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…
A boon for scientific cooperation between Israel and Italy is on the horizon. This week the finest researchers in 2D materials from the two countries are gathering at Bar-Ilan University in order to form meaningful bilateral collaborations to boost this…
The Mediterranean coastal city of Ashdod (Israel) is the winner of the second edition of the Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award. The Jury – which is composed of the Members of the Bureau of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona…
The new prototype miniaturized solar-powered generator designed by BGU Prof. Emeritus Jeffrey Gordon will be sent by NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) in its first launch of 2020. The prototype consists of a compact, low-mass, molded-glass solar concentrator,…
Women entrepreneurs are opening businesses at a higher rate than before, but challenges persist. Female entrepreneurs around the world are making strides to overcome gender-related biases and advance their businesses. This has a meaningful impact on the labor force, economic…
Coinciding with the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, Israeli scientists issued a large-scale petition urging their government to take radical action against climate change. “Climate change is happening here and now, and its effects are clear and palpable,”…