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Dr. Albert Borla speaks at the graduate ceremony upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the Technion, 30/6/2022. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

The Technion awarded an honorary doctorate to Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Borla

The reason for the award - "an extraordinary biotechnological achievement that testifies to the importance of science" * At the same time, Borla won the Genesis Prize worth one million dollars which is an advantage for the establishment of a museum for the heritage of the Jews of Thessaloniki in the city * including a transcript of Borla's speech at the ceremony
The MRI device is installed in a lab at the Technion, 2022. Photo: Ya'akov Shloush, Technion Spokesperson

The Technion is establishing the first research MRI center of its kind in the north of the country

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The silicone sheet as it appears before it is wrapped around the heart or nerve tissue. The colors you see are due to the porosity of the surface - nanoholes that refract and absorb the different wavelengths of light in an inhomogeneous manner, which causes the different colors of the rainbow to appear. Photo: Dr. Hami Rotenberg's laboratory courtesy of the Technion spokesperson

A therapeutic window to the nervous system

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A new material developed by researchers at the Technion and the University of Chicago is expected to optimize medical treatments and accelerate the use of renewable energies
Developers of E-TAC technology, from right to left: Dr. Chen Dotan, Prof. Avner Rothschild, Dr. Abigail Landman and Prof. Gideon Gerder. Photo: Technion spokespeople

The Royal Society of Chemistry awarded a prize to the Technion researchers who developed E-TAC - a technology for the production of green hydrogen

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"The E-TAC team is a wonderful example of why we should celebrate dramatic scientific achievements," the award's justifications state.
The sample containers rise from the water

The Cold War - Under the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a fierce battle between bacteria and viruses takes place

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Prof. Debbie Lindel's research group from the Faculty of Biology at the Technion embarked on three trips from Hawaii to the north and mapped the dramatic changes in the virus-bacteria relationship in the vast ocean. The group also discovered the "hot spot" - the undisputed area of ​​control of the underwater viruses
An illustration describing the way the nanoparticle is formed in the protein medium and its activation by induced light in favor of the activity of the enzymes NADPH reductase (FNR) and imine reductase which leads to the creation of chiral cyclic imines. Illustration: Neta Kosher, Technion Spokesperson

A new platform for the engineering of a "bug in June"

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The researchers use the unique properties of nanoscale particles on the one hand, and the tremendous selectivity of biological systems on the other, to create biosystems that carry out vital processes
The authors of the article are holding a double-stranded DNA molecule containing histones with crotonyl (Kcr) molecules on them, in a normal state where gene expression is possible (marked with a green traffic light). From right to left: Firas Mash'or, Prof. Nabia Ayoub, Inas Abu Zahya, Bela Ben - Oz, Alma Bar-Yitzchak and Lila Bashara. Credit: Technion barges

An unknown mechanism that controls the repair of DNA breaks has been discovered

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The researchers showed that this is a result of the defect in the genes encoding the BRCA1 and BRCA2 proteins. These proteins are responsible for repairing double-strand breaks and returning the DNA to its original state, and defects in them lead to the development of various types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer
In the photo (from right to left): Shawn Hantz, Neta David Eiger, Noya Dishon, Liora Karni, Tal Sasson and Nir Cohen

Four medals for members of the Israeli delegation to the Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad

The winner of the gold medal is Nir Cohen, who won a silver medal in this competition last year. Bronze medals were won by Liora Karni, Shawn Hantz and Tal Sasson
4. The deposition of magnesium-rich nanometer calcite particles in different organisms depends on the magnesium content in their skeleton

Learn from the sea creatures how to create hard materials

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An international research group led by Prof. Beaz Pokroy of the Technion deciphered the formation process of hard and durable materials in the bodies of marine organisms
Refrigerator section at N1 supermarket in Chisinau, Moldova, illustration: depositphotos.com 2011.

A new artificial liquid that may reduce the environmental damage of the refrigeration industry

The editors of the scientific journal Nature Communications chose the Technion researchers' article as one of the most important studies in recent times
The images show the ability of the satellite cells to adhere and spread (in red) on scaffolds printed in 5D according to a predefined geometry, and were taken a week after they were seeded on the scaffolds. This process was observed both in scaffolds consisting of a combination of alginate with soy protein (top row) and in those consisting of a combination of alginate with pea protein (bottom row). In both cases, pictures were taken at different magnifications (10x - left and middle column; XNUMXx - right column). Prof. Shulamit Levenberg's lab, Technion

Another milestone in the development of cultured meat through printing: growing muscle tissue on plant-based scaffolds

