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Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (left to right) Yuval Harris, Dr. Hagit Sason-Bauer and Prof. Yosi Shamay (courtesy of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)
September 30, 2022, 12:51 pm
Israeli nanotech may be able to reduce side-effects of chemotherapy, scientists say
Precision dosing invention gets drugs just to affected cells and not whole body; already tested on mice with inhibitor drugs; inventors also aiming at chemo and other treatments
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: Nanoparticles, like those used in research to develop nano medicine (peterschreiber.media via iStock by Getty Images)
September 15, 2022, 3:44 am
Nano drugs dosed via skin could become easier to develop, thanks to Israeli research
Bar Ilan University method for assessing effectiveness of drugs through dermal delivery ‘could really push forward development of nanomedicine,’ researcher says
By Nathan Jeffay
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, January 20, 2021. (AP/John Raoux)
February 22, 2022, 3:21 pm
Can zero gravity help cure cancer? Israelis sent a drug to space to find out
Experiment with Doxil is now back on Earth, undergoing analysis in the hope it might point to a microgravity-induced effectiveness boost
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustration of a pacemaker in the human body (chombosan via iStock by Getty Images)
July 7, 2021, 10:02 am
Israeli nanotech may use body’s energy to generate power for pacemakers and more
Nano-film can create electricity from any motion in the body, even the slight movement of blood moving through veins, according to research published in peer-reviewed journal
By Nathan Jeffay
The new Tel Aviv University 'GPS-guided' nanoparticle drug, in blue and green, around an immune cell. (courtesy of Tel Aviv University)
June 29, 2021, 10:28 am
New Israeli ‘GPS’ nano-drug busts inflammation, touted as antibody replacement
Nanoparticles, tested on mice and unveiled in peer-reviewed research, head straight to cells that are inflamed, and either ‘silence’ or edit the gene that is causing inflammation
By Nathan Jeffay
Light in single layer materials, as captured by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Prof. Ido Kaminer and his research team)
June 14, 2021, 7:10 pm
Israeli scientists show they can ‘shrink’ optical technology by 1,000 times
Trapping and observing light in super-thin materials, Technion researchers say their work may pave way for new generation of tiny light-powered tech
By Nathan Jeffay
A lymphocyte on the new Ben Gurion University chip invented for cancer research (Esti Toledo and Dr. Guillaume Le Saux)
June 14, 2021, 2:37 pm
New Israeli ‘artificial cancer’ nano-chip helps test new treatments
Tiny silicone chip sits in a petri dish simulating diseased cells, allowing scientists to check how well immunotherapies fare against illness
By Nathan Jeffay
A light emitting watercress. (Seon-Yeong Kwak/MIT)
March 16, 2021, 5:06 am
With light-up plants and email from spinach, lab turns over a new leaf on flora
Pioneering so-called plant nanobionics, an MIT research team has found ways to use tiny sensors to hack into the signals plants send and alter the way they act
By Sue Surkes
Magnified 20,000X, this colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a grouping of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. (Courtesy Janice Carr/Public Health Image Library PHIL)
May 5, 2020, 10:29 pm
Jerusalem researchers say they’ve developed injection to fight superbugs
One scientist asserts new treatment, which allows previously topical drug to be administered intravenously, is ‘a game-changer’ in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
By Nathan Jeffay
Ph.D student Esti Toledo and Postdoctoral fellow Guilaume Le Saux from the Department of Materials Engineering photographed in Dr. Mark Schwartzman's lab. In collaboration with Prof. Angel Porgador's lab, they are developing nanomaterial coatings against viruses and bacteria, including coronavirus (Dani Machlis)
May 5, 2020, 12:45 pm
Scientists hope their nanomaterial surface coatings will help battle COVID-19
Ben-Gurion University researchers say paintable and sprayable material is made of metal ions and polymer nanoparticles that are strongly antiviral and antibacterial
By Shoshanna Solomon
Sonovia Ltd. uses nanotechnology to create fabrics that have been shown to be effective against bacterial and fungal infections. The firm's lab in Ramat Gan (Courtesy)
February 6, 2020, 4:25 pm
Israeli startup says its nanotech masks and robes may block coronavirus
Sonovia’s textiles are resistant to bacteria and fungus; firm hopes its tech will also work against viruses; has sent samples for testing to China
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prof Uri Banin, chair, former founding director of Hebrew University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (HUCNN), left to right, Yi Cui, Prize Laureate, Dan Maydan, and Uriel Levy, director of the HUCNN; June 17, 2019 (Courtesy)
June 18, 2019, 1:38 pm
Hebrew University awards first nanotech prize to Stanford’s Prof. Cui
$10,000 annual award is given to an outstanding mid-career scientist, from Israel or abroad, for significant academic accomplishments in nanoscience and nanotechnology
By Shoshanna Solomon
The Student Union and university library at Northwestern University (photo credit: CC BY-SA Amerique, Wikimedia Commons)
November 14, 2018, 1:05 pm
Tel Aviv, Northwestern universities set up joint nanotechnology program
Research grants, student exchanges and joint projects will be part of new venture; TAU to build nanoscience center
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of an eye test (Visivasnc; iStock by Getty Images)
March 19, 2018, 1:57 pm
‘Revolutionary’ Nano-Drops can help banish eyeglasses, Israeli researchers say
Researchers hope to create a DIY system to improve eyesight using a smartphone, a small laser and some eye drops
By Shoshanna Solomon
Gauzy's glass technology allows ads to be projected on windows (Courtesy)
October 3, 2017, 3:04 pm
US’s Avery Dennison invests in Israeli smart-glass startup Gauzy
No financial details disclosed; American labeling giant will work with Tel Aviv-based company on R&D and distribute its products
By Shoshanna Solomon
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