Researchers have succeeded in identifying the proteins in the coronavirus that can damage blood vessels

05-Nov-2021 - Nearly two years since becoming a global pandemic that has killed millions of people, the mystery of which proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 virus are responsible for severe vascular damage that could even lead to heart attack or stroke has not yet been solved. Now, for the first time, a team of experts ...

Glow Reveals Dangerous Bacteria

Chemiluminescence probes for the rapid and sensitive detection of salmonella and listeria

04-Jul-2019 - Salmonella and listeria are among the most widely distributed and deadliest causes of foodborne infections. Their rapid and reliable detection on food and industrial food processing equipment is very important. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have introduced a new, ultrasensitive, ...

New biomarker links cancer progression to genome instability

High level of specific protein in tumors indicates prognosis

14-Jan-2019 - Our DNA is under constant attack. The delicate molecule that contains our genetic information is extremely vulnerable to everything from environmental agents, such as radiation, to the chemicals in the air we breathe and the food we eat. Genome instability can lead to genetic disorders, chronic ...

A glow stick that detects cancer?

03-May-2017 - Chemiluminescence, or chemical light, is the principle behind the glow sticks (also known as light sticks) used at rock concerts and as quick tools to grab when the electricity goes out. But they can also be used to diagnose diseases by identifying concentrations of biological samples. A new ...

Nano-sized chip "sniffs out" explosives far better than trained dogs

Tel Aviv University researcher's groundbreaking sensor detects miniscule concentrations of hazardous materials in the air

01-Aug-2014 - Security forces worldwide rely on sophisticated equipment, trained personnel, and detection dogs to safeguard airports and other public areas against terrorist attacks. A new electronic chip with nano-sized chemical sensors is about to make their job much easier. The groundbreaking ...

Individual protein complex generates electric current

Solar cell consisting of a single molecule

05-Oct-2012 - An team of scientists, led by Joachim Reichert, Johannes Barth, and Alexander Holleitner (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Clusters of Excellence MAP and NIM), and Itai Carmeli (Tel Aviv University) developed a method to measure photocurrents of a single functionalized photosynthetic protein ...

Out-sniffing bomb-sniffing dogs

Tel Aviv University researcher leads development of swift, small, highly reliable sensor to detect explosives

16-Nov-2010 - Dogs have long been called man's best bomb detector –– until now. A Tel Aviv University scientist leads a research team that has developed a powerful electronic sensor to detect multiple kinds of explosives –– including those used in the recent Yemeni bomb threat. Based on nanotechnology ...

A more sensitive sensor

TAU pioneers sensor technology for industry using nano-sized carbon tubes

25-Mar-2010 - Electro-mechanical sensors tell the airbag in your car to inflate and rotate your iPhone screen to match your position on the couch. Now a research group of Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Engineering is making the technology even more useful. Prof. Yael Hanein, Dr. Slava Krylov and their ...

A window that washes itself?

Tel Aviv University's new nano-material may revolutionize solar panels and batteries too

08-Dec-2009 - A coating on windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt? Expanded battery storage capacities for the next electric car? New Tel Aviv University research details a breakthrough in assembling peptides at the nano-scale level that could make these futuristic visions come true in just a few ...

A 'bionic nose' that knows

03-Apr-2009 - Both cancer cells and the chemicals used to make bombs can foil detection because they appear in trace amounts too small for conventional detection techniques. Tel Aviv University has developed the ultimate solution: a molecule that can magnify weak traces of "hidden" molecules into something we ...