Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Autonomous AI-powered drone tech detects and reports fires, test launched by five-way partnership

As global warming and wildfires intensify, governmental and tech partners race to develop an AI-powered drone system that detects and reports fires within minutes.

Drone integrating VTOL & APUS 25 tech undergoes test flight.
(From L -R) Dr. Shira Landau, Professor Irit Ben Aharon, Dr. Ido Livne

Technion scientists receive grants for cancer research on pregnancy, heart disease, recurrence

Aerial view of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology

Technion ranks 25th worldwide in AI, outperforming elite US universities

Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

The AI singularity may have arrived: Technion expert backs OpenAI's Sam Altman's claim


Groundbreaking study paves the way for gene therapy in cancer and brain diseases - study

“Our findings show where RNA editing takes place and which factors regulate it, allowing us to understand how RNA editing can be used to repair damaged genes," researchers explained.

Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Technion University.

Could Israel's Technion significantly improve the quality of MRI scans?

The scanners, which cost millions of dollars apiece and are of vital importance in diagnostic medicine, provide non-invasive imaging that produces detailed, 3-D anatomical images.

 PROF. AHARON BLANK (left) and Dr. Itai Katz: Improving MRI quality and expanding its usage.

Haifa's Technion awards doctorates to 258 students from 12 countries

The recipients hailed from 12 different countries, including China, Russia, Germany, Spain, Brazil and South Korea, with 47% of them being women.

 The doctoral students receive their degrees at the Technion ceremony. September 4, 2024.

Three Israeli universities in top 100 worldwide - ShanghaiRanking

Tel Aviv University was ranked in the 201-300 ranking category. Its mathematics department, its highest ranked department, was ranked 40th in the world.

 The Weizmann Institute is set to open a medical school in October of 2025.

Govt approves two new candidates for Council for Higher Education amid claims of politicization

"The takeover of academia by politics is the beginning of the end of democracy," VERA chairman and president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said.

 Education Minister Yoav Kisch seen at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023

Innovative philanthropy transforms research into real-world impact

A recent trend in modern philanthropy prioritizes tangible, real-world impact over purely theoretical research.

 The Zimin Institute at the Technion's latest conference

Despite war, Israeli universities rise in global rankings, Hebrew University placed highest

Five out of nine Israeli universities have improved in this year’s rankings, while the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) has come out on top, ranking 66th in the quality of its faculty.

 An aerial view shows the Dome of the Rock in front and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Israeli firm calls for free aid for US College Jews amid antisemitism surge

Israeli universities have offered Jewish students abroad to join their universities amid the high levels of antisemitism.

 ANTISEMITISM ON display at the UK’s Free Palestine rally.

Solving the world’s biggest challenges? Just a normal day at the Technion

The American Technion Society have produced the Booklet of Wonders: a fascinating insight into just some of the mind-blowing innovations that have come from the brilliant institute.

 Booklet of Wonders: a fascinating insight into just some of the mind-blowing innovations that have come from the Technion produced by the American Technion Society.

Technion breakthrough for better drug delivery and tissue implantation

Researchers develop ultrasound for non-invasive method for bio-printing live cells and tissues deep within the body.

Representative images of the microstructure of formed hydrogels under various US induction durations, taken by a scanning electron microscope.