"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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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. |
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Prudnikov E, Hamad H.A, Polishchuk I, Katsman A, Segal E* and Pokroy B*. Superhydrophobic Fatty Acid-Based Spray Coatings with Dual-mode Antifungal Activity. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2025, DOI:/10.1021/acsabm.5c00596. |
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
The Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) of the European Parliament in cooperation with the European Research Council (ERC) annually organizes an event that brings Members of the EU Parliament and ERC-funded grantees. “Investing in… Continue Reading Science Week at the EU Parliament: STOA–ERC Event 2019
In 2018 the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) is celebrating its 30th anniversary and has launched a blog devoted to the outstanding people from all over the world who work together at the ESRF. Our group leader, Prof. Boaz Pokroy, … Continue Reading Humans of ESRF 2018: Boaz Pokroy
Our group’s recent study on broccoli leaves that was published in Soft Matter in October 2018 received recognition from the reviewers and is featured on the front page! Congratulations to Beni Rich and Boaz Pokroy on a great job… Continue Reading FRONT COVER: Soft Matter 2018, Issue 38!
We are delighted to congratulate our PhD student Yael on receiving a prestigious Graduate Student Award of the E-MRS Fall Meeting that took place in Warsaw 17-20 October 2018! Yeal, we wish you many more achievements ahead!
The new RBNI Scholarships & Prizes for excellence in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology is now available at The Russell Berry Nanotechnology Institute in Israel. We are proud of you Yael.
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