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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Technion’s most innovative student projects

From fighting COVID-19 to detecting heart disease, these are some of the Technion’s most innovative student projects in biomedical engineering From detecting cardiovascular disease, to fighting coronavirus, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering students recently presented an array of innovative projects that integrated everything they had learned.During…

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Groundbreaking Imagery

Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative rapid imaging technology and demonstrated its performance in reconstructing the movement of a minute animal. Published in Nature Communications, the development project was headed by Professor Amir Rosenthal, doctoral student Evgeny Hahamovich, and…

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Growing Lymph Vessels in a Lab

Technion scientists have succeeded in producing an engineered lymph vessel network, paving the way for novel lymphedema treatment Technion scientists have managed to grow an engineered human lymphatic vessel network. Published in PNAS, the study was led by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Shira Landau and conducted in…

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Water From Air

H2OLL, an innovative Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) technology developed at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, has won the prestigious Water Europe Innovation Award for SMEs. The award was announced in June at the Water Innovation Europe 2021 Conference. Water Europe (WE) is a…

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Fast Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Fast charging is considered to be a key requirement for widespread economic success of electric vehicles. Current lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) offer high energy density, but while they enable sufficient driving range, they take considerably longer to recharge than traditional vehicles. Multiple properties of the applied…

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A skin sticker that can diagnose tuberculosis

Technion scientists invent A-Patch to provide a cheap, quick, noninvasive method for diagnosing a disease affecting millions in the developing world. A-Patch skin adhesive system for sensing tuberculosis. Photo courtesy of Technion Spokesperson’s Office Researchers at Israel’s Technion have developed a revolutionary method of diagnosing…

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Israeli scientists say humans regrowing body parts might be possible

Technion University researchers are tackling one of the most pressing medical issues: loss of tissue. Prof. Shulamit Levenberg and her team in the Biomedical Engineering Department have pioneered research that could make it easier for humans to cultivate tissue, Technion UK stated in a press release on…

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All Eyes Are on Stem Cells

Collaboration between two laboratories at the Technion has yielded a pair of groundbreaking articles that shed light on mechanisms of corneal renewal and morbidity. Can stem cells be identified and monitored in mature tissue? How do our organs cope with both the need for frequent…

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Machine learning paves the way for broad-spectrum antivirals

When you have strep throat, you’re prescribed an antibiotic, but with a virus, there’s not much you can do. Now, Technion and Ben Gurion University scientists use machine-learning to create broad-spectrum antiviral drugs. Unlike antibiotics, antiviral drugs are typically designed to target one virus. This…

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Shooting for the stars!

Two new asteroids discovered by Technion student Aseel Nama will be named after her. Nama’s discovery was part of NASA’s asteroid-hunting campaign. “I really wanted to take part in this campaign, which is a kind of competition, but NASA insisted that I recruit a team…

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The World’s First Slaughter-Free Steak

Hailed by The Washington Post as a “leap forward for lab-grown meat,” the Technion and food startup Aleph Farms Ltd. have unveiled the first-ever 3D printed ribeye steak, developed from the technology of Professor Shulamit Levenberg. After two years of advancements, the product tastes like “a delicious tender,…

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Insights into new treatments for cancer

When‌ ‌treating‌ ‌cancer,‌ ‌researchers‌ ‌are‌ ‌always‌ ‌searching‌ ‌for‌ ‌ways‌ ‌to‌ ‌remove‌ ‌cancer‌ ‌cells‌ ‌while‌ ‌minimizing‌ ‌damage‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌rest‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌body.‌ One‌ ‌possible‌ ‌approach‌ ‌is‌ ‌to‌ ‌find‌ ‌processes‌ ‌unique‌ ‌to‌ ‌cancer‌ ‌cells,‌ ‌and‌ ‌which‌ ‌would‌ ‌allow‌ ‌specific‌ ‌targeting.‌ ‌If‌ ‌such‌ ‌a‌ ‌process‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌…

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ACT (Anti COVID-19 Technology) Wins Gold at IGEM

A Technion Innovation to capture COVID-19 viral particles with an active sanitization gel A Technion student team recently won a gold medal in the iGEM international synthetic biology competition for work developing an active gel to capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles, preventing the infection of host…

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Automated Analysis of Electrocardiology

Diagnosis of cardiac disorders based on automated analysis of routine electrocardiography Technion researchers, together with colleagues in Russia, have developed a technology for the accurate diagnosis of cardiac disorders based on automated analysis of routine electrocardiography Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have developed a technology…

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Improving IVF Success Rates

Technology developed by Technion and Embryonics could dramatically improve IVF success rates 50 New technology developed by the Technion and Embryonics is expected to dramatically improve IVF success rates. The article is published on the 43rd anniversary of the first IVF procedure Forty-three years ago, on…

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New Sources of Radiation

Technion researchers have developed accurate radiation sources that are expected to lead to breakthroughs in medical imaging and other areas Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed precise radiation sources that may replace the expensive and cumbersome facilities currently used for…

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Technion – Israel Institute of Technology > Archive > Accelerating Drug Discoveries, UAE & Technion at BizTEC Accelerating Drug Discoveries, UAE & Technion at BizTEC 17/11/2020 Innovative Technology to Accelerate Drug Discovery is Winning Development in BizTEC 2020 For the first time, the Minister of Science and Technology and…

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Quickening the Quantum Revolution

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology > Archive > Quickening the Quantum Revolution Quickening the Quantum Revolution 27/10/2020 Unique ‘Introduction to Practical Quantum Computing’ Summer School The first of its kind in Israel: Technion summer school program ‘Introduction to Practical Quantum Computing’ attracts over 570 registrations. Ph.D. student Tasneem…

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