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July 2013

patents. Illustration: shutterstock

The survey of the National R&D Council at the Ministry of Science: an 11% increase in university patent applications

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Chips that interface with the brain. Photo: shutterstock

The chips played the cognitive aspect of the brain and will help the disabled

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This rare photo was taken this week - July 19, 2013 with the wide angle camera on NASA's Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn. In the photo you can see Saturn's rings as well as the Earth and the Moon in the same frame. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

This is what Earth looks like from orbit around Saturn

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BIOTRONIK absorbable support intended for the treatment of arteriosclerosis

Positive long-term safety results on BIOTRONIK's absorbable support designed for the treatment of arteriosclerosis

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Verbal communication. Illustration: shutterstock

Why is it important to us that others understand us\ Shani Wiedergorn

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Nathalie Zithoni winner of the UNESCO-L'Oreal Prize for Women in Science Israel 2013 Photographer Shahar Drori

Two young Israeli scientists win the local UNESCO-L'Oreal scholarship "For Women in Science" 2013

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Schematic of a giant virus from the mimivirus family (which is about half the size of the virus that was discovered). This image was designed by Xanthine and taken from Wikipedia

Caution, giant viruses from Mars! is that so?

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Researchers from the Hebrew University have developed a dynamic tool for mapping areas at risk of natural hazards and disasters

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Oxytocin - the love hormone. Photo: shutterstock

A study published on Valentine's Day (Tu Bab): The love hormone causes us not to see shortcomings in our partners

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Pictured: Damage to the city of Anchorage in Alaska after an earthquake that occurred there on March 27, 1964, at the same time that solar activity was weaker than average. Photo: US Army.

Exclusive: Oil and gas extraction from oil shale causes man-made earthquakes

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A single dose of Ritalin may improve walking balance and reduce the risk of falling in the elderly

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It is possible that the honey substitute does not provide the bees with the protection they need to deal with the pesticides. Photography: Shutterstock

Has the bee disappearance puzzle been solved?

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Director General of the Ministry of Science, Adv. Bina Bar-On. Photo: Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

The government approved the appointment of Adv. Bina Bar-On as Director General of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

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The set of photographs of the city of 'Mos Aspa' on the planet Tatooine - located in the Sahara Desert in Tunisia in the days before it was covered by a sand dune. Photo: shutterstock

Tatooine on the brink of destruction - a sand dune threatens the photo set in Tunisia

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Assaf Menor, a PhD student who is the second generation to receive an Adams scholarship. Photo: Israel Academy of Sciences

Ten outstanding doctoral students in the natural sciences, including a neuroscientist and a cancer researcher, will receive Adams scholarships this year in the total amount of one million dollars

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Defending against computer worm attacks. Illustration: shutterstock

War on the Internet - the chapter discussing, among other things, the Stuxnet worm from Ran Levy's new book: Battle of the Minds

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The stated goal of the project is to put an end to the phenomenon of forging identity cards and passports, but the risk is that the information will leak out and harm citizens' privacy. Illustration: shutterstock

What is the biometric database project?

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Right: structure of a single ring (A) and structure of a double ring (B), known as hexadecameric catenane. Left: The structure of the hexadecameric catenane can be visualized as two interlocking rings.

An enzyme with an unusual and surprising structure

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Right: Dr. Elad Schneidman and Jordan Cohen. Learning patterns

Where is the border?

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Three chromosomes 21 instead of two in Down syndrome patients. Illustration: shutterstock

Scientists have demonstrated the ability to silence the redundant chromosome responsible for Down syndrome

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A picture of the remains of the palace discovered in excavations at the Kaifa site in the Judean Lowlands and which is attributed to King David. Photo: Skyview Company, courtesy of the Hebrew University and the Antiquities Authority

Remains of a palace were uncovered at the Kyapa site in the Judean Lowlands. Researchers: Palace of King David; Prof. Finkelstein from Tel Aviv University: There is no inscription to prove this, it is likely that it is a building of the Kingdom of Israel

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Apollo Soyuz mission badge. From Wikipedia

Apollo-Soyuz flight - 38 years ago this week. The mission step by step

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Artist's illustration showing the new horned dinosaur Nasutoceratops titus discovered at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Photography by Lucas Panzan.

A dinosaur fossil with horns and a big nose was discovered

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gigantoraptors gigantoraptors when they run. Illustration: Konstantin Ivanish, shutterstock

Did dinosaurs have warm blood after all?

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This artist illustration, prepared for the Harvard Smithsonian Center depicting two neutron stars at the moment of collision New findings confirm that neutron star collisions cause short bursts of gamma rays in which the rare metals including gold are produced. All the gold on Earth is believed to have come from such neutron star collisions. Image Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc.

The gold on Earth was created in neutron star collisions

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