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.
Step inside Israeli innovation at the David and Janet Polak Visitors Center. Experience our 360° immersive movie and tech exhibition. Open to individuals and groups.
Learn More
Aircraft technology has come a long way since Wilbur and Orville Wright’s Kitty Hawk. Technion students have now conducted their first test flight using aircraft printed entirely on a 3D printer. The unmanned A3TB, Active Aeroelastic Aircraft Testbed, which won the student competition in the Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, will serve as a cost-effective, experimental platform for testing wing flexibility and future aircraft design. The research addresses the goal of designing aircraft that are lightweight and have a large wingspan, reducing the drag forces to cut consumption and pollution. But current methods often require complex, multidisciplinary R&D simulations…
Technion Webinar With Special Guests David Horovitz, Dr. Irit Idan, and Prof. Uri Sivan When and how will the economy bounce back? As nations eased the shelter-in-place orders enacted to save lives, they were faced with solving a mounting economic crisis. Israel is no exception, as its economy was severely damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Today, on Yom HaZikaron, the day of remembrance for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, Technion friends across the globe solemnly remember those who have so tragically lost their lives. As the first university in Israel, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has played a key role in defending the nation. When conscription […]
Following the spirit of Technion President Uri Sivan’s message of “community is immunity,” the Technion Student Association (TSA) has mobilized hundreds of students to minimize the human cost of COVID-19 in Israel. While coping with a rigorous academic workload as well as the hardships brought on by the coronavirus, the student volunteers are eagerly contributing their time and skills to help those most affected by the crisis. The efforts began in late February when approximately 15 students were self-quarantined in the dorms of Technion City. Many didn’t have family in Israel, so the TSA quickly stepped up to support them…
ATS – Southern California Virtual Event Featuring Arielle Fischer ’11, Ph.D. ’16, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Zuckerman Faculty Scholar In this interactive virtual event for the ATS – Southern California community, Asst. Prof. Fischer shares her personal and academic journey since she last visited ATS supporters as a doctoral student. As a newly minted Technion faculty member, she’ll talk about her work to create biomedical applications, including high-tech sensors and smart wearable devices for artificial joints and neuromuscular disorders. Arielle Fischer is the embodiment of excellence. As a young soldier in the Israeli Air Force,…
Most were wowed by the city that never sleeps. Others stressed over the urban bustle. Whatever their impressions were of the Big Apple, the bigger takeaway for Technion students who spent the summer interning at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion–Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech was admiration for the high-level digital-age research, and a feeling of continuity between the two campuses. “I’m very proud that there’s a new campus of the Technion in New York,” said Inbar Fourier, a Jacobs intern and Technion student from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management. “I think it’s very important for both communities…
After decades of running a successful antique and estate jewelry business, American Technion Society (ATS) donor Rosalyn August discovered a passion for “gems” of another sort. In 2015, she dipped into her hard-earned profits to launch the Rosalyn August Girls Empowerment Mission (GEM) at the Technion — an initiative aimed at attracting more women to science and engineering. “I’m paying it forward,” Rosalyn said. “Making it possible for these girls to go to the Technion and see what it’s all about. Then they become astrophysicists and go on and change the world.” Women remain underrepresented in many areas of engineering…
Cities aren’t siloed — and thanks to a new program at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, urban technology education won’t be either. The pioneering new Urban Tech Hub is an academic concentration aimed at making cities more livable, adaptable, and connected. Students will be able to pursue studies in emerging sectors such as intelligent buildings and infrastructure, urban community technology, and real estate/proptech and construction. An Innovative Approach With the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute campus in the heart of New York City, it was only natural to offer an academic concentration that addressed the complex and pressing real-world challenges…
On October 1, 2019, Professor Uri Sivan became the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s 17th president. He succeeded Professor Peretz Lavie, who ended a 10-year term in office. The appointment, as Prof. Sivan noted at his inauguration ceremony, is personal to him. His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland in 1936 to study at […]
Scientists struggling to perfect an efficient new way to produce hydrogen might feel an understandable touch of envy as they look out the window and see all those low-tech trees and plants doing the trick with such ease. Hydrogen, the world’s most abundant element, has the highest energy per mass of any fuel. As such, it holds exciting potential as an emissions-free energy carrier. Small hydrogen fuel cells can power laptop computers and cellphones, while large fuel cells can provide electricity to power buildings. Hydrogen-powered electric cars, in their infancy, are far more efficient than traditional vehicles. Today’s challenge is…
With Assistant Professor Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus Assistant Professor Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus’ lab is equipped with a state-of-the-art electroencephalogram (EEG) and a waiting room strewn with dolls, crayons, and toys. The toys make young children feel comfortable; the EEG assesses whether those same kids are bound for reading difficulties. “Reading is not a normal activity for us humans,” says Prof. Horowitz-Kraus, director of the Educational Neuroimaging Center in the Technion Faculties of Education in Science and Technology, and Biomedical Engineering. “When you don’t have any problems with it, you think it’s super easy and you can capture it in the snap of a…
Attracting and retaining talent in this competitive, global environment is challenging. Making faculty recruitment a top priority, President Peretz Lavie has offered startup packages to help young professors equip their labs and defray relocation costs. American Technion Society donors have funded faculty initiatives like the Taub Leaders in Science and Technology Program, Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program, First Steps Program, and Career Advancement Chairs. As a result, more than 200 new faculty came on board during President Lavie’s tenure, many from postdoctoral positions at top universities. The Technion has set the ambitious goal of 600 faculty members by 2020, an initiative…