-researcher-and-yoyo-artist","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Barrett, The Honors College","contributor-contact-information-name":"Nicole Greason","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-8415","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nicholas_ho_headshot.jpg?itok=0CPtH69a","image_alt":"Photo of Nicholas Ho","image_caption":"Nicholas Ho will receive a bachelor\u0026#039;s degree in computer science and mathematics with honors from Barrett, The Honors College at ASU. ","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Barrett, The Honors College|Biodesign Institute|ASU Foundation|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Convocation|Generosity|Undergraduate research|Science|Technology","audiences":"Donors|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95698","title":"Chief engineer of CXFEL talks taking concepts to reality","body":"Mark Holl has been laying the foundations for the\u0026nbsp;compact X-ray free electron laser (CXFEL) project since 2016.\u0026nbsp;When the CXFEL was just an idea, Holl was hard at work on its purpose-built laboratory. Working alongside architects and structural engineers, he ensured that the space in\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-20T08:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/20\/2023-8:55am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Mark Holl has been laying the foundations for the compact X-ray free electron laser (CXFEL) project since 2016. Here, he talks about his influences and expertise, and how he applies those to his day-to-day work on the CXFEL.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Mark Holl has been laying the foundations for the\u0026nbsp;compact X-ray free electron laser (CXFEL) project since 2016.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20190926_beus_cxfel_072-web.jpg?itok=NbUsOK9A","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230320-chief-engineer-cxfel-talks-taking-concepts-reality","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20190926_beus_cxfel_072-web.jpg?itok=NbUsOK9A","image_alt":"Mark Holl speaks to members of the public at an event in 2019. Photo by Charlie Leight","image_caption":"Mark Holl, chief engineer and deputy director of the CXFEL Labs, explains the compact X-ray free electron laser at an event in 2019. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU News","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Bioscience|Engineering|Expert Q-and-A|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95600","title":"National Science Foundation awards $90.8M to ASU to advance X-ray science","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2023 year in review.The National Science Foundation today announced $90.8 million in funding to Arizona State University \u2014 the largest NSF research award in the university\u2019s history \u2014 to advance groundbreaking research in X-ray science.The\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-08T14:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/08\/2023-2:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The National Science Foundation has awarded $90.8 million in funding to ASU \u2014 the largest NSF research award in the university\u2019s history \u2014 to advance groundbreaking research in X-ray science. The award will support a five-year project to build the world\u2019s first compact X-ray free electron laser, a\u00a0one-of-a-kind, room-sized X-ray laser instrument that can explore the intricacies of complex matter at atomic length and ultrafast time.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2023","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/cxfelanimation_2019_copy.jpg?itok=TssWsWQN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230308-discoveries-national-science-foundation-awards-908m-asu-advance-xray-science","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/cxfelanimation_2019_copy.jpg?itok=TssWsWQN","image_alt":"Illustration of how ASU\u0026#039;s Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser works, with red squares and lines representing the laser and X-rays.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Single Molecule Biophysics|Core Research Facilities|CXFEL Labs|School of Applied Sciences and Arts|School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Innovation|Nanoscience|Biology|Bioscience|Core facilities|Engineering|Health care|Life Science|Renewable energy|Science|Technology|Academics","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Media|Degreed alums|Graduate students|Staff|Postdocs|Campus students|International students|Students|Employees|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95214","title":"First-of-its-kind instrument officially ushers in new era of X-ray science","body":"Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things. The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-02-03T15:01:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/03\/2023-3:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things. The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its operations as ASU scientists generated its first X-rays on the night of Feb. 2.","teaser":"Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/210512-cxfel-build-576-8552x.jpg?itok=un5tGGQf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230205-discoveries-firstofitskind-instrument-officially-ushers-new-era-xray-science","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/210512-cxfel-build-576-8552x.jpg?itok=un5tGGQf","image_alt":"ASU Assistant Professor Samuel Teitelbaum stands in front of the compact X-ray light source instrument.","image_caption":"ASU Department of Physics Assistant Professor Samuel Teitelbaum stands in front of a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things. The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its operations as ASU scientists generated its first X-rays on the night of Feb. 2. Photo by Andy DeLisle\/ASU.","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95116","title":"Compounds found in plants offer new hope in the fight against prostate cancer","body":"Prostate cancer has a high prevalence among men, second only to skin cancer. It is estimated that one in