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Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them from a massive pipe emerging from the sand. The pipe is so large I…
In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of all skin cancers. The scientists discovered that before spreading to other organs, the tumor sends out tiny vesicles containing molecules…
The eminent British scientist Stephen Hawking made predictions, 42 years ago, about elusive radiation emanating from black holes. Known as Hawking radiation, this phenomenon is too weak to observe with current techniques, and remained a “holy grail” for the fields…
Sami Shamoon School of Engineering (SCE): develop southern Israel and address the shortage of engineers
With companies like Amazon, Uber and more entering into the “instant delivery” space, standard mail and delivery services no longer make the cut. From ordering flowers for your anniversary five minutes before your significant other walks through the door to…
The research group of Technion Prof. Erez Hasman has developed technology for compressing dozens of lenses on a nanometric surface. The study, published in Science magazine, paves the way for creating a completely new type of optical elements with potential…
Age-associated motor and cognitive deficits increase the risk of falls, a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Because of the significant ramifications of falls, many interventions have been proposed, but few have aimed to prevent falls via an integrated approach…
Sea Watch is a new phone app specially developed by SPNI to enable members of the public to take a direct part in improving the ecological state of the Mediterranean Sea by sending us real-time reports on a variety of maritime environmental…
The ejection of internal organs, i.e., evisceration, is a well-known phenomenon in sea-cucumbers. We report the ability of a member of the Chordate phyla, the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera, to eviscerate and regenerate its gut within 12 days, and to rebuild…