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Yeda Technology Transfer
Benefiting Humanity
Biotechnology
Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Prof. Valeri Krongauz

Light-Sensitive Coating for Sunglasses

12.09.2010
Chemistry, Benefiting Humanity
In the 1960s, Institute scientists discovered photochromism, a reversible change in the color of materials due to exposure to light. Following up on...
Prof. Yehiam Prior

Cutting Diamonds With Lasers

12.09.2010
Space & Physics, Chemistry, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Yehiam Prior developed an advanced method for cutting diamonds with lasers. The method practically halves the loss of material and makes it...
Prof. Ehud Shapiro

Technologies for Computer Networks

12.09.2010
Math & Computer Science, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Ehud Shapiro developed technologies and structural laws for computer networks.
Prof. Joe Jaffe

From Rehovoth Instruments to Elop

12.09.2010
Space & Physics, Benefiting Humanity
In the 1960s, Prof. Joe Jaffe, a founder of optics research at Weizmann, opened a company to manufacture scientific instruments. Called Rehovoth...
Prof. Asher Friesem

Compact Head Displays for Pilots

12.09.2010
Space & Physics, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Asher Friesem was among the first in the world to become involved in the technology of planar optics. In this technology, several diffractive...
Prof. David Harel

Statecharts - Graphic Computer Language

12.09.2010
Math & Computer Science, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. David Harel studied ways to program computer systems based on the use of visual structures.
Prof. Shimon Ullman

Computerized Vision Systems

12.09.2010
Math & Computer Science, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Shimon Ullman designed ways to enable computerized vision systems to recognize objects. Application  
Prof. Zeev Vager

Radiation Detectors

12.09.2010
Space & Physics, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Zeev Vager and his Weizmann colleagues developed innovative radiation detectors based on electron amplification and other technological...
Prof. Emeritus Esra Galun

Hybrid Seed Production

12.09.2010
Plants and Agriculture, Benefiting Humanity
In the 1950s, Prof. Emeritus Esra Galun’s research focused mainly on hybrid seed production in cucumbers and melons and on breeding disease-resistant...
Prof. Emeritus Esra Galun

Breeding improved varieties of melons

12.09.2010
Plants and Agriculture, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Emeritus Esra Galun used scientific methods for breeding improved varieties of melons.

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