Micro- and Nano-fluidics is an emerging field of interest because of its potential to study and manipulate fluids, nanoparticles, ions and molecules in lab-on-a-chip devices. Electrokinetics, the use of DC and AC electric field to impart a force on the...
Muscles have a hierarchical structure that spans several scales. A typical muscle is comprised from millions “contractile units”, sarcomeres, that are connected in series to form myofibrils which are in turn bundled into muscle fibers. The size of a single...
By Barbara Frank and Amanda Jaffe-Katz One , a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm; Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beingsexcept where...
Granular crystals also known as nonlinear acoustic granular meta-materials are the assembly of discrete solid elements (rigid bodies) of various shapes arranged in a regular lattice structure (Figure 1). These elements are initially in contact and interact one with another...
Dr. Moran Bercovici’s lab is developing novel lab-on-a-chip microfluidic technologies for applications ranging from medical diagnostics to defense against bioterrorism. From monitoring our drinking water, through genetic testing, and to cancer detection, biochemical and medical diagnostics have become an essential...
In the Laboratory of Bio-Dynamics and Mechanics of Locomotion headed by Dr. Yizhar Or, we investigate the dynamic behavior of swimming microorganisms such as bacteria and sperm cells in various environments and conditions. The goal of the research is development...
The spin Hall effect – the impact of the intrinsic spin on the particle trajectory, which produces transverse deflection of the particle – is a central tenet in the field of spintronics regarding particles of electrons. Now, its optical equivalent...
“Crystals are like people: it is the defects in them that make them interesting.” (Sir Frederick Charles Frank) Understanding mechanical properties on very small scales is important, not only for developing a fundamental understanding of plasticity, but also to provide...
The Shockley Queisser limits the efficiency of single junction solar cells and sets the maximum efficiency for Silicon solar cells at about 30%. The limit is imposed because of two constraints. First, the energy a solar cell generates from each...
When tethered bodies are immersed in a flow, structural oscillations (Vortex Induced Vibrations, VIV) may occur as a result of the interaction between the fluid and the structure. These interactions are common in various applications including tethered ocean buoys, side-scan...
In the Environmental Multi-Phase Flow Laboratory headed by Dr. René van Hout, we study the entrainment, dispersal and capture of aerosols such as pollen. Efficient pollen entrainment and dispersal into the atmosphere is highly influenced by turbulence. Pollen grains released...
New Technology Aims to Makes Photovoltaic Cells 70% More Effective Technion researchers have developed a technology that could improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells by nearly 70 percent. The study was conducted at the Excitonics Lab, headed by Assistant Professor...
Technion researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that laser emissions can be created through the interaction of light and water waves. This “water-wave laser” could someday be used in tiny sensors that combine light waves, sound and water waves,...
Mechanical metamaterials are engineered materials exhibiting properties not found in nature, which result from their architectured structure. A simple example is a metamaterial with negative Poisson constant, which reflects a medium that when stretched in one direction, it expands—rather than...
