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Nanomaterials : In the Service of Mankind. Prof. Uriel Levy Director. Nano materials, March, 2014. What Is Nano Science?. Small is Different!. : 1,000,000,000. 1 Meter. 1 Nano Meter. Nano size yields new properties & functions. Why Nano?.
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Nanomaterials: In the Service of Mankind Prof. Uriel Levy Director Nano materials, March, 2014
What Is Nano Science? Small is Different! : 1,000,000,000 1 Meter 1 Nano Meter Nano size yields new properties & functions
Why Nano? Nano is the only multi-disciplinedirectly addressing every one of humanity’s challenges Energy Consumption Communication & Computation Environment Health Homeland Security
Human Capital Brain Gain Vs. Brain Drain 64 Research Groups: Chemistry (24) Physics (13) Engineering (8) Biology & Medicine (16) + Earth Sciences (3) What will our researchers discover next? 36 recruits, 430 Students, 14 Staff
Excellence Awards: Prof. OdedShoseyov Prof. Uri Banin PM prize for Innovation 2012 ICS Tenne prize for Nano 2013
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Focal Areas For Research & Industrial Applications Energy Functional Materials Optronics Medicine
Printed Electronics Smart Bandage Plastic Solar Cells Displays Signage Disposable Bio-sensors Touch Screens Smart Packaging Sensors Functional Materials
Functional Coating Greenhouse Plastic Sheets Food Packaging Paints & Coating Thermo solar collectors Composite films for LED light tuning Anti Bio-fouling films Functional Materials
Quantum Dots Solution for Better Lighting Prof. Uri Banin “We are able to filter light and extract only the desired colors to save energy in TV screens and lighting.” Functional Materials
Smart Fingerprints Discovery Profs. Dani Mandler, Joseph Almog “Through work on nanoparticles, fingerprints will be easier to visualize and extract from the most challenging surfaces.” Functional Materials
Super Slippery Surfaces Dr. RoieYerushalmi Without coating “We have developed a special coating that makes surfaces extremely slippery, for self cleaning and energy efficiency” With coating Functional Materials
Hybrid non- rusting nanomaterials Prof. David Avnir “We are merging the worlds of ceramics, organics and metals on the Nanometric level giving rise to new non-rusting materials.” Functional Materials
Curing Alzheimer’s with Bacterial Materials Dr. Liraz Chai “ We research protein aggregation within bacteria to understand similar processes that occur in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients”. Functional Materials
Developing new antibiotics to fight bacteria in hospitals Dr. Liraz Chai “ We research the prevention of the growth of detrimental bacteria in hospitals ”. Functional Materials
Photonics metamaterials Using nanoscience and nanotechnology we create new photonic materials coined “metamaterials” with properties that are not available in natural materials. Functional Materials
Photonics metamaterials for cloacking Using nanoscience and nanotechnology we develop new metamaterials for cloacking applications Functional Materials
Metamaterials for photonic chips Google data center, comprising racks filled with computing hardware and optical fiber connectivity. Functional Materials
Metamaterials for photonic chips Functional Materials