A meager 3% of trees in Israel are threatened, compared to 30% of trees in threat of extinction worldwide. In bad news, a report assessing the state of trees worldwide has found that 30 percent of tree species are threatened…
A second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to individuals infected with the virus shortly after receiving the first dose, according to findings recently published by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center. The study tracked…
The CERN Council announced the election of Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as its 24th president, for a period of one year, renewable twice, with a mandate starting on 1 January 2022 Geneva, 24 September 2021. The CERN Council has today announced the…
It’s not just how hot the fires burn – it’s also where they burn that matters. During the recent extreme fire season in Australia, which began in 2019 and burned into 2020, millions of tons of smoke particles were released…
BlueGreen Water Technologies (“BlueGreen”), a global watertech company, announced that following its groundbreaking treatment, Chippewa Lake, Ohio’s largest inland natural lake, is now celebrating two years free from toxic algae blooms. The treatment broke five years of high toxicity levels in the lake, and marked…
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected over 165 million people worldwide causing nearly 3.5 million deaths. Recent vaccination efforts have been hindered by multiple coronavirus variants that challenge current vaccines. While infection generally produces a mild disease, in some patients it…
In a first-of-its-kind study in the world conducted at Tel Aviv University, researchers found that water generated from the air in the heart of an urban area, the city of Tel Aviv, complied with all of the strict drinking water…
Today, Eco Wave Power Global AB is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with the Procurement Administration in the Israeli Ministry of Defense for the Israeli Navy (the “Navy”), to examine the feasibility of installing…
Steven Weinberg, one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time, passed away on 23 July, aged 88. He revolutionised particle physics, quantum field theory and cosmology with conceptual breakthroughs which still form the foundation of our understanding of physical…
H2OLL, an innovative Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) technology developed at the Technion, has won the prestigious Water Europe Innovation Award for SMEs. The award was announced in June at the Water Innovation Europe 2021 Conference. Water Europe (WE) is a European technology…
