On Wednesday November 12 at 17:30 Israel time, the Philae lander will land on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko – the first ever landing on a comet. The lander will be anchored to the surface by harpoons and screws that will penetrate the…
With the world facing a shortage of oncologists, BGU researchers have determined that preclinical study of oncology may increase the number of students entering the field and may make them more empathetic and concerned about ethical issues of treatment. With the…
What is the secret of Israel’s high life expectancy? The video offers some of the answers. “There are many things that add to the good life in Israel,” says Desiree Massad, General Manager of Protea Retirement Village.”This is a country…
UBIFRANCE is the implementing partner of Israel-France Innovation Day third edition, to be held in Paris on 16th December. This edition will focus on three topics: finance and e-commerce, e-health and personalized medicine, Big Data in the service of Tomorrow’s…
When we talk about global carbon fixation –“pumping” carbon out of the atmosphere and fixing it into organic molecules by photosynthesis – proper measurement is key to understanding this process. By some estimates, almost half of the world’s organic carbon…
Israel’s electricity market regulator PUA surprised everyone on Tuesday by suggesting a feed-in tariff for the Timna solar park lower than initially agreed. Israel has decided to develop its PV sector further and is attempting to do so at the…
TAU study finds neutralizing an immune system gene could improve the success of fertility treatments in women. Difficulty in conceiving a child is a major challenge for one in seven heterosexual couples in America, especially for those over the age…
SolarEdge Technologies, a global leader in power optimizers, PV inverters, and module-level monitoring services, announced that the German TSG 1899 Hoffenheim football club selected the SolarEdge DC optimized inverter system for the largest PV plant within the “Bundesliga” league. Being…
The Israel Conference™ expands to two days and features 75 stellar speakers from Israel-facing companies. The diverse cross-section of innovation and design from Israel provides the attendees with a front-row seat to the technologies and products of tomorrow. Registration starts at…
They emerge at night, while we sleep unaware, growing and spreading out as quickly as they can. And they are deadly. In a surprise finding that was recently published in Nature Communications, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers showed that nighttime is…
