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Nano biological sensors. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What do espresso, oil and microgels have in common?

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Researchers at the Technion have developed an innovative method for producing vital particles that can be used as biological sensors for the worlds of food, medicine, environmental science and more
Scanning electron microscope image of CellFoam™ under laboratory conditions after seeding with fibroblasts. The pore structure of the template is clearly visible, with the fibroblasts growing around and near the pore openings. From the biochange website

BioChange: The company that grows tissue from foam

Nanotechnological materials. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Nanomaterials from both worlds

Researchers grow inorganic materials inside polymers and thus create nanomaterials and nanostructures with improved properties
Nano gold sheets. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What are the heat dimensions of nanometric gold?

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Innovative research on thin gold layers has revealed new photoluminescence behavior while advancing our understanding of measuring temperature as well as chemical reactions at the nanometer level
Nanoparticles, against bacteria. Illustration courtesy of Prof. Raz Yelink, Ben Gurion University

Nanoparticles, against bacteria

Carbon nanoparticles stick to bacterial membranes and puncture them. On new type of antibiotic tools
The second revolution of spintronics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The race for copper

Researchers aim to launch the second revolution in the field of spintronics - and significantly increase the amount of memory in our electronic devices
Improving graphene production. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The revolution in the nanoelectronics industry is already here

A new development may accelerate the use of graphene in the nanoelectronics industry and be used in many technological applications
drug transfer. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Development of the Technion will allow the creation of cells and tissues deep in the body in a non-invasive way with the help of ultrasound

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The applicability of the new technology is demonstrated in the contexts of local cell transplantation, drug transport for controlled local release over time and 3D bioprinting. The mechanical properties of the scaffolds can be adjusted according to the target tissue and the rate
Smart liquid. Credit: The Science website via DALEE. The picture is not a scientific picture

For the first time: "smart liquids" will be used as sensitive biological sensors

The team of researchers explained that the uniqueness of the smart liquids is that, as a result of their chemical properties, the liquids maintain separation from each other, thus creating distinct droplets
A photograph of the fracture surface in a silicone model, across both fracture planes, shows that the crack profile has a certain curvature

Secrets, cracks and fractures

It turns out that the shorter a crack in brittle materials - the more resistant they are to it, which can help in the design and use of applications that are based on brittle materials
Gene editing using CRISPR. Illustration: depositphotos.com

EIC grant for nanoparticle-based research for cancer therapy

Prof. Rachela Popobzer from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar Ilan University won a grant of 150 euros, for research aimed at making drug treatment more efficient and targeted
Computer simulations showed that changing the coverage of the monolayer changed the smoothness of the surface. Both low coverage and high coverage produced very slippery surfaces, but for different reasons. [Source: Sakari Lepikko et al 2023]

The smoothest surface ever created

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The smoothness of a surface can be adjusted by changing its roughness at the molecular level - this is how researchers from Finland demonstrate
Benzene, a simpler type of carbon ring. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers synthesized a stable C16 carbon ring, although theoretically it should have broken down immediately

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Before the successful synthesis, it was not clear if it was even possible to create such a molecule and keep it stable long enough to study its structure and its electronic properties.
- Spin laser on an atomic scale: the image describes the laser resonator structure consisting of two types of nanoantenna structures. The radiation is trapped in the internal structure only (yellow). The active layer of the laser - a single atomic layer - is on the resonator. The laser beam is split into two beams by the opposite spins of the photons (light particles), which can be controlled with the help of the laser pump (credit: Scholardesigner co, LTD).

For the first time: a spin-optical laser at the atomic level - a new horizon for optoelectronic devices

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Researchers from the Technion have challenged the limits of what is possible in the field of spin-optics at the atomic level. They developed a spin laser from a single atomic layer - a device that does not require magnetic fields or low temperatures
Prof. Shahar Richter. Tel Aviv University photo

The fastest artificial swimming motor in nature

A new material created from natural materials can move quickly through water and carry up to 40 times its own body weight
The atomic structure of the material strontium vanadate (strontium vanadate) - illustration of the atomic structure of the material under tension (right) and compression (left). In the center you can see the true atomic arrangement in the material in an electron microscope image. At the bottom of the picture you can see how the various efforts change the structure of the energy levels in the material and therefore also the way the electrons arrange themselves in it. By controlling these properties, the researchers intend to engineer these materials into future transistors. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

The materials for the transistors of the future

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Researchers at the Technion have engineered a material that may replace silicon in the world of electronics in the future; Through the stretching of the material at the atomic level, they gain control over the material's conduction and insulation properties, thus progressing towards turning it into a switch
XNUMXD electronics printing. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The world's first printed electronic components that are fully recyclable

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First-of-its-kind pioneering demonstration points to the possibility of a greener future for the electronics sector
Growth of nanoscale structures. Courtesy of Prof. Ernesto Yoslevitz

