Tag Archives: Mechanical Engineering
Atomic-scale spin-optical laser: new horizon for optoelectronics
Researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed a coherent and controllable spin-optical laser based on a single atomic layer. This discovery is enabled by coherent spin-dependent interactions between a single atomic layer and a laterally confined photonic spin lattice, the latter of which supports high-Q spin-valley states through the photonic Rashba-type… Read More
Formula Technion 10th Anniversary
The Formula Technion team has recently unveiled the 2023 race car, an autonomous electric vehicle, the first of its kind to be constructed in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The new car, unveiled at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering project fair, will compete this summer in Spain, Portugal, and Croatia. 70 students from… Read More
Technion Alumna Awarded Schmidt Science Fellowship
The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology is proud to announce that Dr. Vesna Bacheva is one of just 32 global recipients of the prestigious Schmidt Science Fellows postdoctoral program. Dr. Bacheva, a native of the Republic of North Macedonia, completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). In… Read More
Blowing in the Wind
In Israel, the sea almost literally flows into our taps. We Israelis pride ourselves on the achievements of our country in the field of desalination, with 5 desalination plants spread across the Israeli shores of the Mediterranean, which produce drinking water equivalent to about 75% of the national domestic water consumption, and more facilities to… Read More
The Invisible Facemask
Researchers at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed a revolutionary invisible facemask to protect wearers against the transmission of COVID, MERS, influenza, and other respiratory viruses. Although conventional facemasks help protect against disease transmission, recent scientific literature shows that they also present adverse psychological and physiological effects. They reduce facial identification and… Read More
Towards a Greener Future
To a large extent, renewable energy sources depend on environmental conditions that are, over time, changing and uneven. These variables make it impossible to integrate them directly into the electricity grid, and necessitate an energy-storage system that mediates between them and the electricity grid. This presents one of the most significant challenges of our time:… Read More
The Path to Healthy Aging
Life expectancy is consistently increasing thanks to progress in health care, science, and technology. However, longer lives have not meant an improved quality of life for the elderly. In response to this important global challenge, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has gathered researchers from different faculties in order to establish the Healthy Aging… Read More
Formula Team’s First Autonomous Electric Car
On June 22, 2022, the Formula Technion team unveiled its new car. For the first time, in view of the upcoming summer 2022 motor racing season, the team presented an autonomous electric vehicle (A-EV). The Formula Technion project was established in 2012 in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and has grown steadily since. Today, the… Read More
A Historic Moment in Space
A historic moment: a lens was fabricated in space for the first time earlier this week, using innovative technology developed at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. The fluidic shaping method, developed by Prof. Moran Bercovici's research team, in collaboration with NASA, could revolutionize space optics by overcoming the current limitations due to the… Read More
Encouraging Excellence in Science
Four young researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology recently won European Commission for Research (ERC) Consolidator Grants. This is a record number of winners in one year for the Technion in this track. The prestigious Consolidator Grants encourage excellence in science under the Horizon European Research and Development Framework Program, and are… Read More