Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment all the carbon the…
Past research has shown that the built environment can allow for changes in adolescent obesity rates. A new Israeli study shows that this linkage is more complex than previous research suggests. Until recently, little research was done in the Middle…
CTA recognizes GENNY as a Smart Home Division Mark of Excellence Award recipient during CES 2020. Watergen’s GENNY, a new water-from-air appliance, has been named winner of the Energy Efficiency Product of the Year in the 2020 Smart Home Mark…
Technion-based conservation scientists Dr. Agathe Colléony and Assistant Professor Assaf Shwartz investigated trends of common bird populations across Israel over the last 15 years: invasive alien bird species are thriving and native ones are largely declining. “It is important to…
Taking a cue from the self-cleaning properties of the lotus leaf, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have shed new light on microscopic forces and mechanisms that can be optimized to remove dust from solar panels to maintain efficiency…
Hadassah’s Dr. Joshua Schroeder was very honored to be chosen to be one of the 18 international contestants for the Gifted Citizen Prize at the prestigious international Gifted Citizen Event (CDI) in Mexico City. A Senior Surgeon in the Hadassah…
Uri Levine made a parallel between WAZE and IONOTERRA, the first company capable to offer earthquake predictions up to 12 hours before seismic event occurring. Being present to the first edition of IONOTERRA SCIENCE CONFERENCE held in Bucharest in partnership…
In 1969 the Faculty of Computer Science was established, making it an important year in Technion’s history. Three years later, in 1972, the first class of 10 students, including four women graduated. This year 300 graduates completed their studies in…
According to Israel’s energy commitments, ten percent of its electricity will be supplied by renewable energy sources in 2020. How close is Israel to meeting this goal, and how does it match up with other nations in the world? 2020…
The new Nature survey, in which Weizmann was ranked #2 in research quality, indicates that the ‘Weizmann recipe’ is a good one: small but serious institutions are highly effective. What are the ingredients of the Weizmann model? Excellence comes from the…