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Thirteen researchers from Israel have won the prestigious ERC Consolidator grants for 2025

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The ERC awarded 349 Consolidator grants this year, totaling €728 million. Israel stands out with 13 winners from Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University, the Hebrew University, the Technion, the Weizmann Institute and the University of Haifa –
Heart disease and cancer and drug treatments – interactions

Between the heart and cancer: Technion researchers reveal surprising interrelationships between heart disease and cancerous tumors

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Researchers at the Ruth and Baruch Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion present complex interrelationships between heart disease and cancer, in the hope that the findings will lead to improved treatment of both diseases.
The relationship between the various formulas of pi. Illustration: Ramanujan's group led by Prof. Ido Kaminer from the Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion.

The "Ramanujan Machine" group from the Technion reveals deep connections between hundreds of formulas and the constant π

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Research conducted at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion reveals a unique mechanism in the aging of the immune system

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In an article in the prestigious journal Nature Aging, researchers present a blueprint for improving the effectiveness of the immune system in old age.
Computer simulation showing the gradual passage (from left to right) of the protein alpha-lactalbumin through a solid-state nanopore with a diameter of approximately 4 nanometers. The passage of the protein through the pores allows the reading of the sequence of markers attached to the cysteine ​​groups (red color) and the identification of the protein.

Without antibodies and without amplification: Rapid identification of intact proteins with technology developed at the Technion

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Nano-needle technology from Prof. Amit Meller's lab enables rapid, digital identification of individual proteins in near real-time, paving the way for early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases through simple blood tests.
They will remain in the urban space. Wild boars in Haifa. Photo: Yahla Dor

Wild boars in Haifa: New study reveals a connection between residents' reports and socioeconomic status

While wild boars have become part of the urban fabric, research by Tel Aviv University and the Technion reveals that in well-off neighborhoods, more reports are registered with the municipal hotline – and therefore receive more treatment, while in disadvantaged neighborhoods
The working screen of the eye tracking system. Photo: Technion Spokesperson

Eyes on the Text: New Technology from the Technion Detects Reading Purpose

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Researchers in the Faculty of Data and Decision Sciences have developed computational models that combine eye tracking and natural language processing, and are able to identify the purpose of reading with an accuracy of about 90% within two seconds.
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Prestigious grant for artificial intelligence research in medicine: Technion-France project to develop fast MRI scans

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As part of the K-SPARK project, researchers from the Technion and their colleagues in France will develop innovative technology that will enable brain scans in less than a minute, along with establishing an open database of MRI scans that will be used by the scientific community around the world.
Insects are the most species-rich group of animals, and they also play a number of critical roles in ecosystems. Photo: Agricultural field with insect trap. Photo: Liraz Kabra-Leikin

Identify the insect: Artificial intelligence helps farmers maintain biodiversity

In the figure: A demonstration of the change that occurs in the membrane as a result of water flowing through it. Photo: Technion Spokesperson

On the road to improved desalination

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Researchers from the Technion and the University of Texas at Austin have mapped wet membranes for the first time using TEM cryo-tomography, revealing a volume expansion of approximately 30% under water flow, offering insights into designing more efficient membranes; the study was selected as a cover
Air sampler during a dust storm

The survival mechanisms of dust storm bacteria

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How do living bacteria survive inside dust particles carried by desert storms from the Sahara Desert and Egypt to Israel?
Comparing digestive systems: men versus women in models built in the Lezmas Laboratory. Courtesy of the Technion

The stomach speaks differently: Men and women digest milk differently

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Technion researchers have discovered that biological sex (or gender) affects the efficiency of digesting milk and its substitutes – a finding that may change perceptions of nutrition and food engineering.
The system was developed by the research group led by Prof. Hosem Haik. Credit: Xia Gong

New wearable system for real-time diabetes monitoring

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Joint development by Prof. Hussam Hayek from the Technion and researchers from Sun Yat-sen University enables glucose measurement and personalized metformin dosing using microneedles and nanobiological sensors
Artistic visualization of the effect of sugar on gut bacteria – inspired by an illustration by Thom Blum, a student in the group, using AI

Sugar is sweet – but the effect is bitter: White sugar changes gut bacteria and harms the immune system

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Researchers at the Technion have revealed that drinking sugary drinks causes a genetic change in intestinal bacteria, which negatively affects the functioning of the immune system. The good news: the effect is reversible when you stop consuming sugar.
The exterior of the Atlas experiment at CERN. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The prestigious Breakthrough Prize was awarded this year to the Atlas experiment at the Ceren particle accelerator, which involves about a hundred Israeli researchers.

