On July 21, 2024, Tel Aviv University (TAU) announced a second move in its special admissions terms for reservists, after the first cancelled the psychometric test requirement for some applicants. First-year students commencing their studies in the coming academic year, who have served at least 30 days in the reserves since the beginning of 2024,… Read More
A new technique developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) will help identify small drones in challenging scenarios, such as urban environments, low flight altitudes, and extreme weather conditions, enhancing the protection of airspaces via smart tagging. The research was led by PhD students Omer Tzidki and Dmytro Vovchuk from Professor Pavel Ginzburg’s lab… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) have demonstrated the potential for speech by a silent person using only the power of thought. In an experiment, a silent participant imagined saying one of two syllables. Depth electrodes implanted in his brain transmitted the brain’s electrical signals to… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Ichilov’s Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Tel Aviv) have developed an interdisciplinary model based on machine learning to accurately estimate step length. The new model can be integrated into a wearable device that is attached with tape to the lower back and enables continuous monitoring of steps… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) relied on principles of origami, the Japanese art of paperfolding, to position sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissue models. Instead of bioprinting tissue over the sensors, which proved to be impractical, they designed and produced an origami-inspired structure that folds around the fabricated tissue, allowing the insertion of sensors into precisely… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) tracked free-ranging Egyptian fruit bats to answer a long-standing scientific question: Do have high and complex cognitive abilities, previously attributed only to humans? Their findings suggest that they do. In particular, the study focused on the traits of episodic memory, mental time travel, planning ahead, and delayed gratification, and… Read More
An ongoing study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Tel Hai Academic College is tracking the resilience of Israelis for six months, at four points in time following the outbreak of the war. On the one hand, personal resilience and morale measurements indicate that the public is becoming “accustomed” to the situation, learning to… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have created a new type of glass that is both highly adhesive and perfectly transparent at the same time. The glass, which forms spontaneously when the new material comes in contact with water at room temperature, could bring about a revolution in an array of diverse industries such as… Read More