Technion is Revolutionising Our Plate, For A Better Global Future

Aleph Farms leads the charge in sustainable food innovation with lab-grown beef, marking a significant milestone in ethical and environmentally conscious food production. Challenges in scaling and cost remain, but the vision for a guilt-free, sustainable future in protein consumption shines brighter. A multidisciplinary approach…

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Harvey Prize Recipients Announced

The Technion will award the Harvey Prize to Professors Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman, Pieter R. Cullis and Helen Quinn The Harvey Prize, the most prestigious award bestowed by the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, will be presented this year in two fields: In Science…

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Conference Opening Panel

Prospects and Risks from the Forefront of Artificial Intelligence

The annual conference of Tech.AI, Technion’s Artificial Intelligence Hub, opened with an expert panel moderated by Hila Korach The annual conference of Tech.AI, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Hub, was held on March 2 with the participation of about 500 experts,…

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The Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences

This is the new name of the Technion Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management. The Faculty is being renamed following changes in the research focus and the curriculum The Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences is the new name of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management…

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Dr. AI, What’s My Diagnosis?

A Technion-developed deep-learning system looks at breast cancer scans better than a human ever could One in nine women in the developed world will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. The prevalence of breast cancer is increasing, an effect caused…

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A Once-in-500-Year Event

The most energetic gamma-ray burst recorded so far was observed last month and confirmed the predictions of researchers at the Technion. On October 9, the most energetic gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever measured was observed. The burst, which occurred 2.4 billion light-years from Earth, was documented…

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New Technology for Growing Printed Tissues for Transplantation

The technological innovation developed by Technion researchers suppresses the typical shrinkage of printed tissues prior to transplantation. esearchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative technology for growing tissue for transplantation by printing it into a microgel bath as support…

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Designing and Programming Living Computers

Technion and MIT collaborate to transform bacterial cells into living artificial neural circuits. Applications include biomanufacturing and therapeutics Bringing together concepts from electrical engineering and bioengineering tools, Technion and MIT scientists collaborated to produce cells engineered to compute sophisticated functions – “biocomputers” of sorts. Graduate…

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New antibiotic “cocktail” can help combat superbug

In the current study, a combination of different antibiotic drugs that prevent the formation of resistance was examined.   By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH A technique to measure the long-term effect of antibiotic combinations has been developed by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. These drug…

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Lab-Grown Muscle Sucks Up Sugar to Fight Diabetes

Written by Elizabeth Millard posted originally at WebMD Scientists from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, have found a new way to possibly treat type 2 diabetes someday, according to a new research.   In addition to helping you move your body, your muscles also keep…

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Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (left to right) Yuval Harris, Dr. Hagit Sason-Bauer and Prof. Yosi Shamay

Israeli nanotech may be able to reduce side-effects of chemotherapy

Precision dosing invention gets drugs just to affected cells and not whole body; already tested on mice with inhibitor drugs; inventors also aiming at chemo and other treatments. By NATHAN JEFFAY (Nathan Jeffay is The Times of Israel’s health and science correspondent) Scientists say that new Israeli…

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Is there a connection between Nobel Prize winners and the Technion?

Two of the three Nobel Prize in Physics laureates for 2022 received honorary doctoral degrees from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: OCTOBER 8, 2022 on Jpost. Two of the three Nobel Prize in Physics laureates for 2022 received honorary doctoral degrees from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in…

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Lung fluid may provide basis for cancer-treating vaccines

Scientists say specific proteins found in lung fluid could theoretically be used to develop new methods for diagnosing and possibly treating cancer By NATHAN JEFFAY Fluid from the lungs could be used to develop new methods for diagnosing and possibly treating cancer, according to a new…

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The Formula Technion Team (standing from left): Ahmad Rabi, Ayham Abu Eid, Dima Abu Romi, Doron Shpigel, Muans Omari, Sharon Goldstein, Keren Grinberg, and Itamar Ventura; (kneeling from left): Oriel Mizrahi and Salman Abdalla. Photo by Nitzan Zohar/Technion Spokesperson’s Office

Technion Unveils Its First Autonomous Electric Formula Car

The Formula Student competition in Europe this summer is a platform for new technological developments.   The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Formula racecar team unveiled the first-ever autonomous electric vehicle in the team’s history since 2012. They designed and built it for the Formula Student International Design…

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Technion Team Develops Rechargeable Silicon Battery

With an eye toward sustainable solutions to the global energy challenge, a Technion research team has created a proof-of-concept for a rechargeable silicon (Si) battery. Rechargeable batteries are particularly necessary for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, which currently relies on Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). LIBs, however,…

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