Techcast

Welcome to the American Technion Society (ATS) TechCast page, featuring our own podcasts. A podcast is a short radio show that you can listen to online. Our Techcasts cover a variety of fascinating topics, but all are about groundbreaking research taking place at the Technion - research that has profound implications benefiting all of humanity in the areas of science, medicine and technology.

 Please refer to the descriptions and links below to listen or download our podcasts.

TechCast with President Yitzhak Apeloig

Technion President Yitzhak Apeloig reflects on his eight years at the helm of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He describes some of the incredible challenges that he faced throughout his tenure as well as his role in the establishment of major projects at the university including the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute and the Lorry I. Lokey Interdisciplinary Center for Life Science and Engineering. He also speaks about the Nobel Prize ceremony in 2004 when two Technion professors received Israel's first Nobel Prize in science.
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TechCast with Prof. Daniel Weihs
Mimicking Nature to Save Lives

Prof. Daniel Weihs is a Distinguished Professor at the Technion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and Chairman of the Israel National Committee for Space Research. He has applied his keen observations of the natural world to developing solutions for problems affecting many areas of our lives, from homeland security to the environment.
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TechCast with Dr. Marcelle Machluf
Fighting Cancer and Engineering Body Tissue

Dr. Marcelle Machluf is developing nano-particles for the delivery of anti-cancer drugs to the brain and other organs. In this TechCast she elaborates on this and other research interests and their implications for fighting a variety of diseases.
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TechCast with Professor Yoram Reiter
Cancer Cells in the Crosshairs

Prof. Yoram Reiter, dean of the Technion Faculty of Biology, describes how he and his team have found ways to wage war against cancer using the body's own immune system, by disguising cancer cells as viruses. Using this technique they have shown that the immune system reacts and eliminates the invaders.
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TechCast with Professor Karl Skorecki
Insights Learned from Tracing the Jewish Lineage

Prof. Karl Skorecki of the Technion Faculty of Medicine talks about his headline-grabbing discovery: that the lineage of the modern-day Kohanim - the descendants of the tribe of Jewish priests - can be traced back to a single male ancestor. He also discusses the research that proved that 40 percent of Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of just four 'founding mothers.'
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We hope you'll send us your comments about TechCast. You can contact us at info@ats.org. And be on the lookout for announcements about the next TechCast to hear another brilliant Technion researcher discuss the scientific breakthroughs that are shaping a stronger Israel and a better, safer world.