Nano technology

Illustration depicting MPsomes nanoparticles that compete with macrophages for adhesion to inflamed blood vessels in a tumor, thus altering the tumor microenvironment and inhibiting cancer progression.

Drug-free nanoparticles halted aggressive breast cancer tumors in preclinical trial

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New nanoparticles developed at the Technion do not release a drug, but rather affect the immune system around the tumor. In a preclinical trial, they inhibited aggressive triple-negative breast cancer.
Two-dimensional materials are considered one of the most promising directions for improving computer chips, but researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have found that some of them are unsuitable due to an underestimated physical effect. The study also points to possible alternatives. Credit: Vienna University of Technology, TU Wien.

A tiny atomic gap could change the map of 2D materials for future chips

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TU Wien research published in Science points to a fundamental limitation in the interface between 2D materials and insulating layers in advanced transistors
Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a method for precise and energy-efficient control of the stacking structure of graphene, using nanoscale islands in which the layers of the material slide relative to each other and change its electronic properties.

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a particularly cost-effective method for controlling the structure of graphene.

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Researchers have succeeded in changing the stacking arrangement of graphene at the nanometer scale using tiny force and very low energy input, a step that could advance memory components, sensors, and neuromorphic computing.
Dyson orbital for electron capture, calculated using quantum hardware. Credit: IBM and the University of Manchester.

Researchers have created a new type of electronic quantum structure in an artificial molecule

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Computer simulation showing the gradual passage (from left to right) of the protein alpha-lactalbumin through a solid-state nanopore with a diameter of approximately 4 nanometers. The passage of the protein through the pores allows the reading of the sequence of markers attached to the cysteine ​​groups (red color) and the identification of the protein.

Without antibodies and without amplification: Rapid identification of intact proteins with technology developed at the Technion

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Nano-needle technology from Prof. Amit Meller's lab enables rapid, digital identification of individual proteins in near real-time, paving the way for early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases through simple blood tests.
In the figure: A demonstration of the change that occurs in the membrane as a result of water flowing through it. Photo: Technion Spokesperson

On the road to improved desalination

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Researchers from the Technion and the University of Texas at Austin have mapped wet membranes for the first time using TEM cryo-tomography, revealing a volume expansion of approximately 30% under water flow, offering insights into designing more efficient membranes; the study was selected as a cover
Individual pentene molecules (yellow) on the insulating layer (blue). Right: electrons with parallel spins (small arrows) flow from the tip of the tungsten (top) to the molecule (bottom). Credit: ETH Zurich / Ashwarya Vishwakarma and Stefan Kobarik

Scientists have developed a new method of controlling quantum states using magnetic qubits

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Spin-polarized currents can also be used to control the quantum states of individual electronic spins. The results of the research, published in the scientific journal Science, may be used in various technologies in the future, for example in the control of my condition
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
Carbon rings. Impression of artificial intelligence software after reading the article. It should not be seen as a scientific picture.

Lord of the Rings

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New structures of carbon rings raise doubts about the current accepted definition of the concept of aromaticity
The process of turning carbon dioxide into carbon nano fibers. From the scientific article

Two birds with one stone - turning carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers

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The idea of ​​capturing carbon dioxide or converting it to other substances in order to combat climate change is not new. However, simply storing carbon dioxide in a certain compound may lead to its leakage into the environment
Caption: Above, azobenzene is a molecule that can change its shape with light. An azobenzene molecule switches between two forms under the influence of light. In the lower figure: a molecular cage containing the molecules of the photosensitizer azobenzene. The new mechanism is based on a supramolecular approach in which the molecules of azobenzene and the photosensitizer are locked together in a molecular cage. The limited space accessible to the caged molecules allows only the E-form, but not the Z-form of azobenzene, so this molecule is pushed out of the cage. Credit: Jonathan R. Church

Publication in Science magazine about a new discovery: using harmless light to change the shape of an azobenzene molecule within a supramolecular complex

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Azobenzenes are versatile compounds with many potential uses, such as advancing technology through the production of tiny machines, as well as creating light-activated drugs. These molecules can be found in two different forms called
The resulting finished image of a virus

Viewing viruses in detail

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Researchers demonstrated the benefits of a natural, non-radioactive dye by observing viruses at the nanometer level. The innovative material is a structurally stable material and is a natural molecule with a longer shelf life
"Scale of Polarizations"

electronic skips

Researchers have built surfaces from layers of atoms that slide over each other, thus causing the electrons inside to skip. In the future, they hope that it will be possible to develop advanced information technologies based on them
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
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
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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The Nano Bible built at the Technion. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

Eitan Stiva will take with him the Nano Bible developed and created at the Technion and presented to the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Virus prevention system. Figure: Turtech nano fibers

Corona vaccine through the skin

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Prof. Bina Kalisky. Photo: Bar Ilan University

An observation in Bar-Ilan yielded surprising results in the field of material conductivity

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An experiment conducted in the physics department at Bar-Ilan, in the research group of Prof. Bina Kalisky, using a unique sensor developed by the researchers, documented a phenomenon that breaks conventions in the field of the transition of a material from a conductor to an insulator. The observation in the instrument
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
Contact Lenses. Photo: shutterstock

Metalenses: a technology that will change the world

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In recent years, alternatives to glass lenses have begun to emerge, which have real potential to reach the general public. These alternatives are called metalenses (metalenses), and they will change the world
Refrigerator color. Figure: Courtesy of researchers, UCLA

White colors especially for cooling buildings

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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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Graphene sheet. Source: AlexanderAlUS / Wikimedia.

