Just 10 seconds – that’s how long it takes Bar-Ilan University Chemistry Prof. (Emeritus) Aharon Gedanken to transform waste cooking oils into biodiesel! Gedanken has devised a unique patent-pending microwave-based process to convert biomass to biofuels. “Actually...
In the spring of 2013, a team of robots programmed by Bar-Ilan University Professor Gal Kaminka reached the RoboCup world soccer championship game, the robotic version of the World Cup final. In just one of many extraordinary high-tech projects which he oversees,...
Just after 4 pm on Aug. 14, 2003, a massive power outage struck the Northeastern United States, shutting down lights, phone service, air conditioning and mass transit for more than 55 million people, including those across the New York tri-state area. Most did not get...
Reporty, the world’s first free and easy-to-download video emergency app, was developed and is produced and marketed by a team of experts including a number of BIU grads. The woman next to you is holding her baby, who begins choking and turning blue. You pull...
Human nerve cells made from embryonic stem cells infected with the varicella zoster virus, the causative agent of chicken pox and shingles. The nerve cells, along with their fine, long processes or axons, appear in red. Genetically engineered for fluorescence, the...
An essential partner in Bar-Ilan University’s development, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University provides vital philanthropic support for one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in Israel.