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The ATLAS experiment involves four groups from Israel, consisting of approximately 100 researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and Ben-Gurion University.
The rise of the clones. Illustrator: Itay Chen (student at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and professional illustrator of scientific illustrations).

Technion discovery: Genetic "fingerprint" may improve the personalization of immunotherapy treatments

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Researchers at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine have identified a genetic "fingerprint" that helps predict the effectiveness of these treatments.
Motor learning process in the brain, VTA and M1 are connected, dopamine in the learning process.

Brain researchers at the Technion: Dopamine – the key to acquiring motor skills

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Collaboration between two researchers at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine reveals that local release of dopamine in the motor cortex is a key to acquiring new motor skills
Test tubes with DNA that encodes the information. Credit: Rami Shloush, Technion Spokesperson

Researchers at the Technion have developed technology for encoding, recovering, and rapidly reading information stored in DNA.

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The information density in DNA is about a hundred million times greater than that of digital storage. This means that, potentially, for every unit of volume that currently holds 1 megabyte, we could store up to 100
Overcoming 'blindness' with respect to what is happening deep within the tissue [Photo: Technion Spokesperson]

A new method for non-invasive monitoring of molecular processes deep within tissue

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An innovative approach that simulates the visual system of insects developed at the Technion is expected to impact the monitoring of molecular processes in cancer and other diseases.
The way the brain processes long texts. From a study by Prof. Roy Reichert and Dr. Rafael Tikochinsky; Technion

This is how the brain deals with large units of text

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Researchers at the Technion discovered that, unlike artificial language models, which analyze long texts as one piece, the human brain synthesizes what it has read into a kind of "summary" that allows it to understand the rest of the text.
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Israeli researchers win ERC grants for proof of feasibility and transition to implementation

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Viruses attack bacteria. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Protection against viruses - the passive version

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Researchers at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion discovered a unique mechanism that protects marine bacteria from viruses that attack them
When a point electromagnetic source that propagates perfect circular wavefronts (bottom row, left) is placed in front of a rigid dielectric surface, significant reflections and distortions in the wavefronts are observed (bottom row, right). When the same surface is coated with metal formations designed in the article according to the Generalized Huygens' Condition, the disturbances disappear thanks to the general-angular irregularities (bottom row, middle) and the ideal propagation is fully restored (as if the waves were propagating in free space, similar to the scenario on the left). Top row: Left: the measurement setup in which the surface (device) is illuminated and the field transmitted by a detector (detector) is measured. Middle: the dielectric surface that is created with a coating to suppress reflections at all angles. Right: reference surface without the coating (for which a significant return was observed).

Researchers at the Technion have developed a technology that gives "electromagnetic transparency" to hard surfaces

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This type of transparency is relevant to a wide variety of applications including flat antennas, analog-optical computing devices and compact imaging systems
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The Technion will award the Harvey Prize to three groundbreaking researchers in the field of cancer epigenetics

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Prof. Peter Jones, Prof. Steven Bailin and Prof. Andrew Feinberg will receive the Harvey Award in the field of science and technology for their contribution to the diagnosis of diseases and the development of treatments based on the understanding of epigenetic mechanisms
Nano biological sensors. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What do espresso, oil and microgels have in common?