How do you convert waste into the important chemical substance graphene?

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Prof. Micho Kaku, physicist and author, predicts the internet of the brain. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The internet of the brain

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Caltech researchers' sweat detector

Wearable sweat detector to detect uric acids that cause gout (gout)

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The mechanism of action of the nanovaccine: after the vaccine is given, the nanoparticle enters the cells of the immune system, activates the T cells and causes them to identify and kill the skin cancer cells. Illustration: Galia Tiram.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University succeeded in developing a vaccine against melanoma skin cancer

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precision medicine. Illustration: shutterstock

A combination of artificial intelligence and nanotechnology will make it possible to customize anti-cancer treatments

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This protein-DNA system was assembled by a three-armed DNA triangle of complementary strands forming tetrahedral cages consisting of six sides of DNA and a trimeric protein [Courtesy: Nicholas Stephanopoulos]

Building blocks of DNA and proteins form cage structures

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Two-dimensional nanoparticles that interact with stem cells and direct their differentiation into cartilage cells [Courtesy: Texas A&M University College of Engineering]

An innovative medical approach to the treatment of osteoarthritis

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Image by Willfried Wende from Pixabay

Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have developed a technology to produce an antiseptic based on tap water

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A tattoo that is also a sensor

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the spin dance. Figure from WIKIMEDIA

Researchers were able to write multi-state magnetic memory using spin currents

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Each liposome (light blue bubble) was loaded with particles of iron and magnesium. The liposomes that were sprayed on the leaves penetrated them, dispersed in all parts of the plant and unloaded the cargo inside the cells.

Nanotechnology for the service of a significant improvement in the yield of agricultural crops

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Nanoparticles capable of targeted delivery of drugs to cancer stem cells (yellow), those rare cells within the tumor (blue) that allow the tumor to return or spread. [Courtesy: Dipanjan Pan]

Drug-carrying nanoparticles to fight cancer cells

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Cells can take up polymeric nanoparticles containing quantum dots coated with phospholipid polymer and cell-penetrating peptides. [Courtesy of Kazuhiko Ishihara, Weixin Chen, Yihua Liu, Yuriko Tsukamoto and Yuuki Inoue]

The images of the internal walls of cells

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The awarding of an honorary doctorate degree at the Technion to Shimon Peres, 1985. Photo: Technion Spokesperson

From nano technology to brain research. Shimon Peres and his contribution to science

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Prof. Richard Feynman's lecture, "There's a lot of space down there", is encoded on a nanometer "hard drive". Photo: Delft University

The smallest hard drive in the world

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Rafi Koriat at the Nano-Israel conference 2014. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The Kibbutz Industry Association is upgrading the factories with nanotechnology with the help of INNI

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An illustration of the DNA-based molecular junction that the researchers used to create a diode, which could be used as an electronic component in nanometer electrical circuits in the future.

Researchers have created a diode that is the size of one molecule

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These tiny polymer scaffolds include channels 100 micrometers wide, about the width of a human hair. When live cells are added to the content, the channels serve as artificial blood vessels. By mimicking human tissues of organs such as liver and heart, these scaffolds provide an innovative method for testing new drugs with the aim of reducing their dangerous side effects. [Courtesy: Tyler Irving/Boyang Zhang/Kevin Soobrian]

Engineers have succeeded in growing XNUMXD heart and liver tissues

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Photo credit: Miki Koren, Technion spokeswoman

Prof. Hussam Hayek of the Technion received the Humboldt Prize for research in Germany this weekend

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Whole stem cells (top left) are drained of their contents (the process is depicted in the direction of the arrow), reduced in the laboratory to nanometer size (nanometer ghosts), and loaded with nucleic acids (in blue). Those nano-ghosts are injected into the patient and through the blood vessels (in red) they reach the tumor (in green) specifically, and only there they unload their cargo, leading to the creation of the anti-cancer drug.

Cancer research: a dramatic improvement in the effectiveness of gene therapy

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A nanometer photocatalyst consisting of a quantum dot (green) embedded in a nanorod (yellow) at the other end of which is a platinum particle (purple). Courtesy of the Technion spokesperson

break the water

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Prof. Guy Bartel. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Nano Israel: Technion researchers have developed a new method for compressing light waves, which will improve the resolution of existing microscopes and the printing of electronic applications

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Ahead of the Nano Israel Conference: Technion researchers have developed packaging based on nano technology that will extend the shelf life of bakery products

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: silver and gold metal nanowires inside the growth solution. Photo: Prof. Gil Markovich, Tel Aviv University

Israeli researchers have developed a coating solution for phone and computer screens that will allow the development of flexible screens

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Rafi Koriat at the Nano-Israel conference 2014. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The International Nanotechnology Conference 2016: an Israeli show of strength, innovations and many business opportunities

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Gold nanoparticles in the shape of triangles contained within the innovative detector. [Courtesy: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis]

Advanced detector for rapid diagnosis of cancer

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A closed molecular cage nanostructure produced using highly concentrated sunlight has been revealed

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