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Nanotechnology in Hebrew

Written on February 22, 2008 – 7:07 pm | by admin

The advancement of science has made the entire world rocking. The Hebrew University’s Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology takes a great approach to meet the challenges of this new and challenging field. There are many sites in this web which offer help for these new technologies. But this site is one of the best in the Web. Bringing together researchers from a number of departments, the Center begins with a unit for nanoscopic characterization to analyze, identify, and describe the nanometric structure the developers have created. The Center intends to construct a unit for nanofabrication where nanometric structures will be built.

Wide-Ranging Nano-Applications

This  approach  leads to help in a numerous number of application

1. In the field of  Semiconductors it is being carried out on nanostructured semiconductors and composite materials.

2.In the field of  Medicine, the systems are under development that trap single cells to study and quantify them down to the molecular level.

3. In the field of  Telecommunications,research has been carried out in nanophotonics and on optofluidic components and devices to provide smaller, faster and more versatile options for telecommunication.

Through the efforts and resources of Yissum, Hebrew University’s active Technology Transfer Services organization, a number of these projects in nanotechnology are already on the path toward commercial success. It is only because of these services the students are getting enough opportunities in this field. A composite thin film composed of sol-gels with metals and nano-particles is at a stage where it is ready for testing as an anti-corrosion coating for the automotive industry and a non-viral delivery method for gene therapy is ready for testing for various applications.

Almost 30 researchers currently lead and develop cutting-edge projects for the Center. Cooperation between these multidisciplinary scientists enables development of a true understanding of the environment in which the 1-100 nanometer objects created by the researchers exist and operate.  As the researchers are multidisciplinary it is possible to deliver the best in all the fields.

The Center’s researchers are drawn from across the scientific spectrum at this Technology Transfer University.

Marketing and legal professionals from Yissum work together with all of the Center’s researchers to “transfer” the technology from the laboratory to the market.

It appears that as our view of the world becomes more and more global, science needs to focus on smaller and smaller matters to prepare us for the future.