The world belongs to the little ones

Researchers built surfaces that direct the growth of nanowires and nanotubes and watched their growth process in real time. The forecast for the future: building advanced devices, such as tiny solar cells
The system diagram. Illustration by Ran Levy RNLV-Design

Desalination, the nanorobot version

Futuristic water purification? An Israeli company is developing a new desalination method in which nano-robots will clean seawater of problematic salts; This, without removing from them substances that are important for our health
Nano robots treat a cancer cell. Illustration: shutterstock

The tiny robot that is able to navigate a physiological environment and capture damaged cells

Meet the hybrid microrobot: innovative technology tiny 10 microns (the size of a biological cell)
organic molecules. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Identification of organic compounds using visible light

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Researchers from the University of Santiago in Chile, working in the field of machine learning, have succeeded in developing an innovative method for identifying organic compounds based on the refractive index at a single optical wavelength
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Israeli researchers have developed a smart microscope capable of measuring individual atomic layers

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A team of researchers from the Hebrew University has developed a device that is able to easily and quickly measure the properties and thickness of surfaces 35 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. The method is expected to significantly optimize the production of solar cells,
The setup the researchers use: a thin membrane made of diamond 30 microns thick with an average of one sensor at the top end of each column. The top image - magnification 2,640 times, the bottom - 32,650 times

Molecular close-up

Weizmann Institute scientists present a new method for imaging a single electron
Magnified microscope image of a single VCSEL. (The size is 0.1 mm). Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Barracks

Researchers at the Technion have developed tiny laser devices for small atomic clocks for the industry

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These watches have unique features including small volume and weight and low energy consumption - essential features because they are mobile components powered by batteries. The tiny clock has similar uses to those of normal atomic clocks used
The image of the structure of the material zeo-3, an innovative silica zeolite with extremely large pores [courtesy: ICMM-CSIC]

Large three-dimensional porous zeolite for water and gas purification

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An international team of researchers succeeded in developing the most stable and porous zeolite known so far composed entirely of silica, which they named ZEO-3
The nano 'spikes' formed from a combination of copper with the polysaccharide, cause damage to the bacteria's membrane and thus kill them. From a study by Prof. Ariel Kushmaro Credit: Sharon Amalani, Ben Gurion University

Thorns in the war against bacteria and fungi

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Long and dense spikes formed by a sulfated polysaccharide substance found in red algae were discovered by a research group from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to have biological activity against bacteria and fungi
Schematic of the measurement circuit (a), theoretical model (b) and resonant frequencies as a function of the gate voltage (c, d).

A nanometer device developed at the Technion paves the way for memory, sensing and quantum computing technologies

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Schematic of the measurement circuit (a), theoretical model (b) and resonant frequencies as a function of the gate voltage (c, d).
The results of growing the printed tissue in CarGrow medium (above) and without it. You can see that the innovative process maintains approximately the original size of the tissue and prevents its drastic contraction. Courtesy of the Technion spokesperson

New technology for growing printed tissues for transplantation

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The technological innovation suppresses the typical shrinkage of printed tissues in the period before transplantation
"Sliding and climbing between electrical polarizations": The periodic crystal structure contains a pair of atoms at regular intervals in each horizontal layer. Each additional layer can be slid to the right or left in the horizontal plane to place a blue atom exactly above a red atom or vice versa, thereby bouncing electrons with an electrical charge up or down between the layers. Unlike in polarized crystals known so far, the electric potential in the new system changes in a constant and well-defined value between each step. It is possible to climb in a controlled manner between all the different options, that is, it is possible to switch between the information units in the same crystal in contrast to a pair of modes in previous technologies. Courtesy of Tel Aviv University

Atomic steps in the thin electrical scale in nature

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Dental examination. Image: depositphotos.com

Exhale - and discover diseases

Volatile molecules may characterize diseases such as tooth decay and gum disease
Representation of a two-dimensional ferroelectric material [Courtesy: UC Berkeley / Suraj Cheema]

Innovative ferroelectric material for energy efficient devices

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Discovering the behavior of a material of interest on a small scale could reduce energy consumption in computing
Prof. Dror Pixler. Photo: Bar Ilan University Spokesperson

Developments that change the way of looking at existing systems

Prof. Dror Pixler from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute of Nanotechnology is developing optical tools that expand diagnostic and healing capabilities
teeth brushing. Will we be replaced by robots? Image: depositphotos.com

Tiny robots that clean teeth

In a recent study published in the scientific journal ACS Nano, researchers described how they used a tiny robot to clean the entire oral cavity. The researchers created a swarm of "iron oxide nanoparticles", which they controlled using a field
Micro robots fight bacteria inside the body. Image from a virtual reality simulation. Image: depositphotos.com

Micro-robots swim in the lungs and kill bacteria

Nanotechnology engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny robots - micro-robots, in their full name - that are able to swim inside the lungs, reach the bacteria that cause pneumonia, kill them and reverse the damage they do to the body
Illustration showing superconducting electron pairs within a multilayer graphene structure at the magic angle. Courtesy: [Ella Maru Studio]

