Tag Archives: Chemical Engineering
Micro Tool, Mega Effect
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has placed a heavy strain on health systems and medical teams, has highlighted the importance of smart technologies for continuous and real-time monitoring of people's medical conditions. These are mainly wearable devices that monitor important physiological indicators while allowing the patient to go about his daily routine. The journal Advanced Materials… Read More
Suture of the Future Fights Infection
“Sutures? That’s practically medieval!” It is a staple of science fiction to mock sutures as outdated. The technique has, after all, been in use for at least 5,000 years. Surely medicine should have advanced since ancient Egypt. Professor Hossam Haick from the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technion has finally turned science fiction… Read More
Fabricating Advanced Membranes
Researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Center in Germany have developed a new concept for fabricating membranes for on-demand nanoparticle separation with high selectivity. These membranes are relevant for diverse applications that include pharmaceutical processing, materials separation, water purification, and wastewater treatment. Published in Advanced Materials, the research… Read More
“Nano-Taxis” Shuttle Therapeutics to Neurons
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Assaf Zinger and Dr. Caroline Cvetkovic from the Center for Neuroregeneration at the Houston Methodist Research Institute have created a novel means of delivering medicine to neurons in a targeted manner. They developed biomimetic nano-vesicles, or nature-mimicking, nanometer-scale “vehicles,” capable of specifically targeting neurons (i.e., nerve) cells.… Read More
Nerves vs. Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Technion researchers have just published findings in 'Science Advances' that support the efficacy of the technology they had developed: Treatment of breast cancer by anesthesia of the nervous system around the tumor. The treatment not only inhibited tumor growth but also prevented metastasis to other organs. Researchers at… Read More
Safer, More Affordable Desalinated Water
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