Memristors: hardware’s answer to AI efficiency
Prof. Shahar Kvatinsky and doctoral student Loai Danial of the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering have partnered with flash memory component developer TowerJazz in the development of revolutionary memristors — tiny devices that contain both memory and computing power. The breakthrough was recently published in Nature Electronics. “Our technology transforms hardware that is digital in nature into a neuromorphic platform—an analog infrastructure of sorts that resembles the human brain,” said Prof. Kvatinsky. Read on
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MRI Research at Technion
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MRI research can help save lives and contribute greatly to our understanding of how the brain works. With the establishment of an MRI Research Center at Technion students, faculty, researchers, and industry will all benefit.
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Your Brain is an Individual
Prof. Itamar Kahn of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine together with colleagues make a breakthrough proving the importance of individualized models for understanding brain function. Read on
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Wine and the Science of Sustainability
Architecture and Town Planning Prof. Daniel Orenstein’s Socio-Ecological System’s Research group is tackling environmental challenges from ecological disaster to Israel’s first eco-friendly wine. The team recently advised Israel’s Tabor Winery on environmentally friendly viticulture – L’Chaim!
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Water + Sun = Hydrogen
Technion researchers introduce the world’s first prototype for the efficient, safe production of hydrogen using only solar energy. Hydrogen could replace fossil fuels in the future. Read on
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Innovation to Help Preemies Breathe
Technion-developed technology aims to protect the respiratory tract of premature infants who need assisted ventilation. Prof. Josué Sznitman and doctoral student Eliram Nof from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering are the first to model the damage caused by the jet of air exiting from the endotracheal ventilation tube. Read on
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Innovating Food
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food Accelerator Network recently met at their home in Israel, Technion’s Faculty of Biotechnology & Food Engineering. The network is made up of 50 start-up companies that work to meet the food agricultural challenges of today.
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Israel Academy Elects Prof. Ilan Marek
lan Marek, Professor of organic chemistry at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry has been elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities is the leading body of Israel’s academic community.
Marek’s work is concerned with the synthesis of important complex molecular structures. He is particularly interested in developing carbon-carbon bond forming processes, which efficiently create multiple stereocenters in a single-pot operation. In 2017 he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences. Read on
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Prof. Shulamit Levenberg Wins Bruno Award
Prof. Shulamit Levenberg was awarded the prestigious 2019 Michael Bruno Memorial Award this January. The prize honors three outstanding Israeli young scholars every year who symbolize excellence and possess academic leadership. One characteristic of Bruno laureates is their ability to move creatively beyond their current fields of research, entering new avenues
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At $1.1 Billion, Armis is Israel’s Biggest Cybersecurity Exit
Armis sold to Insight for a record $1.1 billion making it Israel’s largest cyber security exit to date. The company was co-founded by Technion alumni Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael who say that their vision for an IPO has been realized. They will remain independent and at the same time be able to build a huge IoT security company. Not bad for a company just founded four years ago. Read on
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Prince Charles Praises Israel’s Technological Prowess
“Britain’s National Health Service is vastly enriched by innovation from Israel,” according to HRH Charles, Prince of Wales.
Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering Prof. Hossam Haick met HRH Prince Charles during his visit to Israel for the World Holocaust Forum. Prof. Haick presented the Sniffphone, a device that uses nanotechnology sensors to analyze biomarkers in the breath, diagnosing diseases such as cancer, pulmonary disease, and early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Read on
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