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What if we could use water in solar water heaters to supply electricity during power outages? That was the winning idea in a recent hackathon that challenged brilliant Technion students to develop solutions to cope with extreme heat waves in urban areas. It’s something that is critically important, since Israel is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world and heat-related deaths are also on the rise. The competition launched two weeks prior to the hackathon event with a lecture by Naama Shapira of the Technion’s Samuel Neaman Institute that was focused on mapping challenges in the…
The group from the Technion (L-R): Dr. Laure Arsenieff, postdoctoral fellow (from France); Camelia Shopen-Gochev, Israeli doctoral student; Prof. Debbie Lindell; Dr. Sigitas Šulčius, research fellow/academic visitor (from Lithuania). A team of primarily women, including a group from the Technion led by Professor Debbie Lindell of the Faculty of Biology, embarked on a research trip in the Pacific Ocean from January 22 to February 18. Their objective was to study the biological mechanisms that dictate the structures of diverse biological populations at different latitudes and under various environmental conditions. The Technion team focused primarily on the role of viruses in…
The Technion and the University of Toronto have launched an AI-based collaboration that advances the use of AI in the field of medicine. The partnership between the Technion’s Artificial Intelligence Hub (Tech.AI) – specifically Tech.AI.Biomed – and the University of Toronto’s leading Temerty Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) will bring together faculty members and research students from both institutions to develop advanced responses to the medicine of the future around challenges of common interest. The venture kicked off with a joint workshop attended by dozens of scientists and research students from both universities held May…
Bees are crucial to our survival. Did you know they pollinate one in every three bites of food we eat? Or that without bees, more than 100,000 species of plants would become extinct? But bees are in danger, as more than half of just North America’s native bee species are declining in size with a quarter of the 4,000 species at risk of extinction. In the hopes of combating this global problem, Israeli startup BeeHero – led in part by Co-founder, CTO, and Technion alumnus Yuval Regev – is using sensors to monitor beehive health and conducting bee-related research. BeeHero’s…
Mark Gaines of Highland Park, Ill., is the new national president of the American Technion Society (ATS) elected by the organization’s national Board of Directors. His term began after a unanimous vote of approval during the recently held ATS National Board meeting in Miami. “I’m thrilled to begin my tenure as American Technion Society President, and honored to be entrusted with this great responsibility,” said Mr. Gaines. “In a year when we are celebrating Israel’s 75th anniversary, and as we approach the Technion’s centennial in 2024, we have an unprecedented opportunity to elevate public awareness about the Technion’s remarkable impact….
The Technion is home to Northern Israel’s first research MRI. Located in the May-Blum-Dahl Human MRI Research Center, it is a symbol of the Technion’s ongoing commitment to scientific excellence and human health advancement. Until now, Technion researchers had no choice but to visit other facilities to use an MRI scanner—an essential tool for […]
Physical therapy exercises are crucial for properly recovering and healing from an injury. They are especially important for seniors who may have a longer road of recovery or need to regain mobility in order to take care of themselves. To help encourage patients to keep up with their exercises, startup BoBo Balance – led in part by company Co-founder and CMO and Technion alumnus Yair Agami – has transformed physical therapy into an interactive video game that allows users to earn points as they complete their regimen. Users can perform their exercises using a wearable movement sensor or on a…
The Technion was recently selected as an international partner for the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), an intellectual hub for the advancement of science and engineering of quantum information. Based at the University of Chicago, the CQE works to connect leading academic talent, top scientific facilities, and prominent members and partners to advance research and train the quantum workforce of tomorrow. Central to the partnership will be the Helen Diller Quantum Center at the Technion, which stretches across six faculties of science and engineering: Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Materials Science, and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. More than 50 faculty…
Researchers from the Technion and the Forschungszentrum Jülich research institution in Germany have successfully tested a novel titanium-air battery. The novel battery could theoretically store up to three times more energy than standard zinc-air batteries, and since titanium is the ninth most frequently occurring material in the Earth’s crust, there are plenty of resources available to use in their creation. The team tested the battery’s abilities by applying a liquid consisting of salt with a low melting point, known as ionic liquid (EMIm(HF)2.3F). Its theoretically achievable voltage is in a similar range to that of zinc-air batteries, with an average…
Recently, Technion doctoral student Hadas Orgad from the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science received the Apple Scholars in AI/ML Ph.D. fellowship. It is awarded to graduate and Ph.D. students to recognize their contributions as emerging leaders in computer science and engineering and their cutting-edge machine learning research in order to support the academic research community. The recipients gain support for their research and academic travel for two years, internship opportunities, and a two-year mentorship with an Apple researcher in their field. Hadas earned her bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the Taub Faculty of Computer Science in…
An estimated 37 million people worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), with more than 2 million of them receiving dialysis as treatment. 90% of those on dialysis spend half their remaining lifetime hooked up to the machines and traveling to and from their dialysis clinic. In the interest of improving the quality of life for people with CKD, medical equipment manufacturer LiberDi has created an at-home system that could replace traditional in-clinic dialysis. Led in part by company CEO and Technion alumnus Hezekiah Tsoory, LiberDi’s Digital Dialysis Clinic uses peritoneal dialysis, a cheaper and less invasive method that utilizes…
Clean water is crucial for survival, but it is in short supply, with 771 million people living without access to it. It is also a necessity for places that help society function, including power plants, oil refineries, pharmaceutical companies, dairies, breweries, municipalities, textile factories, fish farms, and more. Israeli company Atlantium Technologies, led in part by CTO and Technion alum Ytzhak Rozenberg, is working to help mitigate this widespread issue, by combining old technology developed by a Nobel Laureate with new findings to create their patented disinfection process. Atlantium has combined ultraviolet radiation, or the process of using sunlight to…