Dr. Moshe Nahamani

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An innovative adhesive inspired by marine molluscs

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Researchers used an innovative method to replace proteins used to stick molluscs to different surfaces, developing a stronger-than-expected glue
A scheme describing the mechanism of action of the innovative nanoparticles. Courtesy of MIT

Development of oral RNA vaccines

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Researchers have succeeded in developing a method to deliver RNA in a capsule that can be swallowed, a development that will make it easier to take RNA vaccines
Image depicting the novel lipid nanoparticles targeting the coronavirus [Courtesy: Sandro Satta, UCLA]

Researchers have developed molecular traps for the corona virus

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A team of researchers succeeded in developing innovative nanoparticles that could be used as "molecular traps" targeting the corona virus while binding to the virus and thereby preventing it from acting
The reaction uses a catalyst activated by blue LED light [Courtesy: Dr Alex Cresswell]

A breakthrough in drug preparation

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Chemistry researchers from the University of Bath (Bath) have developed an innovative method that uses blue light to create drugs in a more sustainable way, while significantly reducing the amount of energy required and the chemical waste generated during production
Image of a cell during inflammatory programmed cell death [Courtesy: Principal Investigator]

Scientists have discovered how to slow down and control the process of cell death

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Researchers now have an innovative way to study diseases related to disturbed cell death processes, such as various types of cancer, and acute inflammations in the body, such as 'sepsis', as well as 'acute respiratory distress syndrome' - one of the factors
Using artificial intelligence to speed up corona research. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Predicting the survival rates of severe corona patients by artificial intelligence

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Schematic of the concept of grasping and rotating a tiny biological bone using an optical clamp

Controlled capture of biological micro-objects with the help of a laser

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Scientists have succeeded in developing a feedback-controlled optical pickup consisting of highly focused laser light. This forceps can grasp clusters of cells in a controlled manner and rotate them in any direction. This approach will make it possible to examine more precisely
Ronit Freeman, a UNC-Chapel Hill associate professor of biomedical engineering and applied physical sciences, is researching how viruses enter cells and how to simplify the testing process for COVID-19. PR photo

A modern fast corona test thanks to a sugar molecule

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Researchers have succeeded in developing a rapid detection test for the corona virus, this in order to meet the challenge of finding new variants and global containment of the epidemic
This image offers an abstract visual representation of graphene oxide sheets (black layers) embedded with nanodiamonds (light white dots). The nanodiamonds instill long-lasting electrostatic forces that stabilize the sheets even in wet conditions. This structure creates a promising membrane for hydrogen purification (Courtesy: Yasuhiro Chida (Brocken 5) and Toru Tsuji).

Use of nanodiamonds for hydrogen purification

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Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they could help solve one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: climate change
Schematic description of the system: light and the substance rapamycin are used as the input signals; The signals travel through a network of amino acids in the protein. The output is actually the activation of the FAK protein.

A nanocomputer that controls the activity of a protein

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The development of nanocomputers that will be used in precision health applications has been the dream of many scientists. Now, for the first time ever, Penn University researchers have succeeded in developing a type of nanocomputer capable of controlling the activity of a protein
A bumble bee hovers over flowers requesting its pollination services. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The buzzing of the bees initiates the release of scents in the flowers

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underwater emanation. Photo: shutterstock

Discovery of archaea capable of producing elemental carbon

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Schematic description of the research findings - dependence of the cell capture on the density of the cells

Nanofibers that prevent the spread of cancer cells in the brain

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Researchers have used high-density nanofibers that mimic the brain's microenvironment to trap cancer cells in research that paves the way for the development of innovative therapeutic solutions for aggressive brain cancers
A farm in Scotland. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The UK eases the restrictions on the editing of gardens in crops and stocks

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The British government plans to ease restrictions on gene editing in order to speed up research and allow genetically modified crops and stocks to reach the market * In any case, these are changes that could have been made along the way
The Corona epidemic. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Where are the medicines to treat Corona?

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It seems that the rate of development of small molecules as drugs for corona lags behind the rate of development of treatments using vaccines and antibodies
Graph using data from Angrist and Kruger (1991). People with 12 years of education have 12 percent higher incomes than people with 11 years of education. People with 16 years of education have a 65% higher income compared to people with 11 years of education. Source: Nobel Prize Committee

Nobel laureates, including the Israeli Joshua Angrist, were able to prove the causal relationship between apparently unrelated events

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Prof. Ingrist Natural experiments help answer important questions for society. For example: people born in the fourth quarter of the school year have more years of education and higher income
a molecule. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to researchers who developed catalysts for drug discovery

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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2021 was awarded to two researchers: Benjamin List (Benjamin List) and David MacMillan (David WC MacMillan) for "the development of asymmetric organocatalysis". (the news will be updated)
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The climate crisis reaches the Nobel Prize in Physics: two of the developers of the climate models and a researcher of complexity won the Nobel 2021

