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Graduating students from the Technion’s Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science showcased their work at a fair featuring the keystone projects. The exhibits included innovative mobile apps and digital devices that ran the gamut from improving health to coordinating travel and advancing Israel’s windsurfing team. One group made rehabilitation fun for people suffering from an injury or neurological event affecting the fingers. Nadav Heller, Eran Cohen, and Gilad El-Dor constructed a glove with electronic fingertips, turning the monotonous exercise of touching the tip of each finger with the thumb over and over again into a Guitar Hero-like game….
(Nanowerk News) Refractive index – the ratio of the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a medium to its speed in a vacuum – can be modulated fast enough to generate photonic time crystals (PTCs) in the near-visible part of the spectrum, a new study published in the journal Nanophotonics demonstrates (“Time-refraction optics with single cycle modulation”). The study’s authors suggest that the ability to sustain PTCs in the optical domain could have profound implications for the science of light, enabling truly disruptive applications in the future. PTCs, materials in which refractive index rises and falls rapidly in time, are the…
There are thousands of kinds of bacteria – microscopic, single-celled organisms that are among the earliest known life forms on earth and live in every possible environment all over the world. They might be airborne or found in water, plants, soil, animals and even humans, where some cause dangerous diseases such as salmonella, pneumonia, meningitis, tuberculosis, anthrax, tetanus and botulism. However, many bacteria, including the ones that comprise the human gut microbiome, do good rather than harm. Bacteria can even be turned into tiny factories that manufacture needed products. Now, researchers at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at…
The development of high-performance alternatives to silicon in microelectronics has been brought nearer by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa who stretched an oxide material at an atomic level, thus controlling its conductivity. They said this is a “milestone advancement towards making efficient switches, which are the basic building blocks of computer chips.” Researchers in the Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been able to control an emerging material that they regard as a possible future alternative to silicon in microelectronics. This is a timely development, because scientists and engineers face challenges in continuing the transistor shrinking…
While there are countless scientific breakthroughs that could help fight the world’s bourgeoning climate woes, “the problem lies in bringing together the science and technology people and the entrepreneurs” to make these innovations effective, said Noam Sonnenberg, director of the Israel Innovation Institute’s PLANETech community. In the interest of tackling this important, high impact challenge the Technion and the PLANETech community recently began a unique collaboration that will bring together researchers from different academic departments with entrepreneurs and investors interested in ClimaTech. The two groups recently conducted the first of a series of meetings that will explore research in foodtech,…
Mastering the ABCs of perspective, scale, and hand-drafting are only part of what it takes to become an architect. You also need teamwork, compromise, and social responsibility. That’s why Technion Assistant Professor Dan Price and teaching fellow Michal Bleicher of the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning created Design-Build Studio 1:1 — a course that […]
Assistant Professor Charlotte Vogt of the Technion Schulich Faculty of Chemistry was recently awarded the first prize of the EuroTech Future Award, which recognizes researchers who have the potential to make a difference in their field and society at large. She was cited for her work on the subject of catalysis, which she believes will be key in solving global warming. Prof. Vogt’s research focuses on carbon dioxide hydrogenation catalysis, which explores the possibility of preventing CO2 produced by large industrial plants from entering the atmosphere, and instead converting it to something useful with the help of catalysts, which accelerate…
The ancient Greeks believed that artistic training and experience are essential to the human spirit and the development of creative minds. So did Renaissance thinkers, and so does Technion President Uri Sivan. Indeed, since 2020, the Department of Humanities and Arts has expanded its mission to include new research and additional teaching initiatives in history, philosophy, ethics, music and arts. As part of this expansion, Prof. Sivan this year established the Artist in Residence program, generously sponsored by Mrs. Sonia Marschak. The Sonia Marschak Artist in Residence program aims to combine the humanities, sciences, technology, and engineering professions, and create…
In a move aimed at revolutionizing the manufacturing sector, the Economy and Industry Ministry, in partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, launched an initiative to enhance the research and development efforts of manufacturing plants across the country. This collaborative endeavor seeks to propel innovation, progress and competitiveness, ultimately boosting production capacity in the industry. In an agreement valued at NIS 4 million, researchers from the Technion will join forces with the Israeli manufacturing industry, addressing the barriers hindering approximately 100 factories, as identified in a preliminary study. The recently signed agreement is poised to make significant strides…
Haifa researchers have found a non-genetic cause for alopecia areata baldness, which triggered the surprising incident at the the 94th Academy Awards in which actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock after he joked about Smiths wife’s shaved head because of the autoimmune disease. About one person in 50 – equally in men and women –will suffer from alopecia areata at some point in their life. The condition can develop at any age, although most people are diagnosed for the first time before the age of 30. In recent years, more and more research evidence has accumulated on the source…
Since it was founded nearly 100 years ago, the Technion’s world-class scientists have immersed themselves in developing innovative technologies that have not only been crucial for Israel’s economy, society and security, but have also impacted humanity on a global scale. Well before António Guterres, the U.N.’s Secretary General, stated last month that, “the climate time-bomb is ticking,” Technion researchers were prioritizing projects that could help reverse our planet’s grim prognosis, mainly by reducing the consumption of natural resources and restoring balance to the Earth’s carbon cycle. In a nutshell: by focusing on solutions that promote sustainability. At the Technion, a…
In the hopes of aiding traumatic brain injury (TBI) sufferers with regaining their fine motor skills, Technion researchers conducted a study to shed light on how the brain controls finger dexterity through intricate mechanisms. They believe their findings could lead to the development of innovative rehabilitation strategies that are adaptable to individual patients’ needs. Led by Professor Firas Mawase and graduate student Gili Kamara of the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, the researchers developed a unique ergonomic device that enables in-depth testing of the strength of a patient’s fingertips. The device allowed them to analyze the ability to learn and…