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December 2015

Dr. Dov Greenbaum, Director of the Zvi Mitar Institute for Legal and Ethics Technological Innovation. Photo: Adi Cohen Tzedek

"The robots may replace any possible service provider - and this is a legal and legal concern"

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Moment of explosion from SpaceX's Falcon-9 launcher, 28/6/15. Screenshot from NASA TV

Summary of 2015 in space, part XNUMX: failures and successes

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The photos of the mosaic that was discovered in the ancient farmhouse in Rosh Ha'Ain. Photo: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Antiquities Authority

An impressive 2,700-year-old agricultural farm and a monastery with colorful mosaics and inscriptions were uncovered in Rosh Ha'Ain

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These dark, narrow channels called (SRL) recurring slope lineae emanate from the walls of Garni Crater on Mars. The dark channels here reach a length of hundreds of meters. It is hypothesized that they were formed by the flow of brackish water on Mars, as photographed by the MRO spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

2015 in space part I: scientific discoveries, historical achievements

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Kalachao Siyum, a doctoral student at the University of Arizona, of Ethiopian origin, presents the jawbone he discovered at a site in the Afar state in Ethiopia, which dates back the first species in the human lineage to 2.8 million years. Photo: Arizona State University

Summary of the year 2015 in science

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Rafi Koriat at the Nano-Israel conference 2014. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The International Nanotechnology Conference 2016: an Israeli show of strength, innovations and many business opportunities

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Solar cell farm. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in increasing the efficiency of solar cells

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The dwarf planet's surface has collapsed as photographed by the orbiting DAWN spacecraft. The white substance inside the crater is a type of salt. Photo: NASA

The mystery of Cress is solved

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Digital home theater system. Photo: shutterstock

Everything you need for the perfect viewing experience

The structure of the enzyme Diacylglycerol kinase as determined at the particle accelerator at Stanford University. [Courtesy: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University]

Scientists have revealed the detailed structure of the enzyme diacylglycerol kinase

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Surface prepared using SURFER software.

Surfer competition invites surfers to submit photos of algebraic surfaces to the competition

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The summer of space is approaching - scholarships for Israelis to study at the Technion Space University

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From the right: Dr. Ofer Yizhar, Dr. Matthias Friga, Niv Scott and Dr. Tali Kimchi. The next generation

The mothers and fathers

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A colony on another planet. Illustration: shutterstock

Encourage the children to study astronomy

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Academic career - is at low risk of computerization. Illustration: shutterstock

About 40% of employment in Israel is in professions that are at high risk of going through a computerization process in the next two decades

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The robot BB-8 in action. Image from the movie "The Force Awakens". Photography: David James

What will happen when robots have feelings?

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From the right: Dan Shaked-Reno, Avital Deri, Dr. Shakma Bresler, Ayelet Efrati, Mathias Bierman, Luca Moleri. The structure of the material

The physics beyond the horizon

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MarginProbe device of the Israeli company Dion. PR photo

100 hospitals have implemented the MarginProbe system that helps during surgery in the complete removal of breast cancer

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The ram statue discovered in Caesarea, December 2015. Photo: Vared Sharig, Caesarea Port

A statue of a ram was discovered near an ancient church in Caesarea

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Insight Landing. NASA source

NASA postpones the launch of the InSight lander mission to Mars due to a malfunction in the scientific equipment

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The landing of the first stage of the Falcon 9 launcher from a special angle of view - the bottom of the launcher. Credit SpaceX

The history recorded this week in space

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A greenhouse where tomatoes are grown under normal lighting and LED lighting. [Courtesy of Michael Dzakovich]

Does LED lighting impair the quality of greenhouse tomatoes?

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renewable energies. Illustration: shutterstock

Nike is moving to renewable energy

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A job fair for Israeli scientists living abroad. Photo: Spokesperson of the National Academy of Sciences

A record number of 3,027 Israeli researchers and scientists registered at the contact center to be accepted to work in Israel

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Soft landing of the Falcon 9 launcher, for the first time in history that a launcher returned from space and landed safely. Photo: SpaceX

SpaceX returned to space with the successful launch of the Falcon 9 launcher and the first historic success in landing the first stage of the launcher

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