Can a Printer Produce a Human Body Part?
At the Technion, the answer is already yes. Prof. Shulamit Levenberg is using a process called bioprinting to create cartilage structures designed for human implantation. The project has an ambitious goal: developing fully functional tissue that could one day make painful, invasive transplants a thing of the past.Read
NYC’s Heat Waves Are Getting Worse. Can AI Help Cool Things Down?
New York City is fighting climate change with an unexpected combination: AI and trees. As the city faces increasingly intense heat, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is backing a Cornell Tech project that uses AI, aerial imagery, and climate data to pinpoint where trees could provide the most relief. With $250,000 in city funding, the initiative is proving that one of the city’s most high-tech solutions to extreme heat may be as low-tech as planting more trees.Read
A Technion Discovery Brings a Fallen IDF Hero’s Memory Back to His Family
Years after Idan Raz — a Technion student, gifted robotics innovator, and IDF soldier — fell in combat, his mother returned to campus to honor his life and legacy. The Technion then uncovered archived photos of Idan winning a robotics competition in 2014, along with an extraordinary full-circle connection: Dr. Evgeny Kurtchnoy, director of the Technion Robotics Center, realized he had personally signed Idan’s winning certificate 12 years earlier. For Idan’s family, the discovery became a cherished reminder that his talent, courage, and legacy live on.Read
What if Those Using Health Care Robots Designed Them?
At Cornell Tech, nurses, doctors, patients, and community members are helping design health care robots from the ground up. Their prototypes reveal how robots can handle repetitive tasks so humans can focus on what machines can never replace: empathy and human connection.Read
The Heart Has Electricians. Who Knew?
In cardiology, some doctors are “plumbers” and others are “electricians.” Technion alum Lior Jankelson is one of the latter, using AI to better understand the heart’s electrical system and shape the future of cardiac care. Hear how he became an “electrician,” entrepreneur, and AI-in-cardiology pioneer, as well as how the Technion helped launch his journey.Listen
