Nano technology

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

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
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
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
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
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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 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).
"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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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
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
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
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"
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
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
Prof. Hosem Haik. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Surgery without sutures or biological glue

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Technion researchers have developed a smart plaster that closes the surgical incision by itself and also accelerates and monitors the healing process
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
Virus prevention system. Figure: Turtech nano fibers

Corona vaccine through the skin

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Prof. Hosem Haik. Photo: Technion spokespeople

The smart electronic skin

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A flexible sensing system developed at the Technion will help speed up motor rehabilitation, identify diseases at an early stage and improve robot performance
Prof. Uriel Levy, photo: Yoram Ashheim, Hebrew University.

A researcher managed to miniaturize hybrid chips without compromising their efficiency and accuracy

The research work was published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Photonics, which was led by a group of researchers from the Department of Applied Physics and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University. "A breakthrough, it's a dream!", the researchers excitedly announced following the findings
Nano technology. Illustration: depositphotos.com

An electro-optical detector with the potential to create a revolution in the field of night vision

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Pushing boundaries - Nano Museum at Bar Ilan University. Photo by Michael Amr.

The Nano Museum is launched this week at Bar Ilan University

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A new and unique museum of its kind in Israel will be launched at Bar-Ilan University: the Nano Museum * will open with the exhibition: "New Languages"
Nano technology. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created an electrical memory only two atoms thick

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The research deals with a two-dimensional material, a single atom thick layer of boron and nitrogen atoms arranged in a cyclic hexagonal structure. During the experiment, the researchers managed to break the symmetry of this crystal by artificially assembling
Tuberculosis monitoring using a sticker that sticks to the skin and measures the volatile particles emitted from it. Credit: Technion barges

The nanotechnological artificial nose of Prof. Hussam Haik is applied in a patch for diagnosing tuberculosis

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"The technology we developed is based on monitoring volatile particles emitted from the human body," explains Prof. Hussam Haik. "Nowadays it is clear to us that such particles indicate different physiological states, and the question is which particles to focus on
The structure of graphene. Photo: depositphotos.com

"Graphene is a 'holy grail' that creates a new space of solutions that make it possible to maintain a high level of performance"

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Slow motion shot of a sneeze. CC 2.0

The physics behind the spread of coughing and sneezing - it's time to abandon outdated models

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In a study recently published in the prestigious journal for physicists, researchers from Europe reveal how the cough cloud spreads in a closed space under realistic conditions and the findings are surprising
Figure: Transferring the sample through the nometric hole produced in a thin silicon nitride layer - and analyzing the sample. The bottom graph shows the measurement of the electric current in the hole - this is how the virus molecules are counted

European grant to Prof. Amit Meler from the Technion in the field of nanotechnology

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The research group of Amit Meller from the Technion won a special grant from the European Union designed to accelerate an innovative technology for drilling nanometer nozzles in a material using a laser beam. The final device will be used for single molecule analysis in favor
Detection of attenuated cells using gold particles. Credit: Prof. Dror Pixler from the Nanotechnology Institute of Bar-Ilan University

Technology that will lead to the early prediction of cancer through a blood or body fluid test

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Bar-Ilan University researchers are using gold stick nanotechnology for spectrophotometric scattering to identify killer and rescue cells used in the immune system
A scanning tunneling microscope image of a narrowband metallic graphene nanoribbon. The white spots refer to the orbitals occupied by a single electron that are carefully organized to produce long-range conductive states. The width of this strip is only 1.6 nanometers. [Courtesy: Daniel Rizzo of UC Berkeley]

Metallic carbon electric circuits for the development of faster and more efficient transistors

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Transistors based on carbon and not on silicon will be able to accelerate the speed of computing and reduce the energy consumption of devices such as computers, mobile phones and the like
biological chip. From Pixabay

The Innovation Authority: Associations and Tracks: Biochips, Natural Language Processing and Bio-Convergence

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The Innovation Authority has recently accelerated the issuance of the calling voices intended for academia and the high-tech industry. Here is what they published last month:
Prof. Hadar Steinberg, Nano Center at the Hebrew University. Photography: Yoav Dudkevich

Researchers from the Hebrew University succeeded in developing a transistor consisting of a single atom - the smallest and most stable

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The multi-layered electronic skin. Photo: Technion spokespeople

A PhD student at the Technion developed an artificial electronic skin that precisely monitors many different physical and chemical variables

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Corona owl. Photo: Ben Gurion University

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have developed a breath test for corona that lasts only one minute

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Applying a magnetic field to a non-uniform nanostructure. The measurement of the non-uniformity in the structure on the nanometer scale is performed by the optical spin Hall effect - measuring the spin splitting of the photons scattered from the structure using a "weak measurement". The spinners (blue and red) represent the two spin directions - the degree of spin of the scattered photons. (Image credit: Ella Maru Studio)

Researchers at the Technion have developed a technology that combines nano-optics and magnetism to diagnose nanometric non-uniformities in electronic chips and photons

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Members of the joint Technion and IBM research team: in the photos: Prof. Moran Berkowitz, Dr. Federico Pretora, Vesna Bacheva, Dr. Govind Gaikla

The slow are the fastest: a new method for separating molecules and biological particles in tiny samples

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A compatible combination of triangular building blocks allows deformation without change in the length of any rod Credit: Ann Moes

A novel method for designing mechanical metamaterials by proactive implantation of defects

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A nanotube from the tungsten disulfide compound. The first tubes created by Prof. Tana

The solar tubes

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Differences in the cellular environment (acidity and metabolism) affect the solubility of metal oxides, in the present example copper oxide (CuO). The researchers hypothesized that plating the oxide with iron atoms could provide a therapeutic window to fight cancer. This means a release rate that is fast enough to target the cancer cells, but one that slows down significantly in healthy cells.

Copper-based nanomaterials can destroy cancer cells

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