In 1989, Prof. David Eichler from BGU and his co-authors from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago published a paper in Nature proposing that if two neutron stars collided, there would be a burst of gamma…
Global efforts to eradicate malaria are crucially dependent on scientists’ ability to outsmart the malaria parasite. And Plasmodium falciparum is notoriously clever: It is quick to develop resistance against medications and has such a complex life cycle that blocking it effectively with…
CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall spoke at the 13th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference held at the University of Tel Aviv on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 January, on the theme of ‘Remote Sensing in the New Era’. He took…
Even the tiniest of particles from human emissions can fuel powerful storms and influence weather and crops much more than previously thought, according to a new research. The study focuses on the power of man-made emissions to grow rain clouds…
Discovery of jawbone pushes back history of Homo sapiens migration by at least 50,000 years, Tel Aviv University and University of Haifa researchers say. A jawbone complete with teeth recently discovered at Israel’s Misliya cave has now been dated to…
Water is the source of life. It is the most essential human need that almost everyone pays for. Societies are built around water, and millions set out in search of it each day. But few can say they know anything…
Dr. Rifaat Safadi, head of the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Liver Unit, in its Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, is collaborating with Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. to explore further the healing effects of a new drug that has proven in preclinical…
Bonus BioGroup an Israeli biotechnology company engaged in personalized tissue engineering and cell therapy, and developing proprietary technology for growing live human bone grafts for implant in human patients, has announced, on December 19, 2017, that for the first time…
Afeka Institute of Circular Engineering and Economy (AICEE) is inviting engineers, developers and designers in high tech companies, to an event on circular engineering potential in Israel. We are fortunate to host in Israel Eric Philippon, president of the French fund FAMAE*,…
Legos and kids go together like peanut butter and jelly. But while the favorite spreads haven’t changed all that much over time, the building blocks children play with in the 21st century certainly have. Enter BRIXO, an Israeli startup developing electric blocks that bring…
