The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
At the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, the future often begins with a deceptively simple question: What can we do today that we could not do before? “Science and engineering have never been about yesterday’s tasks. They’ve always been about the future,” said Prof. Lihi Zelnik-Manor, vice president of External Relations and Resource Development at […]
Their study investigated fruit flies, a classic model organism in genetics. It focused on the species Drosophila sechellia, whose ancestors’ larval bodies possessed tiny hair-like structures (trichomes). These structures have disappeared over the course of evolution. In other words, the same evolutionary outcome — the loss of gene expression — emerged through several distinct molecular […]
The next generation of sustainability breakthroughs depends not only on bold ideas but also on investing in the people behind them. Prof. Andy Thawko, David and Meira Ilfeld Faculty Fellow and head of the Technion Reactive Thermofluidics Lab, illustrates how early support can help launch a research career with global impact. A Technion alumnus and […]
An Israeli medical researcher has helped shed new light on a mystery that has endured for nearly 340 years: what killed Queen Christina of Sweden, one of 17th-century Europe’s most unusual monarchs. Prof. Zaid Abassi of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Rambam Health Care Campus, […]
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an integral part of our lives, and a working tool for professionals in a variety of fields, including medicine, which integrates AI in order to reach faster, more accurate, and more efficient diagnoses. But to what extent can AI truly be relied upon when it comes to complex medical decisions? […]
Few medical decisions seem so simple, yet create so much uncertainty: Is the infection bacterial, and therefore potentially in need of antibiotics, or viral, meaning antibiotics will not help? For years, physicians have tried to answer that question using symptoms, blood tests and tests that directly search for the virus or bacteria. Israeli company MeMed […]
Two patients receive the same immunotherapy for the same cancer. In one, the tumor retreats and stays gone for years. In the other, the treatment does nothing. Oncologists still have no reliable way to tell these patients apart before therapy begins. Why does immunotherapy succeed for some and fail for others? A new study led […]
The first satellite in the CloudCT network has transmitted its first observation from orbit, marking an early milestone for the Israeli-German research project studying clouds and polarized light from space. The image shows a view toward central France as the satellite passed over the Baltic Sea, according to a statement from the Technion – Israel […]
Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced it will bar student use of generative artificial intelligence on school devices for the 2026-27 academic year, joining New York City Public Schools in limiting children’s access to a technology no one yet knows how to safely manage. The nation’s two largest school districts made the move at […]
What if diagnosing cancer, Parkinson’s disease, or other serious illnesses could be as simple as breathing into a handheld device? That possibility is moving closer to reality thanks to the work of the Technion’s Prof. Hossam Haick, whose groundbreaking research is changing how diseases are detected around the world. In recognition of his extraordinary achievements, […]
Every year, the European Research Council (ERC) identifies some of the world’s most promising early-career researchers and gives them the freedom to pursue bold ideas. This year, two of those ideas came from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. From cancer research to artificial intelligence (AI), breakthroughs that shape the future often begin with […]
Three Technion – Israel Institute of Technology faculty members have been awarded research grants from the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), a fund dedicated to turning cancer into a manageable chronic disease by supporting Israeli cancer researchers until it can be eradicated. Professor Irit Ben Aharon received a Research Professorship grant to support her research […]