A team of Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers from the discipline of prehistoric archaeology has proposed an innovative hypothesis regarding an intriguing question: Why did ancient humans bring their young children to cave painting sites, deep underground and through dark, meandering, hazardous passages? While most hypotheses have focused on the educational aspect of their presence… Read More
An international research team led by scientists from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Sheba Medical Center has unveiled an innovative method for activating adult stem cells from human bone marrow, enabling their expansion outside the body for use in bone marrow regeneration and the construction of a new blood and immune system. The findings, published… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel’s Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, and nine municipalities across Israel have launched into space Tevel 2, a constellation of nine research nanosatellites — the largest Israeli satellite constellation ever — from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The nanosatellites, each measuring 4x4x4.5 inches (10×10×11.3 centimeters), were designed and built… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) used the genetic editing tool CRISPR to cut a single gene from cancer cells of head and neck tumors, which successfully eliminated 50% of the tumors in model animals. This groundbreaking study was led by Dr. Razan Masarwy, MD, PhD, from the lab of Professor Dan Peer. Professor Peer… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) used AI tools for the first time to discover what motivates people to exercise and which strategies are most effective for maintaining physical fitness. The researchers found that 23.9% of the users who engage in sports do so to improve their appearance, 18.9% exercise to maintain their… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have, for the first time, enabled the application of the scientific phenomenon of superlubricity in electronic components. The research team successfully harnessed frictionless sliding to significantly enhance the performance of memory components in computers and other electronic devices. The study was led by Dr. Youngki Yeo, Yoav Sharaby, Dr…. Read More
Can copper be turned into gold? For centuries, alchemists pursued this dream, unaware that such a transformation requires a nuclear reaction. But graphite — the material found in pencils — and diamonds are both composed entirely of carbon atoms; the key difference lies in how these atoms are arranged. Converting graphite into diamonds requires extreme… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have successfully transported lipid nanoparticles encapsulating messenger RNA (mRNA) to the immune system of the small and large intestines, bypassing the liver upon systemic administration. They characterize this as a major breakthrough in drug delivery. The groundbreaking study was led by post-doctoral fellow Dr. Riccardo Rampado together with Professor… Read More