"If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is Nature’s way"
Aristotle (4th century B.C.)
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Shmueli Z, Polishchuk I, Katsman A, Pokroy B*. Controlling Cristobalite Formation in Fused Silica via Particle Size and Treatment Atmosphere Adjustment during Ceramic Processing. Ceram Int, 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.08.124. |
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Amini S , Zaslansky P, Pokroy B, and Fratzl P. Elastic Energy Storage in Biological Materials: Internal Stresses and Their Functionality. Adv Mater, 2025, DOI:10.1002/adma.202508442. |
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Li S, Liu X, Zheng Z, Oshima K, Zhu L, Kato Y, Negishi L, Kurumizaka H, Okumura T, Nagata K, Pokroy B, and Michio Suzuki. The Gln-rich protein twip1 promotes high-density {110} twins formation in the shell of the limpet Cellana rota. PNAS, 2025, DOI:10.1073/pnas.250333612. |
Current EU Projects
SafeWax is an EU-funded project, which joins an international research network with 5 organizations from 3 different EU countries, coordinated by the Technion. Prof. Boaz Pokroy, a principal investigator and a project manager, will spearhead the development of the SafeWax technology. SafeWax will develop bio-derived non-toxic fatty acid-based formulations to create a protective multifunctional coating for plants with anti-adhesive, self-cleaning and antifungal properties. SafeWax technology will be demonstrated on grapevines and will pave the way to protect other commodity crops. Follow the project's progress on Twitter and via LinkedIn.
PataFEST project aims to provide a powerful European initiative, focusing on sustainable Integrated Pest Management strategies to treat and control the presence of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum pest and its vector in plant, and address the incidence of soil-borne pathogens during potato postharvest storage. Technion, and our Lab, in particular, is a leader of the WP3 related to the development of sustainable solutions to prevent pest spread in potato plants. Follow the project here.
News
Today, after two productive years as a postdoc in our group, we bid farewell to our dear colleague and friend, Lucas Kuhrts, who has contributed immensely to our lab. Lucas’s dedication, hard work, and passion for research have… Continue Reading Goodbye, Lucas!
A great talk was delivered by our PhD student, Hadar Shaked! Greetings from MRS Fall Meeting 2024 in Boston!
Congratulations to Dr. Lotan Portal on receiving her PhD! Your hard work, dedication, and passion have paid off, and we couldn’t be more proud! Wishing you continued success in all your future endeavors.
It was an honor to give a keynote talk at the Biomineralization GRC 2024! Grateful for the opportunity to share our latest research and engage with such an inspiring community of scientists.
Congratulations to our Master students Almog Sulam and Johanna Sklar for receiving a prestigious KLA Award in honor of academic excellence. Well done on this outstanding achievement!
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