Physicists have discovered a family of superconducting graphene structures

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This discovery of superconducting graphene structures could encourage the development of practical superconducting devices
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The connection between paper folding and physics

The researchers who cracked the fascinating physics of crumpled sheets of paper
Nanocrystals from the research as photographed with the lens of the electron microscope in Prof. Markovich's laboratory

Here are the nano crystals that may improve life

Researchers have traced for the first time a unique process in the growth of tiny crystals, which could improve our lives and which may have occurred at the beginning of life
Prof. Yaakov Segiv. Photo: Nils Lund, courtesy of the Weizmann Institute

Prof. Jacob Segiv from the Weizmann Institute - the first Israeli to win the Kovli Prize for Nanotechnology on behalf of the King of Norway

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Segiv and three of his colleagues from the USA won the prize for their contribution to the development of self-assembling materials * The research opens the foundations for building much smaller chips and developing a completely new type of medical diagnostic products
magnetism. Image: depositphotos.com

The discovery of a tiny magnet with a size of tens of nanometers will advance the development of efficient and economical technology

University researchers have discovered a breakthrough magnetic phenomenon that will improve technological production. The researchers: "The discovery could change the next generation of nanoelectronic devices with reduced power consumption and faster capabilities"
The silicone sheet as it appears before it is wrapped around the heart or nerve tissue. The colors you see are due to the porosity of the surface - nanoholes that refract and absorb the different wavelengths of light in an inhomogeneous manner, which causes the different colors of the rainbow to appear. Photo: Dr. Hami Rotenberg's laboratory courtesy of the Technion spokesperson

A therapeutic window to the nervous system

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A new material developed by researchers at the Technion and the University of Chicago is expected to optimize medical treatments and accelerate the use of renewable energies
XNUMXD printing. Image: depositphotos.com

Researchers have succeeded in printing materials that are capable of changing themselves

Using 3D printers and ink based on natural materials, university researchers are able to print wood and design its shape while drying. "The development will revolutionize the design and construction of buildings that change themselves," shares one
The electronic nose used by the researchers. Smells potential for brave friendships

Humans tend to make friends with those who have a similar body odor to their own

This is according to a new study by Weizmann Institute scientists. Moreover, the scientists were able to predict in the study what the degree of connection between complete strangers would be just on the basis of their smell as picked up by an "electronic nose"
Nano optics. Photo: depositphotos.com

Prof. Uriel Levy, Hebrew University: "The material that will replace silicon and make it possible to make the transistors even smaller"

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Prof. Levy was one of the speakers at the conference commemorating the "Biennale Day of Light" held at Ben Gurion University * In his lecture he presented thin lenses based on metamaterials and showed how metasurfaces can improve
An illustration describing the way the nanoparticle is formed in the protein medium and its activation by induced light in favor of the activity of the enzymes NADPH reductase (FNR) and imine reductase which leads to the creation of chiral cyclic imines. Illustration: Neta Kosher, Technion Spokesperson

A new platform for the engineering of a "bug in June"

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The researchers use the unique properties of nanoscale particles on the one hand, and the tremendous selectivity of biological systems on the other, to create biosystems that carry out vital processes
MIT researchers have discovered hidden magnetic properties in multilayer electronic material by analyzing polarized neutrons with the help of neural networks

Using artificial intelligence to reveal magnetism

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Graphene nano columns. Courtesy of the University of Würzburg in Germany

Columns of nanographene

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Researchers have recently succeeded in developing columns of nanographene, several layers of nanographene stacked one above the other, molecular systems that can be used in the future as functional elements, for example in solar cell applications
The new glass allows blocking of 70 percent of the sun's infrared radiation, while maintaining 90 percent transparency for the radiation that is in the range that humans are able to see. Photo: Prof. Alfred Tok

Baby, I'm hot, electrify the window

A new Israeli-Singaporean development makes it possible to prevent solar radiation from entering the home through the window - without damaging the view
Prof. Amit Sit and Shiran Ziv Shahrabani, photo: Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

"Shape memory" - the surprising feature that allows you to control the shape change of materials

The researchers created two-dimensional networks from polymeric microfibers, which change their shape depending on the temperature
In the diagram: the array of micro-needles is attached to the body, reading and measuring the health parameters from the extracellular fluid below the surface of the skin. The measurement results are sent immediately to the smartphone of the patient and the doctor using cloud and IoT technologies. Pictured: the smart micro-needles are attached to the skin; The microneedle array in the stretch mode

A flexible platform of smart micro-needles for fast, continuous and painless disease diagnosis

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The system developed by the Technion researchers is based on smart micro-needles, which are fixed inside a sticker (plaster) that adheres to the skin. The system continuously monitors the patient's medical condition and sends the data to him and his doctor
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
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