News Archive - 2007

The Entire Old Testament in Hebrew on a Pinhead
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The idea to write the Old Testament on such a tiny surface was conceived by Technion Professor Uri Sivan of the Faculty of Physics, who is also head of the university's Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute.

A High Rise Apartment Complex With Built-in Greenhouse
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
A design for an apartment building with its own integrated greenhouse has netted a team headed by two Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning lecturers top honors in an international sustainable building design competition.

American Technion Leads Fundraising for Higher Education in Israel
Thursday, November 15, 2007
The American Technion Society (ATS) has earned a prominent position on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's 2007 list of the 400 top U.S. non-profit organizations. With its number 219 overall ranking, the ATS is the top fundraising organization for higher education in Israel. The ranking also places the group's fundraising results ahead of those of a number of well-known U.S. universities, including the likes of Carnegie Mellon University, Rice University and Virginia Tech.

Vitamin E Could Help 40 Percent of Diabetics Ward Off Heart Attacks
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and related deaths for diabetics who carry a particular version of a gene, according to researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the Clalit Health Services in Israel.

Solar Cell-Coated Balloons Produce Electricity
Monday, October 8, 2007
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have devised a way to produce electricity using helium-filled balloons made from fabric coated with photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.

New Model Eliminates More Barriers to Time Travel
Monday, July 30, 2007
A Technion-Israel Institute of Technology physicist has developed a theoretical model of a time machine that could enable future generations to travel into the past. In his paper published in the July issue of Physical Review, noted time-travel theorist Professor Amos Ori provides practical solutions to a number of criteria long seen by other experts as obstacles to the realization of time travel.

"Smart" Traffic Sign Stops Collisions
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Researchers from the Transportation Research Institute at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a "smart" traffic sign that helps drivers make correct decisions and avoid collisions at traffic intersections that lack traffic signals.

Breast Cancer Survival Rates No Worse For Women With BRCA Mutations
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Breast cancer patients who possess one of the so-called "breast cancer" or BRCA genetic mutations do not have a higher risk of dying than patients with no BRCA mutations, according to a detailed study by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Toronto. The findings are published in the July 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Electric Field Therapy Halts Spread of Brain Tumors
Friday, June 29, 2007
Low intensity electrical fields, delivered via insulated electrodes on the scalp, can more than double the survival rates for people with one of the most common types of brain tumor, a new study shows.

Making Water From Thin Air
Thursday, May 31, 2007
An architect pursuing a Ph.D. at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his colleague have devised a low-tech way to collect dew from the air and turn it into fresh water. Their invention recently won an international competition seeking to make clean, safe water available to millions around the world.

Virtual Reality Helps MS Patients Walk Better
Monday, April 30, 2007
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists have created a virtual reality device that combines auditory and visual feedback to improve walking speed and stride length in patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's.

Free Software for WiFi Connections Without Routers
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed software that makes possible direct wireless (WiFi) communication between computers without intermediary devices (such as Internet routers). The software is available as a free download at http://www.wipeer.com.

Natural Milk Protein Could Lead to Super Nutritious Foods
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have engineered a way to deliver health-promoting nutrients using protein particles naturally present in milk as carriers. The breakthrough could lead to low fat or non-fat foods that contain nutrients now present only in fat-containing foods, and could be used to enrich foods with other important nutraceuticals like vitamins and antioxidants.