eight men will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime.In a new study, Raimund Fromme at Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute Center for Applied Structural Discovery joins\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-01-27T17:21:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/27\/2023-5:21pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Raimund Fromme at Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute Center for Applied Structural Discovery joins researchers Eli Chapman and Leslie Gunatilaka from the University of Arizona to explore a potent plant compound that could inhibit prostate cancer.","teaser":"Prostate cancer has a high prevalence among men, second only to skin cancer. It is estimated that one in eight men will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/raimond-fromme-physachenolide-c-inhibitor2_0.png?itok=xKLWTKHl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230127-compounds-found-plants-offer-new-hope-fight-against-prostate-cancer","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/raimond-fromme-physachenolide-c-inhibitor2_0.png?itok=xKLWTKHl","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Withanolide compounds, which occur naturally in some plants, act by inhibiting an important class of cancer-linked proteins, known as BET proteins. One potent inhibitor, known as PCC, is pictured in this illustration. The PCC structure was characterized in a new study using X-ray crystallography and NMR imaging. Graphic by Jason Drees","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"TRIF|Cancer|Cells","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94975","title":"X-ray light reveals how virus responsible for COVID-19 covers its tracks, eluding the immune system","body":"The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus that killed over 1 million Americans since 2020, continues to threaten populations around the world. In recent weeks, XBB.1.5, the most transmissible variant to date, has started to sweep across the country.\u0026nbsp;One aspect of the novel\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-01-10T21:10:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/10\/2023-9:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"One aspect of the novel coronavirus that makes it so infectious and challenging to control is its ability to outwit the body\u2019s innate immune defenses. A new study led by ASU researchers examines NendoU, a viral protein responsible for the virus\u2019s tactics of immune evasion, exploring in detail its structure using a technique known as serial femtosecond X-ray crystallography.","teaser":"The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus that killed over 1 million Americans since 2020, continues to threaten populations around the world.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nendou2_1_0.png?itok=lKlt5U9J","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230110-xray-light-reveals-how-virus-responsible-covid19-covers-its-tracks-eluding-immune-system","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nendou2_1_0.png?itok=lKlt5U9J","image_alt":"Image of NendoU, a protein used by the SARS CoV-2 virus to hide from the immune system. The protein resembles a large cluster of small spheres.","image_caption":"Image of NendoU, a protein used by the SARS CoV-2 virus to hide from the immune system. NendoU performs this feat by binding with viral RNA in the infected cell and cutting off a terminal portion of the sequence that the immune system uses to identify the presence of a foreign invader. Graphic by Jason Drees","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Molecular Sciences|Department of Physics|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94842","title":"Changing the way we think about the world","body":"As an undergraduate, Sam Teitelbaum viewed physics very narrowly.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-29T09:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/29\/2022-9:30am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Sam Teitelbaum recounts his influences and passions, his journey to ASU and how the ASU CXFEL Labs will answer some of his big questions about physics.","teaser":"As an undergraduate, Sam Teitelbaum viewed physics very narrowly.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221229-changing-way-we-think-about-world","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Engineering|Life Science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94708","title":"Blending passions to craft a scientific career","body":"William Graves\u2019 two passions are enjoying the natural world and building complicated machines. So naturally, he\u2019s a key player in Arizona State University\u2019s efforts to build complex, compact X-ray equipment that will delve into nature\u2019s mysteries.Graves, the chief scientist of ASU\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Compact X-\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-08T12:24:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/08\/2022-12:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s William Graves, nature lover and habitual tinkerer, is a key player in the university\u2019s efforts to build complex, compact X-ray equipment that will delve into nature\u2019s mysteries.","teaser":"William Graves\u2019 two passions are enjoying the natural world and building complicated machines.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bill-graves-cxfel_web-sized.jpg?itok=xlcH00zO","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221208-blending-passions-craft-scientific-career","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bill-graves-cxfel_web-sized.jpg?itok=xlcH00zO","image_alt":"William Graves stands next to a compact X-ray light source.","image_caption":"William Graves stands next to the compact X-ray light source at ASU\u0026#039;s Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser Labs at the Biodesign Institute.","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Engineering|Life Science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94692","title":"Illuminating the answers to life\u2019s mysteries","body":"When Petra Fromme was a master\u2019s student in chemistry, she attended her first scientific conference. In a session led by Paul D. Boyer, a renowned chemist who later won a Nobel Prize, she realized her own research contradicted what he was presenting.