Tag Archives: Chemical Engineering
Desalinated Water – Safer and Cheaper
Approximately 80% of drinking water in Israel is desalinated water, coming from the Mediterranean Sea. Now, scientists from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, the Wageningen University, and Wetsus (European center of excellence for sustainable water) in the Netherlands have developed a way to improve the quality of desalinated water, while reducing the costs… Read More
Smart ‘E-Skin’ Identifies Your Movements
Technion scientists have created a wearable motion sensor capable of identifying movements such as bending and twisting. This smart 'e-skin' was produced using a highly stretchable electronic material, which essentially forms an electronic skin capable of recognizing the range of movement human joints normally make, with up to half a degree precision. This breakthrough is… Read More
Sticker Patch to Diagnose Tuberculosis
Technion scientists have developed a tuberculosis-diagnosing sticker patch. Delayed diagnosis is a significant challenge to treating the deadly disease, which is still prevalent in developing countries Technion scientists have demonstrated a novel means of diagnosing tuberculosis by means of a sticker patch that catches compounds released by the skin. Using an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis… Read More
Congratulations, Prof. ‘Ishi’ Talmon
Professor Emeritus Yeshayahu (Ishi) Talmon of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering has been inducted into the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Prof. Talmon completed his B.Sc. (summa cum laude) and M.Sc. in the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Technion, attained his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, and in 1979 returned… Read More
Can Baking Soda Help in the Fight Against Cancer?
The researcher behind this discovery is Hanan Abumanhal Masarweh of the Technion's Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, who received her Ph.D. from the Technion for her research under the supervision of Prof. Avi Schroeder of the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Baking soda, the simple product that’s available at any supermarket, could revolutionize breast cancer treatment,… Read More