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אוקטובר 2015

Map of Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa after placing dams in Gibraltar, between Sicily and Tunisia and between the banks of the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey. The parts in olive green are areas that will be drained from the sea due to lowering its level. From the Atlantropia archive at the Deutsche Museum in Munich.

Atlantropa - the crazy plan from 1928 to close the Mediterranean Sea and create a supercontinent

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Dr. Naama Geva-Zatorski

Award for the most active lecturers for Israel on US campuses

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A microscope image showing the two new strains of bacteria that were forced to cooperate together to obtain a multicellular result. [Courtesy: Bennett's Lab]

Development of an integrated circuit from bacteria

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Fairy circles in Namibia. Courtesy of Ben Gurion University

The famous fairy circles in Africa - the end of the mystery?

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Engineered. Illustration: shutterstock

The most masculine profession in the field of science - electrical engineering, the most feminine profession - life sciences

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: Right: President of the Italian Space Agency Roberto Battiston and Director of the Israeli Space Agency Menachem Kidron.

The Italian Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation with the Israeli Space Agency in the field of Earth observations

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Astronaut Reynold Ewald at the IAC conference in Jerusalem, 16/10/15. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

"If someone says that in two years he will be able to fly to Mars, that is simply not true, and does not fit with the spacecraft development schedule"

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Electronics that mimic living cells. Illustration: Christine Daniloff, MIT

Scientists at the University of Dresden announced the use of organic semiconductors to extend the validity of Moore's Law

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Astronaut Sunita Williams at the IAC Jerusalem conference, 16/10/15. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Astronaut Sunita Williams in an interview with the science website: recommends children to study science and mathematics, maintain their health and join the team of astronauts

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Dr. Shira Adar with Nobel laureate in chemistry Professor Aziz Sanger. (Photo: Max Englund, UNC Health Care)

The Israeli postdoctoral student researching with 2015 Nobel laureate in chemistry Professor Aziz Sanger

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Announcement from the space conference: IAI is developing "Amos E": a lightweight and small communication satellite at a competitive price and with high performance

Space Conference: IAI reports a number of observation satellites under construction, including Eros C with improved resolution

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The Creation of Man - Michelangelo's famous ceiling painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome

The God who created everyone in his own image

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin presents a shirt with a call to go to Mars and a selfie he took in space in 1966. Photo: Israel Ben Eli, CEO

The first selfie in space

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The Kindergarten, "Mada-Kids", the first of its kind in Israel, was launched. Inauguration of a scientific Kindergarten in Be'er Sheva. From the right: Minister of Education Naftali Bennett, Marilyn Hewson, Chairman, CEO and President of Lockheed Martin, Mayor of Beer Sheva Rubik Danilovich, Chairman of the Rashi Foundation, Rabbi (representative) Gabi Ashkenazi. Photo: Sashon Tiram ( 2015)

A scientific kindergarten was inaugurated in Be'er Sheva

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Simulation of the loaded satellite E. Note the nozzles of the propulsion system in the lower part of the satellite. Illustration: The Aerospace Industry

Announcement from the space conference: IAI is developing "Amos E": a lightweight and small communications satellite at a competitive price and with high performance

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The signing of the ten-year agreement between the Israeli Space Agency and NASA during the World Federation of Astronautics Conference, Jerusalem, 13.10.15/XNUMX/XNUMX. Photo: Israel Ben-Eli, L.A.M.

The head of NASA following the signing of the agreement with the Israeli Space Agency: You are known for your innovation

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The signing event of a new agreement for cooperation between Israel and France signed today to promote the Ormad research project - a device developed by MGS that will test the space environment. The signing ceremony was attended by the heads of the Israeli Space Agency - Chairman Prof. Yitzhak Ben Israel and CEO Menachem Kidron, and Minister Aconis, head of the French Space Agency and French Ambassador to Israel. Photo: Israel Ben-Eli, CEO

Israel and France announced the development of a joint detector for sensing the space environment by satellites

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, at the IAC conference in Jerusalem, 12/10/2015. Photo: Yair Zriker, CEO

Buzz Aldrin at the space conference in Jerusalem: "I'm not in favor of a one-time round trip to Mars - we need to build a permanent base there"

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Carbon nanotubes as an additional layer on the silicon chip will initially allow the construction of chips with junctions less than 10 nanometers in size. Illustration: The article by IBM researchers in the journal Science

A breakthrough in IBM research will allow the use of carbon nanotubes in addition to and later instead of silicon in electronics

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An illustration of the amount of carbon dioxide that man emitted into the atmosphere in 2012, next to the Statue of Liberty. Image: Carbon Visuals, flickr

Add green to the dollar

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The DNA code. Image: shutterstock

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 – Part 3: Modritz discovered the DNA repair mechanisms

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Ofer Doron, CEO of Mabat-Challel at the 2015th Cyber ​​Conference, January XNUMX at Tel Aviv University. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Facebook's communication space deal indicates the ability to manufacture satellites in Israel - but it is still in danger of being closed

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Piles of grass clippings in Nahal Yashpin, Lev Hasharon Regional Council. Photography: Aviv Avisher

There is life on the margins

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Professor Jay Kisley, University of California. Photo: from Wikipedia

The developer of biofuel from plant residues and the inventor of the rechargeable battery won the Prime Minister's Award for Innovation in the Field of Oil Substitutes for Transportation

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The process of repair through nucleotide excision that earned its discoverers the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015. From the Nobel Prize website

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 - Part 2: "Biochemistry is the attending physician of life"

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