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March 2011

200 years since the birth of Robert Bunsen - the man thanks to whom we know what the distant stars are made of

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Dr. Michael Gozin, Tel Aviv University

A discovery by researchers at Tel Aviv University: the saliva and other mucosal coatings in the body may introduce toxic substances that do not dissolve in water

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Prof. Danny Shechtman. Photo: Technion

Prof. Dan Shechtman's discovery of quasi-crystals has implications for chemistry, physics, materials engineering and even art

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The participants of the final stage of the competition "Pathfinders named after the late Ilan and Asaf Ramon" for the year 2011 together with Rona Ramon

Hillel Mashal, Zvika Oron and Omari Yufa will change the lives of a million Israelis in the next five years

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From the sand sculpture exhibition, July 2005, Carmel Beach - Haifa (the first Sabbath of the war). Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Researchers from the Hebrew University reveal the expected damage to the settlements along the coast following the rise in sea level

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Platinum nanoparticles grown on SrTiO3 nanocubes through atomic layer stacking.

A new method for preparing catalysts from metal nanoparticles

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Doula - birth supporter - with mother and baby. From Wikipedia. Most of those involved in this alternative profession are women

Haunted country XNUMX: The male doula was released. The blame is placed on his fellow doulas

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Acupuncture. One of the alternative medicine methods. Photo: from Wikipedia

Complementary medicine can be dangerous for children, experts say

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Sulfur in the S3 configuration. is found together with rare metals such as gold and may indicate the existence of these metals

A new form of sulfur has been discovered

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Dr. Shiraz Kleer and Prof. Uri Alon. Combinations. Photo: Weizman Institute

A thousand proteins

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The VSV-like virus presenting the AFF-1 protein from the FF family from C. elegans due to the envelope of the virus (left and in magnification - bottom left). Looking from above (right) you can see that the protein forms a large complex shaped like a flower (magnification - bottom right). The photos were taken by Dr. Tzvia Ze'ev Ben-Mordechai .

The Technion researchers discovered a family of genes capable of fusion between two mammalian cells and between a virus and a mammalian cell

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Zvi Kaplan and Anatoly Paraminov sign the cooperation agreement between the space agencies of Israel and Russia in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Moshe Milner, CEO

An agreement for cooperation in the field of space was signed between the Israeli government and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos

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Haim Russo, Vice President for Technological Excellence at Elbit Systems, Adi Dar, CEO of Eloup, Yossi Akerman, President of Elbit Systems, Ofir Shoham, Head of PAAT, Haim Ashed, Head of Space Program Directorate at the Ministry of Defense

The National Laboratory for the Development of Space Cameras was inaugurated at Elbit Systems Alup

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the kernel of the almond. Photo: Life Science Databases (LSDB) via wikipedia/commons

Not being afraid at all is dangerous

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the house cat From Wikipedia

Brain drain, or - how I escaped by the skin of my teeth holding a box with a screaming little brain in it

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Dr. Gili Givati

Having trouble sleeping? Avoid exposure to light before going to bed

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Galapagos tortoises are the largest land tortoises in the world. In fact, the islands are named after the turtles, whose armor reminded the Spanish sailors of the shape of a saddle called Galapagos. Photo: Amir Gur (c)

Islands in the Humboldt Stream

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Prof. Yoram Shiptan

Professor Yoram Shiptan won an award for research in the field of energy and the environment

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The shredded recycled plastic, before being processed and turned into ink cartridges. Photo: HP

HP's printing and imaging division's 'Earth Partners' program in Israel and around the world created over a billion products from recycled bottles

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A Lithuanian elderly couple in a folk dance. From Wikipedia.

The secret to a long life for the man: get married. For a woman: to remain single

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Prof. Menachem Luria in the laboratory. Photo: The Hebrew University

A researcher from the Hebrew University found for the first time the mechanism that causes the unusual concentrations of mercury in the Dead Sea and in fish

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the cover of the book

"The Book of Haaretz" - a sociological analysis

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Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham (right) and Tal Hartman

A comprehensive survey to locate unknown fragments on the bottom of the Red Sea in Eilat and Aqaba

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A model of the robot specializing in selective picking. Illustration: Ben Gurion University

The robots pick the fruits

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Prof. Alfred Brookstein, Technion

Between Seagate and Singapore

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