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Nanomaterials : In the Service of Mankind

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

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  1. Nanomaterials: In the Service of Mankind Prof. Uriel Levy Director Nano materials, March, 2014

  2. What Is Nano Science? Small is Different! : 1,000,000,000 1 Meter 1 Nano Meter Nano size yields new properties & functions

  3. Why Nano? Nano is the only multi-disciplinedirectly addressing every one of humanity’s challenges Energy Consumption Communication & Computation Environment Health Homeland Security

  4. 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

  5. Excellence Awards: Prof. OdedShoseyov Prof. Uri Banin PM prize for Innovation 2012 ICS Tenne prize for Nano 2013

  6. First Class Infrastructure Key to Excellence!

  7. How Are We Solving Humanity’s Challenges?

  8. Focal Areas For Research & Industrial Applications Energy Functional Materials Optronics Medicine

  9. Printed Electronics Smart Bandage Plastic Solar Cells Displays Signage Disposable Bio-sensors Touch Screens Smart Packaging Sensors Functional Materials

  10. Functional Coating Greenhouse Plastic Sheets Food Packaging Paints & Coating Thermo solar collectors Composite films for LED light tuning Anti Bio-fouling films Functional Materials

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Photonics metamaterials Using nanoscience and nanotechnology we create new photonic materials coined “metamaterials” with properties that are not available in natural materials. Functional Materials

  18. Photonics metamaterials for cloacking Using nanoscience and nanotechnology we develop new metamaterials for cloacking applications Functional Materials

  19. Metamaterials for photonic chips Google data center, comprising racks filled with computing hardware and optical fiber connectivity. Functional Materials

  20. Metamaterials for photonic chips Functional Materials

  21. Thank You!

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