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Half of the prize was awarded to Syokuro Manaba from Princeton University and Klaus Hasselman, the Max Planck Institute, who perfected the climate models, and the Italian Giorgio Frisi, who deals with the transition between simple and complex systems * Frisi said at the announcement event:
Illustration on behalf of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, describing the discovery of the 2021 prize winners. © The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Matthias Karlén

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to the discoverers of temperature and touch receptors in the skin

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David Julius and Erdem Patapotian (born in Beirut, Lebanon) discovered the receptors TRPV1, TRPM8 made it possible to understand how heat, cold and mechanical force can initiate nerve impulses that allow us to sense and adapt to the world around us
A simple mechanism could explain the growth and self-replication of protocells - the putative ancestors of modern living cells, illustration: depositphotos.com

The origin of life: the first cells divided with the help of temperature

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A simple mechanism could explain the growth and self-replication of protocells - the putative ancestors of modern living cells
Creation of an oil droplet: oil (in yellow) accumulates between the layers of the membrane that forms the 'cellular plasma retina' (ER). The droplets grow and eventually detach and become part of the cytoplasm. This process occurs only in microcomplexes rich in sterols and oleosins along the membrane. [Courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory]

Scientists have identified the substance essential for the accumulation of oil in plants

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Researchers, trying to uncover the details of how plants produce and accumulate oil within them, have managed to identify a new essential component in this mechanism. They found a certain sterol - a molecule similar in its structure to cholesterol
The decommissioning of the nuclear reactor at Haigerloch, Germany, April 1945. From Wikipedia

Researching the origin of uranium ingots from Nazi Germany

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Before Nazi Germany got hold of it, the Allies disrupted this plan and seized the uranium ingots that were at the heart of the plan. The fate of most of these ingots is unknown, but some of them ended up in the hands of the US
Laser heats extremely tiny silicon surfaces [Courtesy: Steven Burrows/JILA]

A solution that can prevent overheating in electronic components

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A team of physicists from the University of Colorado has solved the mystery behind a well-known phenomenon in the nanoscale: why extremely tiny heating sources cool faster if they are packed more tightly
Illustration of the innovative magnet: red - cobalt; blue – oxygen; Yellow – Zinc [Courtesy of Berkeley Lab]

The tiniest magnet in the world - one-atom thick

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A magnet with a thickness of one atom in a two-dimensional structure developed by scientists from the University of Berkeley could advance the development of new applications in the fields of computing and electronics
Taking insulin by mouth. The mechanism of action: on the left - the insulin molecules are integrated and protected against discharge within nozzle frames; On the right - the insulin molecules are released in the blood circulation and reduce the glucose levels in the blood

Taking insulin by mouth

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Scientists have succeeded in combining a 'covalent organic framework' together with insulin and demonstrated that the combination can significantly reduce the blood sugar levels of diabetic mice * If the process is successful in clinical trials, it can be
Image of the innovative device that emits a fluorescent result

An innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in saliva samples

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The researchers from Harvard and MIT who developed an innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in a saliva sample in about an hour claim that the reliability of the diagnosis is similar to that of PCR tests
The structure of human skin. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers have found a method to attach sensors to the skin without glue

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distant solar system. Illustration: depositphotos.com

First measurement of isotopes in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet

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An international team of astronomers has become the first research team to identify carbon isotopes in the atmosphere of a gas giant
structures of different proteins. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Google's DeepMind has published an accurate picture of the human proteome

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In what has been cited as "the most significant contribution that artificial intelligence (AI) has yet made to the advancement of human scientific knowledge" DeepMind in collaboration with the "European Molecular Biology Laboratory" (EMBL) published the complete database
Intelligence from artificial intelligence and the study of old age. Corona virus. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Using artificial intelligence to find compounds that inhibit aging

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Researchers from the University of Surrey have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying chemical compounds that promote healthier aging - paving a possible path towards pharmaceutical inventions that could extend the lifespan of
plastic waste. Illustration: depositphotos.com

An innovative material inspired by spider webs to solve the problem of plastic pollution

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Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found a method for making biodegradable plastic from plant proteins common in nature that are a renewable material. Inspired by spider webs, the innovative plastic material behaves similarly to other types of plastic, and can
Description of the transfer process for a two-dimensional semiconductor together with nanoprinted contacts (left) and a photo of a transparent, flexible substrate with the structure transferred to it (right) [Courtesy: Victoria Chen/Alwin Daus/Pop Lab]

An innovative method for manufacturing extremely thin and flexible electronic components

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Until now as too elusive, but researchers from Stanford University claim that they have succeeded in bringing about a breakthrough in this field
Earth as a snowball. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Changes in the Earth's rotation axis may have encouraged the development of life

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Scientists from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom have discovered that it is possible that changes in the Earth's rotation axis encouraged the development and prosperity of complex life despite the most extreme climate that has ever existed on Earth.
First colony on Mars. Image: : depositphotos.com

Engineers have developed an innovative water treatment method that could help Mars explorers

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A catalyst that breaks down a chlorine compound (perchlorate) in water could help clean the soil on the planet Mars during manned habitation on Mars. It is a substance that accumulates in plants and makes them toxic if it is not removed from the water
Jupiter and one of his moons. Photo: depositphotos.com

