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Photomicrograph: the density of green-red-purple colors indicates the existence of hybrid cells at the tendon-muscle interface. In green - the muscle fibers; In red - LOXL3 RNA is expressed in tendon and tendon-muscle junction. LoxL3 is an enzyme found at the ends of the developing muscle fibers and is responsible for building the muscle tendon junction. In purple - MyoD RNA is expressed within the muscle itself. MyoD is a gene responsible for muscle cell differentiation. Photo courtesy of the Technion Spokesperson

How are inter-tissue interfaces formed?

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Researchers at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion discovered that the connection between tendons and muscles is formed by hybrid cells that merge with the muscle fibers and "know" how to cause the ends of the muscle to express tendon characteristics
The new polymer over the haunted bush. From the research of Dr. Nadav Amdorsky. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

Technion researchers have developed conductive biological polymers using proteins

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The polymers are based on recycling by-products of the food industry
The types of cells in the human body. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Breakthroughs in identifying the proteins that make up the individual cell

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Researchers at the Technion and their partners abroad present an outline for significant breakthroughs in deciphering the protein profile of a single cell, something that will advance the field of personalized medicine. A review article by the international research group, recently published in the journal Nature Methods, describes the newest developments in these fields
The optical tweezers on the right begin to unravel the DNA into its two strands. When the primer reaches the chromosome, it will be stopped by contacts between the histones [in yellow, pink and blue] and the DNA, and thus it will be possible to check whether it is an open (bottom right) or tight (bottom left) chromosome.

Researchers at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion discovered a mechanism for discovering and hiding segments in DNA

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One of the main tools in the research is the "laser tweezers" developed at the Technion and which allows the DNA strands to be unraveled in order to examine the connections between them and important molecules that help organize them in the cell nucleus
Prof. Guy Bartel - Head of the Laboratory for Advanced Photonic Research at the Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Photo: Technion Spokesperson

Innovative technology for mapping electromagnetic fields and light-matter interaction

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Technology developed at the Technion enables real-time measurement of "ghost waves" - light waves trapped on surfaces
The structure of the device developed at the Technion and which makes it possible to increase the visual acuity of telescopes without enlarging the lens. Courtesy of Dr. Erez Ribak.

Researchers at the Technion achieved an improvement in the separation capacity of telescopes without increasing the telescope's mirror

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The researchers developed an amplifier - a medium containing atoms that the photon coming from space passes through after the telescope key. The impact of the photon on the atom forces the atom to release a large number of photons identical to the original photon. The improvement in resolution will benefit any telescope, especially for medium-sized telescopes, and in particular for space telescopes
Dr. Ramez Daniel (left) and Dr. Li Shiming. Photo: Rami Shloush, Technion Spokesperson

What is the relationship between bacteria and neural networks?

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Technion researchers have developed a synthetic biological system for pattern recognition based on bacterial communities according to the design rules of artificial neural networks
Alternative Energy. Photo: depositphotos.com

Energy storage: the membrane barrier

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A development by researchers from the Technion and Primus Power is expected to accelerate the integration of renewable and green energies in the electricity supply
A XNUMXD scan illustrating the penetration of the blood vessels into the implanted bone within the resulting tissue suspension. Courtesy of Prof. Shulamit Levenberg and Dr. Idan Radansky, Technion

Success in creating an engineered implant that replaces damaged bone tissue

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Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen in the photoelectrochemical process. (Photo credit: Miki Koren, Technion spokesperson)

What limits the energy efficiency of a new type of solar cell?

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As part of the research published in Nature Materials, an innovative method was developed to measure the conversion efficiency of photons into mobile electric charges (electrons and holes) in semiconductors. With this method they discovered an unknown factor that limits the conversion efficiency of photons to electric current in iron oxide (hematite)

The Technion returns to space: the Adelis-Samson group of satellites will be launched on March 22

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"Adlis-Samson": an autonomous satellite fleet that will locate signals on the surface of the earth with high precision. This is the first launch of three Israeli satellites at the same time. The project was developed with the support of the Adelis Foundation, the Goldstein Foundation, the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Aerospace Industry
6. In the diagram: closing of three different rings in a protein through the selective and rapid creation of sulfur-sulfur bonds with the innovative use of ultraviolet light, palladium and the disulfiram molecule (DSF). Illustration: Prof. Ashraf Barik's lab, Technion

A healthy synthesis

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Prof. Jeff Steinhauer. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

