Chemistry
Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81
"Despite national and global crises, his years in office were marked by exceptional academic development," said the current Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan.
"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation
Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark
Gold and Silver for Israel: Nation's chemistry team dominates international olympiad
Technion researchers develop innovative way to create nanowires
The findings pave the way for future research on growing one-dimensional inorganic complexes, and the results have numerous possible applications.
Charpentier and Doudna win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In keeping with tradition, chemistry is the third prize announced every year and follows those for medicine and physics earlier this week.
Israel wins 1st gold medal in decade at International Chemistry Olympiads
Israel has participated in the Olympiads since 2006. The Olympiads this year were run by Turkey, but took place over Zoom due to the coronavirus pandemic.
New surface coating eliminates coronavirus on everyday objects - research
Virginia Tech Prof. William Ducker managed to produce a special coating designed to deactivate coronavirus existing in droplets covering everyday objects.
Fun chemistry for the kitchen
There are amazing, fun and visually stimulating experiments you can do with simple baking ingredients, in your own home.
