Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Prof. Sigal Abramovich has a mission. She wants to convince Israeli and global regulators to include regular monitoring of the geochemistry of a certain type of shell of marine…
New treatment shows significant decrease in the amount of ‘spike protein’ that causes coronavirus illness. An Israeli start-up says it made a breakthrough in the development of a treatment for those sick with coronavirus that has so far proven effective.…
Eco Wave Power announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with Meridian Energy Australia Pty Ltd. Meridian Energy Australia (MEA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Australasia’s largest renewable energy generator Meridian Energy Limited. The purpose of the collaboration is…
As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplastics are becoming a serious ecological problem. A new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals a troubling aspect of microplastics –…
The mass of all human-produced materials – concrete, steel, asphalt, etc. – has grown to equal the mass of all life on the planet, its biomass. According to a new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science, we are right…
Last night, Bar-Ilan University held its annual doctoral degree conferment ceremony online for the first time. For the graduates, the doctoral ceremony marks the culmination of a long and challenging period of study, original thinking and research. The special ceremony also reflects…
In October 2020, at the peak of the second lockdown, one in three people in Israel report being afflicted with high or very high anxiety symptoms and one in five people in Israel report suffering from high or very high symptoms…
Just before Israel decides on a possible third shutdown, a new study undertaken at the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa, and published in the journal Open Biology, found that mortality rates from COVID-19 can be reduced if…
Publicly traded wave energy developer, Eco Wave Power (Israel), signed strategic collaboration with Painhas for the technical support for the licensing of its’ Portugal project. Painhas, which was founded in 1980, has more than 40 years of experience in providing engineering and construction, operation…
Welcome to MICRO, our biennial international conference on plastic pollution from MACRO to nano. We are working hard to make this 3rd edition of MICRO a chance to keep the online content open access and foster a collaborative effort among…