Molecular templates that will help identify extraterrestrial life forms will be used in the next spacecraft in the solar system

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Future space exploration missions in the solar system will focus on the search for extraterrestrial life, led by Clipper Europa, which will fly to the large fair moon in 2024, but this life may not resemble life on Earth.
Absorption lines of iron and nickel atoms in spectroscopy of data obtained from ESO's Very Large Telescope

Vapors of heavy metals were unexpectedly found in comet Borisov that arrived outside the solar system

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A new study conducted by a Belgian research team found that the metals iron and nickel are found in the atmospheres of comets traveling in our solar system, even those far from the sun. The findings were obtained with the help of data
IDF soldiers during training. Photo archive photo: depositphotos.com

A new material that can better protect the bodies of soldiers

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Pressurized injection of aqueous solutions into water-repellent nanoporous materials, such as zeolites and metal organic frameworks, could aid in the development of highly efficient systems for energy and shock absorption. Can protect soldiers like
Left: description of the crystal structure of the new compound. Right: energy gap as a function of absorption and intensity of photoluminescence

A new type of LED sensors could be manufactured without toxic materials

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A new compound may replace the toxic materials mercury-cadmium-telluride (HgCdTe) and gallium arsenide (GaAs) used as semiconductors at least in near-infrared sensing applications
The weathering process of silicate rocks is part of what is called the "carbon cycle" which preserves the temperature of the climate on the earth's surface for a long time. [Courtesy: © Universität Bern / University of Bern; Illustration: Jenny Leibundgut]

The influence of rock composition on the feasibility of life on planets outside the solar system

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Schematic description of the mechanism by which a bacterial biofilm is destroyed by reactive oxygen species

Nanocrystals that eliminate bacterial biofilm

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A team of researchers managed to control the surface texture of nanostructures
A model of the translating ribosomes and the elongation factors. The localized accumulation of translation factors contributes to efficient protein synthesis within a dense intracellular environment.

High-speed atomic force microscopy reveals the components of the ribosome

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The researchers conclude and say: "Future research using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) will provide additional important information for understanding the dynamic activity of these complex translation machines."
Schematic comparison between a normal battery (left) and a battery without anode (right)

Innovative zinc battery for storing renewable energy

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Researchers have succeeded in developing a prototype anode-less zinc-based battery composed of inexpensive materials commonly found in nature
Synthetic Leather. Illustration: shutterstock

Scientists have developed an 'electronic skin' that mimics the activity of human skin

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Researchers have succeeded in developing an electronic skin (e-skin) that should play an important role in the next generation of future applications such as personalized medicine, prosthetics, artificial intelligence and soft robotics
Astronaut Luca Parmitano puts "biological reactors" into a centrifuge aboard the International Space Station. Photo: European Space Agency

Using biological reactors powered by bacteria to mine minerals in space

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The malfunctioning telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in November 2020. Photo: University of Central Florida

The activity of the Arecibo radio telescope observatory has been suspended due to safety issues

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The dusty region of the constellation Orion (a region known as the 'Sword of Orion') is illuminated in this stunning image taken from the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Laboratory. This primordial nebula is the largest and closest star-forming region to us, and is located about 1500 light-years away [Courtesy: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech]

The building blocks of life can form in the interstellar clouds

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An international team of researchers has shown that glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life, can be formed in the harsh conditions that exist in space
The atomic structure of a single hole in a metal-organic framework shows how carbon dioxide molecules (gray and red spheres) bind to tetraamines (blue and white spheres), forming a polymer of carbon dioxide molecules that bind to the inner framework. Low-temperature steam can push the molecules of the gas apart, allowing the material to be used over and over to capture more and more carbon from power plant emissions [Courtesy: Eugene Kim]

A new method for capturing carbon dioxide

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Major advances in carbon capture technology could provide an efficient and inexpensive way for natural gas-fired power plants to keep carbon dioxide emissions out of their stacks, an essential step in the effort to reduce emissions.
The first-ever structure of the main protease enzyme of the SARS-CoV-2 virus obtained by neutron scattering revealed an unexpected electrical charge in the amino acids cysteine ​​(negative) and histidine (positive), a result that provides important information about the virus's replication mechanism [courtesy: Jill Hemman/ ORNL, US Dept. of Energy]

The XNUMXD atomic map of the main enzyme in the corona virus has been revealed

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In order to better understand how the new corona virus behaves and how it can be stopped from spreading, scientists were able to obtain the three-dimensional map that reveals the position of each and every atom in the enzyme molecule
Fire Ant [Courtesy of University of Georgia]

A super garden was found in Port Ash

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A unique study carried out by entomologists from the University of Georgia led to the discovery of a supergene characteristic of fire ant colonies that determines whether a young ant queen will leave the colony in which she was born
Graphene to destroy drug-resistant bacteria. From Scientific Research, Rice University

Graphene to destroy drug-resistant bacteria

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Graphene shell helps particles destroy drug-resistant bacteria in wastewater treated in dedicated facilities
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