Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Uri Sivan is positioning the world-renowned university to meet 21st-century challenges in human health, energy, environmental sustainability, education and advanced manufacturing.
Enraged students at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology pen a letter to the faculty dean after an NGO known for its critical stance on Israel is invited to present a series of guest lectures.
Israeli students win award for making honey without bees
Technion team’s synthetic honey is produced by a bacterium that “learns” to make it following reprogramming in a lab.
The FIRST robotics team, which operates under the aegis of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, won a silver medal at the competition that featured 191 teams, representing 191 countries.
Four Israeli universities among top 50 producers of worldwide entrepreneurs
Tel Aviv University was also ranked 13th—the only Israeli university on the list—of the top 25 MBA programs globally that produced entrepreneurs.
Art meets science: Is that a field of flowers or the brain of a mouse?
“I wanted to show that science can be beautiful,” said Anat Har-Gil, who created the exhibit four years ago, now on permanent display at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
Recap of second annual Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program
The event featured topics such as stem-cell regeneration “for healing injuries, addressing neurological events and helping with aging,” as well as “how to fix a broken heart.” (Probably quite literally.)
Latest scientific field, Quantum Metamaterials, discovered in Israel
Researchers demonstrated for the first time that it is plausible to apply the field of quantum information and computing to metamaterials, allowing for multiple practical uses such as the development of unbreakable encryptions, in addition to fresh ways for quantum information systems stored on a chip.
Students who want to take their initiatives to the next level will be guided towards accelerator programs and may be eligible to receive funding from the university for their ideas.
Two Israeli universities listed among global Top 100
The Technion, in the 93rd spot last year, shot up to the 77th spot among universities across the globe. Hebrew University, which did not make the list last year, reached the 95th slot.
Technion analysts: Cats could help in development of anti-HIV drugs for humans
The phenomenon of FIV-protein drug resistance, which inhibits the same protein in HIV-1, puzzled scientists until now.
Nanit, an Israeli startup, has developed a “smart” baby monitor with far-reaching practical and medical applications