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Since October 7, 2023, the global academic community has witnessed an unprecedented surge in campaigns to ostracize Israeli universities. What began as campus protests has hardened into “silent boycotts”—institutional breaks, journal desk rejections, and quiet exclusions from research consortia. Yet, those leading this isolation campaign fail to realize a fundamental truth: cutting ties with Israeli […]
Dark points within a changing wave pattern can shift faster than light, even while the waves carrying energy move far more slowly. An electron microscopy experiment has tracked that counterintuitive behavior in a thin material sample. The moving features are locations where a measured wave field cancels to zero. Their motion describes an evolving pattern, […]
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 […]
This time of year, pomegranates are piled high in produce aisles, stacked in bins at the farmers market, and decorating Rosh HaShanah tables. When it comes to extracting the juicy seeds, everyone has their own unique technique. Some score the crown and pull the fruit apart in a bowl of water so the seeds sink […]
The dangers of antibiotic overuse have become increasingly clear in recent decades. Excessive use accelerates the evolution of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, raising the alarming prospect of infections that no longer respond to existing drugs and pose a serious threat to public health. Against this backdrop, Prof. Roy Kishony and Dr. Idan Yelin in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Biology have published a study in Nature Microbiology revealing a previously unknown rapid pathway that bacteria use to develop antibiotic resistance. The newly identified mechanism is based on an “inflation” in the number of copies of specific…
For decades, elementary students learned the same tale of the Solar System: first come rocky terrestrial planets such as Earth, followed by gas giants such as Jupiter and ice giants such as Neptune, with lovable Pluto bringing up the rear. Then 20 years ago, planetary scientists downgraded Pluto to a “dwarf planet.” And now, they say, it’s time to revisit our idea of Neptune and Uranus, too—for the so-called ice giants likely contain very little ice. The term is “a little bit misleading,” says Ravit Helled, a planetary scientist at the University of Zürich. “We really don’t know what these…
A study published in Oncogene presents an innovative strategy for the particularly complex medical challenge of destroying aggressive, treatment-resistant tumors. The research was jointly led by early-career scientists Dr. Avital Oknin Vaisman and Dr. Deepanjan Panda from the laboratories of Prof. Amir Orian, head of the Rappaport Center for Cancer Research at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and a faculty member in the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, and Prof. Ashraf Brik of the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry. Aggressive cancers such as bone tumors (sarcomas) and melanoma that do not respond to molecular therapies have very…
Seven researchers from Israel have won prestigious ERC Advanced Grants from the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, awarded to senior scientists with exceptional research achievements over the past decade. Four of the recipients are from the Weizmann Institute of Science, two are from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and one is affiliated with both the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Rambam Health Care Campus. The grants give outstanding researchers the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major breakthroughs. They cover a broad range of fields at the forefront of research, from life sciences and exact sciences…
Concrete shapes the world you live in, but its environmental toll is massive. Imagine, though, if the buildings around you could grow and breathe, helping to heal the planet. This isn’t science fiction. It’s the vision of CyanoCement. Developed by researchers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, this innovative biocement uses ancient microbes to redefine how we think about construction materials. At the heart of CyanoCement are cyanobacteria, tiny photosynthetic organisms responsible for Earth’s first oxygen-rich atmosphere. By leveraging these extraordinary capabilities, the team—Perla Armaly, Yuval Berger, Lubov Iliassafov, Keren Rosenblau, Yechezkel Kashi, and Shany Barath—crafted a process where these microbes bind minerals…
The first small satellite of the CloudCT network has been integrated, tested, and prepared for launch from California in June 2026. This precursor mission will be followed, if successful, by the launch of 10 additional CloudCT satellites in 2027, helping to fill gaps in our understanding of clouds and their role in climate. This marks the culmination of seven years of intensive research by Israeli and German scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science (led by Prof. Ilan Koren), the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (led by Prof. Yoav Schechner), and Zentrum für Telematik (led by Prof. Klaus Schilling)….
For more than two millennia, mathematicians have produced a growing heap of pi equations in their ongoing search for methods to calculate pi faster and faster. The pile of equations has grown into the thousands, and algorithms now can generate an infinitude. Each discovery has arrived alone, as a fragment, with no obvious connection to the others. But now, for the first time, centuries of pi formulas have been shown to be part of a unified, formerly hidden structure. Divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter and you get pi. But what, exactly, are its digits? Measuring physical circles won’t…
From regenerative implants to smarter therapies, Israel’s innovation ecosystem keeps delivering life-saving advances. Researchers from Haifa’s Technion – Israel Institue of Technology unveiled a breakthrough biological implant that could end daily insulin injections for millions with Type 1 diabetes by producing insulin inside the body without rejection. Hebrew University discovered a tiny RNA molecule that bacteriophages use to combat bacteria, offering fresh hope in the fight against antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.”