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.
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Amnon Leibowitz, head of the Technion Construction & Maintenance Division, is also a Lt. Col. with the Israeli Home Front Command who has been helping with global rescue and recovery missions for 20+ years. As part of the Israeli delegation helping with search and rescue after the Surfside, FL condo collapse, he met and befriended Micaela Naibryf, whose brother, Ilan, perished in the tragedy. Amnon and Micaela ran the 2021 NYC Marathon together, in tribute to Ilan, and in honor of first responders all over the world.
A friend calls with the news she was just diagnosed with COVID-19. You had dinner with her last night, and suddenly you start coughing, feel flu-like symptoms, and your fever spikes. What’s going on? Are you coming down with the virus or are your symptoms psychosomatic? You test negative. Yet Technion Associate Professor Asya Rolls […]
American Technion Society – New England Presents Boston Business Council Meeting With Professor Gideon Grader Listen in to this interactive discussion with Professor Gideon Grader, former dean of the Technion’s Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Grader discussed taking research from vision to commercialization with H2Pro, a startup which he helped launch. This company is working to save the environment through its high-efficiency production of hydrogen, with important implications to the electric vehicle industry. This event is co-hosted by Event Details WELCOME Scott Miller and Craig Rutfield, Co-Chairs of the Boston Business Council SPEAKER Professor Gideon Grader is…
German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, popular in Israel for her unwavering support for the Jewish nation, received an honorary doctorate from the Technion in Jerusalem on October 10 during her farewell visit to Israel. Chancellor Merkel will not seek a fifth term as chancellor after serving for 16 years. “I am proud to receive the honorary degree from the Technion as a scientist and not just as a politician,” said Dr. Merkel, who holds a doctorate in the natural sciences from the German Academy of Science in Berlin. “Israel was founded on a vision that was as scientific — technological…
What’s in store for aerospace engineering in the coming years? A peek at projects being spearheaded by the Technion reveals technology of science fiction caliber, but the next frontier is closer than we think. The Technion’s Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and its Norman and Helen Asher Space Research Institute (ASRI) are exploring impressive projects from a hyper-sonic aircraft that travels at five times the speed of sound to telescopes that self-assemble in space. Often referred to as a “mini-NASA,” the Technion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is the only department of its kind in Israel and has trained most of the…
H2PRO’s innovative, green energy technology won “best company in the scale-up track” of Royal Dutch Shell’s New Energy Challenge 2020, in which European and Israeli startups and scale-ups propose world-altering solutions to shape our future energy system. The startup was one of just five finalists in the oil giant’s international prestigious annual competition, and the youngest to break through. H2PRO was also the only one from Israel to make the final cut. Technion-founded H2PRO invented a method to produce sustainable hydrogen fuel on a large-scale that is efficient, inexpensive, and safe. As the world strives to combat global warming and…
Featuring Technion President Uri Sivan and Distinguished Professor and Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover Moderated by Andrea Wolfe When all is said and done, the coronavirus pandemic brought seismic changes and new ethical questions to the world of medicine. And the Technion was ready. Learn about the Technion’s major initiative aimed at advancing the standard of […]
Lead Researcher for New Space Missions and a Candidate for the Astronaut Selection Program The Netflix space drama Away follows the perils of a fictional expedition to Mars while gradually revealing the personal odysseys of its crew members. Listen to alumnus Eliad Peretz ’13 explore the challenges that instilled him with the right stuff to launch […]
Technion students Eyal Cohen and Tomer Wassermann from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and Matan Orian and Dvir Dukhan from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management take on the challenge to build a Rube Goldberg machine that lights the Hanukkah menorah. Hanukkah is the holiday of miracles and here is another one.
Often referred to as a mini-NASA, the Technion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is the only department of its kind in Israel and has trained most of the nation’s rocket scientists. Its researchers are involved in Israel’s priority space projects and have played an outsized role in building Israel’s aerospace industry. In this webinar, Aerospace Engineering […]
In the ongoing fight against cancer, Technion breakthroughs in diagnostics and treatments have improved and saved lives around the world. This year alone, scientists at the Rappaport Technion Integrated Cancer Center (RTICC) have advanced research on early detection of various cancers, curbing cancer metastasis, and personalized treatment. RTICC donors enjoyed an exclusive look at the […]
Digital platforms and technology — from Facebook and mobile phones to Zoom and virtual reality to online recommendations and shopping —now serve as the core fabric of our lives and our society, with consequences that are not always positive. In this Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute webinar, hear how the Connective Media Hub is building new human-centered […]