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Researchers at the Technion have developed an innovative method for producing vital particles that can be used as biological sensors for the worlds of food, medicine, environmental science and more
Transferring the calculation from the memory to the processor itself. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Researchers at the Technion have developed a software package that allows the calculation to be transferred from the processor into the computer's memory itself

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This is an important step towards the development of computers that will perform calculations in memory, without the need to transfer the information between the various components - a transfer that takes a lot of time and consumes a lot of energy
The Art of the Fungi - Isolation from air samples by Dr. Naama Lang Yona. Presented at an art exhibition at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Photo: Ohad Harkes.

Like mushrooms after the heat angle

The mysterious world of fungi: how they affect our allergies and epidemics in agriculture, and how all this will change in our warming world
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Research at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion paves the way for innovative lung cancer treatment

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In the diagram: measurement of biomechanical forces applied to alpaca wool in torsion (above) and compression (below) states.

Breakthrough in mechanobiology - accurate measurement of forces in biological processes

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The development of the Technion researchers is expected to speed up, optimize and reduce industrial processes of polymer production as well
A park in Shanghai. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Again this year, three Israeli universities star among the top 100 in the Shanghai Index

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The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute and the Technion in Haifa are three Israeli institutions that entered the Shanghai Index 2024, the list of the XNUMX best academic institutions in the world
Scientific image: Right: Creation of amyloids from eggs and whey protein. Left: their consumption in food and their journey in the digestive system.

Processed food - nothing to panic

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Researchers at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering have discovered that incorporating amyloids into processed food has significant nutritional and health benefits
Electrodes in different areas of the brain reveal brain activity in real time. The colored dots show the locations of all electrodes in all patients, color coded by brain region. The red dots in the lower images show the electrode locations in the DMN. From the study.

Neurologists have identified the origins of creativity in the brain

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Creativity is a unique brain function. Local damage to the brain as a result of a stroke can lead to changes in creative ability—both positive and negative. This discovery suggests that the neurological basis of creativity can be narrowed down.
Prof. Asia Rolls. Photo: Technion spokespeople

The European Organization for Molecular Biology EMBO adds three researchers from the Technion to its ranks

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Prof. Asia Rolls from the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Professors Oded Beja and Benny Podbilevitz from the Faculty of Biology were elected as new members of EMBO, the European Organization for Molecular Biology. Their joining the organization will be celebrated at the EMBO event that will be held in Heidelberg and begin
The picture of the mathematician Remanjuan next to a complicated formula he developed Photo credit: Technion spokesmen

Have breakthroughs in mathematics been discovered through artificial intelligence?

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The researchers of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Technion developed an algorithm for discovering new formulas and new relationships between mathematical constants
In the upper picture, a knowledge update in the model was carried out with the help of ReFACT. On the left, the original images produced by the model. On the right, after editing. The edits also successfully generalize to close formulations, and show that the method succeeds in performing a significant edit in the knowledge encoded in the model. In the bottom picture, the correction of the gender bias when the input is "A developer". Left: before editing with TIME (implicit assumption: A developer is a man). Right: after editing. Courtesy of the Technion

Correcting biases and updating knowledge in models that generate images

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"In their training process, models also learn a lot of factual knowledge about the world. For example, models learn the identities of prime ministers, presidents and even actors who played popular characters in TV series. Such models stop
Nanotechnological materials. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Nanomaterials from both worlds

Researchers grow inorganic materials inside polymers and thus create nanomaterials and nanostructures with improved properties
Olive vineyard in organic farming. Photography: Raz Simon

More profitable agriculture: the method of growing olives that is good for the economy and the environment

A new Israeli study examined how different methods of agriculture affect the environment and the landscape versus the benefits for the farmer. The findings show that there is a method that makes it possible to both generate economic profit and preserve nature
In the photo, from right to left: Dr. Tanya Dubovic, Prof. Shai Shen-Or, Dr. Alina Strusvetsky and Dr. Martin Lukachishin

Research sheds light on the constant evolution of the immune system

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The researchers of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion show in their article in Nature how the immune system has developed a "developmental space" that allows it to quickly adapt to changes in the environment
Technion President Prof. Uri Sion awards Prof. Ada Yonat the honorary degree. Photo: Rami Shloush, Technion Spokesperson

