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Just Published
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Kuhrts L, Shaked H, Sklar J, Sulam A, Polishchuk I, Prudnikov E, Manna G, Sztucki M, Prevost S, Katsman A, and Pokroy B*. The Effect of Amino Acids on the Formation of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles. Adv Funct Mater, 2025, DOI:10.1002/adfm.202520547. |
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Polishchuk I, Prudnikov E, Abu Hamad H, Ben-Arie N, Sklar J, Kellermeier M, Schneider C, Rueckel M, Tauber F, Ibanez Revert M, Brannetti A, Filippetti I, Fermani S, Chantelot E, Dreze V, Segal E, Baraldi E, Falini G, Ratti C, and Pokroy B*. SafeWax: A Bio-Inspired Multifunctional Coating for Sustainable Crop Protection. Small, 2025, DOI:10.1002/smll.202505360. |
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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. |
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
First Prize for Excellence in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 2018 in Israel is awarded to a PhD student from our group Yael Etinger! Well done Yael, we are proud of you!
December 2017 – Join us in congratulating our students on winning prestigious scholarships: Achiya – for receiving the Sherman Prize! Stas – for getting an extra scholarship for Excellence in Research! Yael – for getting the prestigious Jacobs… Continue Reading Scholarships Winners: winter semester
December 2017 – We are happy to share with you our recent findings that have been published in the December 8 issue of Science. Click here for FREE download. Our group in collaboration with University of Trento, University… Continue Reading Published in Science: The study on brittlestar lenses
June 2017- Congratulations to Yael Etinger for her new paper in CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS & for getting Faculty excellence award for spring semester
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