Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has shown that they can use stars

Stanford Venture Capital Initiative's team researched the educational backgrounds of founders from more than 1,000 U.S. venture-backed companies that achieved unicorn status. In this column, Ilya Strebulaev, founder of the Venture Capital Initiative at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, shares the findings that challenge popular narratives.

Armis CEO Yevgeny Dibrov talks about how his military service and intelligence work opened the door into the world of cyber security entrepreneurship

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has examined what happens to birds that are accustomed to living around humans, when their habitat is suddenly emptied of the presence of humans. Among other birds, the researchers tested crows, ringneck parakeets (also known as rose-ringed parakeets) and graceful prinias—and the findings are surprising: While the crows and ringneck parakeets—who are characterized by their…

Idea is to protect us from the sun's solar radiation

Preventative cancer management and cannabinoid medicines form a part of a larger, holistic cancer prevention landscape. Given the evolving healthcare

Mars is one of the most explored components of the solar system, yet there are always more discoveries to unveil on Earth's planetary neighbor. On Earth we are able to take direct measurements to understand our planet's meteorological activities, but on Mars scientists must use evidence in the landscape to discern this information instead.

In a new study conducted by Prof. Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan from Hebrew University and Dr. Taher Abofol and Prof. Ido Erev from the Technion, evidence has emerged regarding the profound influence of group conformity on task performance in different environments. The researchers delved into the causal effect of group conformity, shedding light on its implications in stable and variable environments.

Researchers have discovered ways around a fundamental trade-off between accuracy and beauty in digital images.

A cursory review shows that some foreign interests have acted strategically to exert influence.

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In other news: DoppelPaymer ransomware gang members identified; Germany ponders Huawei & ZTE 5G ban; Israel blames Iran for recent ransomware attack.

Searching the internet can reveal information a user would rather keep private. For instance, when someone looks up medical symptoms online, they could reveal their health conditions to Google, an online medical database like WebMD, and perhaps hundreds of these companies' advertisers and business partners.

A new paper published in Nature Communications presents research on unique peptides with anti-cancer potential.

Crystals have enthralled humans for thousands of years with their visual beauty and elegant symmetrical shapes, and, more recently, with their numerous technological applications. Fundamentally, these materials are based on a highly regular arrangement of their smallest constituent elements, and the physical properties of crystalline materials depend strongly on the purity of their underlying lattice.

The IITKGP Foundation has awarded 13 scholarships of up to $4,000/student at several top global institutions.

Carbon nanotubes that are prone to tangle like spaghetti can use a little special sauce to realize their full potential.

Scientists have developed an acid-based solvent that simplifies carbon nanotube processing in a way that's less toxic and easy to scale up for industrial applications.

Over the past decade, I have spent a significant part of my time working on data and machine learning systems, always with a human angle attached to it. I have gained a lot of knowledge, experience, and led the development of several human-machine expert systems. In my current role, I'm the CEO & CTO of Dataloop.ai, which develops a data lifecycle management platform.