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It is a biological ink consisting of a combination of alginate from algae and proteins isolated from the plant - soy or pea. It is injected in the printing process to create protein-enriched scaffolds in different geometries
A conceptual illustration of the chess battle between the cancer cells and the anti-cancer drugs. Most cancer deaths are related to the development of drug resistance and the formation of metastases. In both processes, the cancer cells face difficult and new challenges and a strain: finding a bypass for the drug, or a way to adapt to a foreign and hostile tissue. Unfortunately, the cells often manage to overcome these challenges. How does this happen? This is a complex process, and among other things, the cells go through a process of learning, which involves trial and error, while searching among a large number of configurations and internal states. The theory of learning theory constitutes a mental and mathematical framework for understanding these processes. A review of the current literature shows that basic concepts of learning theory provide an explanation for results that do not correspond to the popular concept. Linking the search process to a concrete mathematical model demonstrates its feasibility. (Illustration: Harel Spring)

Lethal learning: a new interpretation of adaptive mechanisms of cancer cells

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Vascular mapping using the optoacoustic imaging method developed by Technion researchers

Technology for miniaturizing ultrasound transducers and improving their resolution

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A new technology developed at the Technion enables medical imaging with a very high resolution, close to 10 microns. It is expected to lead to the development of tiny and efficient ultrasound systems and other medical applications
Autonomous luxury car. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Why are autonomous cars afraid of plastic bags?

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Asil Naama. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Asil Naama continues her path in space

Last year Asil Naama, who was then studying for a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion, discovered two new asteroids. This is within the framework of NASA's "Asteroid Hunting Campaign".
Prof. Yehoshua Zak, winner of the Israel Prize. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Prof. Yehoshua Zak - winner of the Israel Prize in Physics and Chemistry

The award was given to Prof. Zak for "developing mathematical tools such as 'Zak transformation' and 'Zak phenomenon' used to decipher the phenomena of electrical conduction in a magnetic field. These tools enable the prediction of materials with unique properties for the construction of electronic devices
CT device. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A leap forward in the efficiency of X-ray devices and CT systems

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A technology developed by researchers at MIT and the Technion is expected to lead to a leap forward in the efficiency of X-ray machines and CT systems and in the speed of their operation. Prof. Ado Kaminer, head of the Robert and Ruth Magid AdQuanta laboratory, is a partner in the study published in Science.
Darwin Adventures in the Galapagos Islands. Illustration: depositphotos.com

From Darwin to mate selection

This week, February 12, we celebrated the birthday of Sir Charles Darwin, one of the most influential figures in the history of science, who was born in 1809. His book 'The Origin of Species', published in 1859, presented a revolutionary answer to one of the basic questions that have occupied naturalists for centuries: How do new species form in nature?
ALS disease. Image: shutterstock

The toolbox for fighting ALS proteins

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Technion researchers have discovered proteins in our bodies that are able to prevent processes that cause neurodegenerative diseases
In the diagram: the array of micro-needles is attached to the body, reading and measuring the health parameters from the extracellular fluid below the surface of the skin. The measurement results are sent immediately to the smartphone of the patient and the doctor using cloud and IoT technologies. Pictured: the smart micro-needles are attached to the skin; The microneedle array in the stretch mode

A flexible platform of smart micro-needles for fast, continuous and painless disease diagnosis

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The system developed by the Technion researchers is based on smart micro-needles, which are fixed inside a sticker (plaster) that adheres to the skin. The system continuously monitors the patient's medical condition and sends the data to him and his doctor
The chemotherapy treatment increases the secretion of LOX from T cells, and as a result the extracellular environment in the lungs changes in a way that encourages the formation of metastases. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Cancer metastases sometimes form following successful chemotherapy treatment

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The different stages of clinical trials in a vaccine (or drug). Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers from the Technion have developed a technology that corrects the underrepresentation of women in clinical studies

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The existing under-representation of women in clinical studies creates a problematic bias that harms the quality of treatment for women, in the early diagnosis of diseases, in the allocation of drugs that cause side effects among women, and more
Prof. Yehezkel Kashi. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Trust the labeling on the food packaging

Researchers at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering are partners, with their colleagues in Europe, in the development of a rapid technology for testing the reliability and authenticity of food in the context of kosher, halal and veganism
The full XNUMXD model with the epithelial layer colored red (membrane dye for cells).

First breaths - technology developed at the Technion will help premature babies undergoing the breathing process

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Artificial respiration is a life-saving technology, but it can damage the respiratory system. Researchers at the Technion present new aspects of this injury and offer preliminary treatment that will moderate it among breathing premature infants and thus improve their health
solar panels. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers at the Technion have developed solar panels that repair themselves spontaneously

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This discovery is an important step in understanding the mechanisms that allow perovskite nanoparticles to heal themselves and paves the way for the integration of these materials in solar cells and other electronic devices.
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