Dr. Qanta Ahmed
Senior Fellow
Dr. Ahmed is a physician, non-fiction author and broadcast media commentator. Her work has been published in The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Spectator, Al Jazeera, The Independent, USA Today, The Daily Beast, the World Policy Journal, Fox News, CNN, and many others.
Dr. Ahmed is the first physician, and first Muslim woman, to be awarded the Templeton-Cambridge Fellowship in Journalism at the University of Cambridge, England.
In 2012, she testified to Congress on Radical Islam in the United States. She subsequently has provided Congressional Briefings at the invitation of Congressional Staff on the issues of Palestinian child radicalization in the Disputed Territories. In 2016, she was nominated to Life Membership at the Council on Foreign Relations in the United States in recognition of her journalistic work focusing on Islamism.
Just a little soap improves the process of preparing two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride, researchers report.
Chemists have found a way to get the maximum amount of quality two-dimensional hBN nanosheets from its natural bulk form by processing it with surfactant (aka soap) and water.
The surfactant surrounds and stabilizes the microscopic flakes, preserving their properties.
Angel Martí, professor of chemistry, of bioengineering, and of materials science and nanoengineering at Rice University, identified the “sweet spot” for making stable dispersions of hBN, which can be processed into very thin antibacterial films that handle temperatures up to 900 degrees Celsius (1,652 degrees Fahrenheit).
“Boron nitride materials are interesting, particularly because they are extremely resistant to heat,” Martí says. “They are as light as graphene and carbon nanotubes, but you can put hBN in a flame and nothing happens to it.”
Professor from Tel Aviv University receives 2021 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in Israel
Professor Yossi Yovel, Associate Professor of Zoology at Tel Aviv University (TAU), is one of three Laureates to be awarded 2021 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Professor Yovel was recognized for his work in the area of Life Sciences and will receive $100,000.
Professor Yovel is working to bridge the gap between two of the most influential fields in biology ecology (the study of animals in their environment) and neuroscience (the study of how the brain controls actions).
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IMAGE: The image displays the exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride into atomically thin nanosheets aided by surfactants, a process refined by chemists at Rice University. view more
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HOUSTON - (Jan. 27, 2021) - Just a little soap helps clean up the challenging process of preparing two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN).
Rice University chemists have found a way to get the maximum amount of quality 2D hBN nanosheets from its natural bulk form by processing it with surfactant (aka soap) and water. The surfactant surrounds and stabilizes the microscopic flakes, preserving their properties.
Experiments by the lab of Rice chemist Angel Martí identified the sweet spot for making stable dispersions of hBN, which can be processed into very thin antibacterial films that handle temperatures up to 900 degrees Celsius (1,652 degrees Fahrenheit).
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“Students’ global engagement is a key experience enabling them to grow both in their course of study and in their leadership skills,” says MIT-Israel Faculty Director Eran Ben-Joseph. “The Covid-19 pandemic is challenging us all and changed our students’ Israel plans.”
MIT-Israel is a part of MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI), an experiential program that connects MIT to the global community. MISTI provides students and faculty opportunities to participate in research, teaching, and work opportunities worldwide. In a typical year, MIT-Israel sends over 100 students to Israel and supports up to 15 faculty projects, as outlined in their 2019-20 annual report.