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,”…
Lianas—woody vines, including grapes—are structural parasites. Climbing on their hosts to get to the sunlight means lianas can spend less energy supporting themselves, devoting more to producing leaves and fruit. The risk is that their wood is less robust to…
A global coalition of scientists led by William J. Ripple and Christopher Wolf of Oregon State University says “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without deep and lasting shifts in human activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and other factors…
As one of the main climate change hotspots in the world, the Mediterranean region needs, more than ever, strong collective action to address the challenge posed by climate and environmental change. Yet, currently, the lack of comprehensive and accurate information…
Weighing in at just about 160 kg, a new type of a scientific satellite is planned to be built in Israel over the next four years, with a projected launch date of 2023. The satellite, known as ULTRASAT, will carry a…
Researchers at the Technion have developed an innovative technology to purify wastewater tainted with formaldehyde Toxic wastewater is produced mainly manufacturing processes of adhesives, but also in the wood, paper and textile industries. The removal of formaldehyde from water is…
To combat the abuse and degradation of the world’s coral reefs, researchers at BGU and the Technion Institute of Technology have developed various 3D printed corals that could become new habitats. In some instances, the fish actually preferred them to natural…
