Chemistry
Israeli students earn 13 medals, including five gold, at global Science Olympiads
Israeli students earned 13 medals, including five golds, at international physics, biology, and chemistry Olympiads held worldwide in July.
Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81
"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation
Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark
Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots used in LED lights
Established in the will of Swedish dynamite inventor and chemist Alfred Nobel, the prizes for achievements in science, literature and peace have been awarded since 1901.
Nobel Prize accidentally reveals chemistry prize winners ahead of time
The award-giving institute said the decision was still hours away.
Israeli researchers develop new process for creating custom enzymes -study
Enzymes that are modified using this process, called the CADENZ Method, could have long-reaching impacts.
Israel develops cutting edge medication technology
The research was led by doctoral student Itai Katzir and supervised by Dr. Ayala Lampel from TAU’s Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at the Wise Faculty of Life Sciences.
Technion researchers discover unique peptides with anti-cancer potential
In recent years, Technion researchers have developed a new approach to influencing the ubiquitin mechanisms.
Israeli researchers alter magnetic properties of minerals - study
The technique was developed by a team from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Could we live on Saturn's moon? Research says maybe - study
Enceladus has an ice-covered water ocean that erupts into space, forming a plume. The researchers analyzed samples as the plumes erupted from cracks in the icy surface.
Corrosion has turned the Alhambra’s decorative gold leaf purple - study
The Alhambra, now a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site, is a fortress and palace built in the 13th century under the Islamic rule of Spain.
DNA helps scientists engineer structures at the molecular level
The new research could open the door to revolutionary breakthroughs in faster and more energy efficient technologies.
Weizmann Institute professor becomes first Israeli to win prestigious Kavli award
Prof. Sagiv secured this year’s Nanoscience prize for his team's pioneering work on self-assembling monolayers on solid substrates within the field of nanochemistry.