Permanent Hawking radiation was measured in the acoustic black hole at the Technion

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In an article published in the journal Nature Physics in early 2021, the research group showed that permanent (stationary) Hawking radiation was indeed emitted from the acoustic black hole. They measured 97,000 repetitions of the experiment, which is equivalent to 124 days of continuous measurement, and observed spontaneous Hawking radiation at six different times after the formation of the acoustic black hole.
The Bell Caves in the Bin Gubrin National Park. Photo: depositphotos.com

To smell and touch - a nature experience that produces happiness

A study conducted by three researchers from the Technion reveals that it is not enough to just go out into nature; For happiness you have to get really close to it, touch it and smell it. And the surprising tip: you don't have to turn off the phone
Precautions against COVID-19. Photo: depositphotos.com

Students from the Technion and Cornell Tech faced health challenges and developed solutions

On January 14, joint teams of students from the Technion and Cornell Tech participated in the final event of a semester-long ideas course. At this event they presented the solutions they developed for various health challenges
Targeted elimination of a cancer cell. Photo: depositphotos.com

Researchers at the Technion have developed a new approach for the selective elimination of cancer cells

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The research group of Prof. Tomer Shlomi from the Faculty of Computer Science, the Faculty of Biology and the Lockey Center for Life Sciences and Engineering at the Technion discovered a process based on which it is possible to selectively and specifically damage cancer cells without causing damage to healthy tissue
Lenses developed by Dr. Frumkin and Prof. Berkowitz using the new technology. Photo: The Technion

The Technion will award the Gamunder prize for the development of space technologies for the development of a space telescope based on liquid lenses

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To the postdoctoral student Dr. Valery Frumkin. Dr. Frumkin developed the winning technology and wrote an article on this topic during his research in Prof. Moran Berkovich's laboratory at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and so far two patents have been filed on the subject.
Australian tree toad. Photo: depositphotos.com

The biological armor of the Australian toad

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Researchers at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion have deciphered a mechanism that protects the Australian toad from hostile bacteria
Prof. Yitzhak Aployd. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

Schrödinger Medal for Research Prof. Yitzhak Apluig from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Technion

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protein folding. Illustration: depositphotos.com

For the first time, the decline of the protein control system was demonstrated in human cells

Technion researchers present new findings concerning the gradual damage to the protein control system during the aging period. The research published in PNAS - the journal of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States
3. In the diagram: on the left: the vaccines. mRNA vaccines are based on introducing artificial mRNA into cells so that it will serve as a template for building the viral protein that will activate the immune system. Shortly after the entry of the mRNA molecules into the cell, they begin to initiate the production of the immune proteins required by the cell. mRNA contains several chemical changes, which improve its activity in the cell. Right: the natural mechanism. The study published in Nucleic Acids Research shows how similar chemical modifications, naturally present in mRNA, serve as binding sites for regulatory factors. This link affects the activity of the ribosome and thus enables the production of proteins in more precise quantities and in accordance with the needs of the organism.

Dynamic, sophisticated and sensitive to the environment: this is how the mRNA formulates its instructions to the ribosome

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In the diagram: the bacterium changes its defense system (the weapon), and as a result the sugars that surround it change (the hexagons on the bacterium's back). The lab of Dr. Naama Zatorski, the Technion

The flexible genetics of gut bacteria

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Researchers at the Technion discovered how the intestinal bacteria deal with changes in their living environment - through reversible genetic variation
Research Professor Aharon Chachanover. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Nobel Prize winner Prof. Chechenover on science and ethics in the times of Corona: new-old challenges

Prof. Aharon Chachanover lectured on the burning issue, mainly he warns about the danger of resistance to vaccines (video)
The command module of the Apollo 17 spacecraft in the museum at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo: shutterstock

The last man on the moon (so far)

The Apollo 17 mission was mankind's last manned visit to the Moon. In 2024, if all goes as planned, the first woman will set foot on the moon
From right to left: Anatoli Meler, Flonia Levy-Adam, Tahani Kedah, Reot Shelgi, Amal Younis, Shani Hadar and Kinneret Rosales-Shergenheim. Photo: Rami Shloush, Technion speakers

For the first time, a study reveals the decline of the protein control system with aging

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The research published in PNAS - the journal of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States - was led by Prof. Reut Shelgi, research colleagues Niv Sabat and Falonia Levy-Adam and doctoral student Amal Younis from the Rapaport Faculty of Medicine
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