The Technion awarded an honorary doctorate to writer David Grossman and Nobel laureate Prof. Ada Yonat

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Prof. Ada Yonat from the Weizmann Institute of Science, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, received an honorary doctorate "in recognition of her pioneering contribution to the research of the ribosome - the universal complex for translating genetic information into proteins
Dr. Chaya Keller, 2024 Krill Prize winner. Courtesy of the Wolf Foundation

Ten winners of the Krill Award for Excellence in Scientific Research have been announced

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The Wolf Foundation in cooperation with the Israeli research universities selected the team of promising researchers of the Israeli Academy for 2024
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Development of the Technion will allow the creation of cells and tissues deep in the body in a non-invasive way with the help of ultrasound

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The applicability of the new technology is demonstrated in the contexts of local cell transplantation, drug transport for controlled local release over time and 3D bioprinting. The mechanical properties of the scaffolds can be adjusted according to the target tissue and the rate
The cover photo on the issue: Cell Host & Microbe This is how the bacteriophages (in purple) affect the function of the bacteria by reversing the DNA - a reversal that changes their effect on the immune system. This effect is demonstrated by changing the color of the bacteria from yellow to green. Illustration credit: Tomm Blum

Gut bacteria are able to change their 'software' in response to inflammation, which may affect the immune system

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The intestine is a very dynamic organ that is constantly changing structurally, mechanically and chemically, and the intestinal bacteria are required to cope with this dynamism. One of the qualities that may help them in this is plasticity - the ability
Prof. Jackie Schiller. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Two researchers from the Technion won ERC Advanced grants

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Prof. Michael Glickman and Prof. Jackie Schiller from the Technion won ERC Advanced grants - prestigious grants on behalf of the European Union's Horizon Europe program given to veteran researchers with unprecedented achievements in research in a decade
Throwing food in the trash. Illustration: depositphotos.com

thrown in the trash

On the religious and cultural factors that lead to food waste in households
The late Capt. Denis Krokhmalov-Wexler. From the private archive

Students at the Technion will design the NOVA-SAT satellite in memory of the late Capt. Denis Krokhmalov-Wexler in collaboration with the TAA

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The late Krukhamlov-Wexler, was supposed to start his studies this year at the Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Engineering and who was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip
The Minister of Education at the time, Yifat Shasha-Biton awards the 2022 Israel Physics and Chemistry Research Prize to Prof. Yehoshua Zak

The Technion mourns the death of Prof. Emeritus Yehoshua Zak, one of the founders of the Faculty of Physics and laureate of the Israel Prize for Physics and Chemistry Research

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Prof. Zak, a survivor of the Vilna ghetto led scientific breakthroughs and two phenomena in physics are named after him. He was a student of Prof. Natan Rosen, Albert Einstein's research partner. Prof. Zak spent the
Dr. Catherine Vandorna. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion spokesperson

This is how the bone marrow reacts to injuries and infections

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Dr. Kathryn Vandorna from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion has developed a new method that allows the monitoring of the formation of immune blood cells in the bone marrow. For this purpose, she used tiny magnetic particles of iron oxide, which
Illustration of the crater created during the collision between the DART spacecraft and the Dimorphos asteroid. In the background: the European HERA spacecraft and its nanosatellites (CubeSats) in follow-up research. Credit: ESA Science Office

repel the asteroid

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Technion researchers are partners in the HERA space mission: first attempt in history to divert an asteroid from its orbit
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For the first time in Israel: the Technion Institute presents a practical certificate study program for the training of high-tech workers in quantum technology

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The first study program of its kind from the Technion Continuing Studies is designed to train professional and skilled personnel for the industry dealing with computing and quantum technology, which is developing by leaps and bounds and is expected to change the tech worlds from end to end
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Three Israeli studies to deal with the climate crisis won the KKL-Canada annual climate prize in the amount of one million dollars

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The prize was awarded to Israeli scientists from Ben Gurion University, Tel Aviv and the Technion in order to promote their extraordinary research in the fields of renewable energy development and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
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