\u201cMy supervisor kind of kicked me in the side and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-01T13:05:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/01\/2022-1:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Petra Fromme, a pioneer in using X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) for structural biology, is helping to bring the world\u2019s first compact XFEL to ASU to shed light on how living things work.","teaser":"When Petra Fromme was a master\u2019s student in chemistry, she attended her first scientific conference. 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She spent much of her time exploring the forested terrain of her native Kansas, as well as Minnesota and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-05T11:17:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/05\/2022-11:17am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Karie Behm has devoted her energies to unlocking some of the secrets of Lyme disease, a tenacious ailment affecting some 500,000 Americans every year. And for the recent ASU doctoral graduate it\u0026#039;s personal, having contracted the disease following a tick bite when she was younger.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/220824-story-lymedisease-369.jpg?itok=N_f4-vdr","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221005-discoveries-asu-researchers-solve-lyme-disease-mystery","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/220824-story-lymedisease-369.jpg?itok=N_f4-vdr","image_alt":"Close-up of a hand putting a cryo-EM grid into a glow discharger, used to clean the grid prior to performing cryo-EM.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93749","title":"Acquisition of mass spectrometry instrument positions ASU at leading edge of technology globally","body":"Mass spectrometry is an essential scientific tool that can be used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions of proteins and other biomolecules.At Arizona State University,\u0026nbsp;mass spectrometry is used to support biochemical and biomedical research critical for the future of our society,\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-08-29T10:07:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/29\/2022-10:07am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Recently, Professor Alexandra Ros, principal investigator in ASU\u2019s School of Molecular Sciences and the Center for Applied Structural Discovery in the Biodesign Institute, was awarded a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption\/Ionization (MALDI) instrument by the National Institutes of Health.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Mass spectrometry is an essential scientific tool that can be used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions of proteins and other biomolecules.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ros_2022_0.jpg?itok=XMQkp4JD","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220828-maldi-awarded-national-institutes-health-asu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ros_2022_0.jpg?itok=XMQkp4JD","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Professor Alexandra Ros.","image_caption":"Professor Alexandra Ros of ASU\u0026#039;s School of Molecular Sciences was awarded a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption\/Ionization (MALDI) instrument by the National Institutes of Health.","related_story":"","news_units":"Core Research Facilities|School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Bioscience|Core facilities|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93597","title":"New study explores cell receptor crucial for cardiovascular health","body":"Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death around the world. A primary contributor to these afflictions is high blood pressure, or hypertension.While treatments exist for the condition, which affects tens of millions of Americans, these remedies are not without side effects, and some\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-08-03T09:22:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/03\/2022-9:22am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, published in the current issue of the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery and their colleagues, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, Rochester, make critical progress toward unveiling the structure of a protein receptor that sits atop cardiovascular cells.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of death around the world. A primary contributor to these afflictions is high blood pressure, or hypertension.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/r_059ulw.png?itok=XfuZ1RBT","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220803-new-study-explores-cell-receptor-crucial-cardiovascular-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/r_059ulw.png?itok=XfuZ1RBT","image_alt":"Illustration showing a portion of the receptor pGC-A known as the extracellular domain, which protrudes from cell surfaces in the cardiovascular system.","image_caption":"The illustration shows a portion of the receptor pGC-A, known as the extracellular domain, which protrudes from cell surfaces in the cardiovascular system. 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His older brothers, one very tech savvy and the other a doctor, sparked his interest in science and chemistry in particular.After visiting Arizona State University for the Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities\u2019\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-11-17T15:20:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/17\/2021-3:20pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After visiting ASU for the Western Alliance Universities\u2019 Conferences, Jacob Garcia was extremely impressed and decided to enroll at the university for his doctoral studies.","teaser":"As an undergraduate, Jacob Garcia was uncertain what his future would hold. 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