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July 2016

Prof. Gil Atzmon from the University of Haifa and the Einstein Institute in New York. PR photo

A gene was discovered whose abnormal operation significantly increases the chance of developing type 2 diabetes

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Prof. Dafna Atlas, The Hebrew University (Credit: Dafna Atlas)

Substances have been found that prevent cognitive damage following a brain injury

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An artist's rendering shows the triple star system HD 131399 and the planet orbiting the giant star of the three HD 131399Ab visible in the lower left of the image. Photo: ESO / L. Calçada

Surprise: a planet with three suns

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Aviya Raviv, recipient of the 2016 Adams Prize of the National Academy of Sciences. PR photo

Eight outstanding doctoral students will receive the prestigious Adams Fellowships of the National Academy of Sciences

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The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. From Wikipedia

Why hacking the nervous system could be the next big medical treatment?

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From left to right: astronomical photons are emitted from the star, pass through the lens and reach an amplifier containing atoms. An atom hit by an astronomical photon in response emits a large amount of forced photons (in green), which hit the telescope detector and "report" with high precision the direction of impact of the original (astronomical) photon. Most of the spontaneous photons (in red) scatter to the sides and are not absorbed by the detector; Therefore, the noise is low and the separation is not significantly impaired.

A method developed in collaboration with researchers at the Technion is expected to bring about a dramatic improvement in the separation ability of telescopes

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Wild horses in the Golan Heights. Illustration: shutterstock

The secret life of horses

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Cycle cage in Tel Aviv. Most of the plastic will end up in China. Photo: Fatemeh.flickr

Where does our plastic go?

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The cover of the Hebrew edition of the book "The Shock of the Future"

Future shock - 30 years later. Interview with Alvin Toffler

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Yutyrannus huali - a feathered dinosaur discovered in China in 2012 and two individuals of smaller feathered dinosaurs Beipiaosaurus. Illustration: Dr. Brian Cho

Debunking six myths about dinosaurs

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migraine. Illustration: shutterstock

pain in the brain

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The young voted to stay, the adults asked to leave. Based on an illustration from the Catholic Herald website while replacing the signs

Game theory explains how the British reached a result that no one prepared for

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the brain

New research at the Technion reveals a mechanism for precise and individual control of brain activity using ultrasound waves

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Water splitting using an innovative metallic catalyst [Courtesy of KTH The Royal Institute of Technology]

Production of hydrogen from water at hand

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"Intuitive" prosthetic hand. Photo: Technion

Technion students developed an "intuitive" prosthetic hand

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"The world's largest radio telescope" in Pingtang City, Guizhou Province, China. Photo: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), the Australian organization that built the telescope components

China has installed the last panel in the world's largest radio telescope

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A simulation of Juno near Jupiter. The probe's massive solar panels can be clearly seen. Image: NASA

Success in the first stage - Juno in orbit around Jupiter

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The Juno spacecraft hovers over Jupiter. Image: NASA

The Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter this morning will investigate, among other things, whether the giant planet has a core

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Science Minister Ofir Akunis and Knesset Science Committee Chairman MK Uri Makleb at the committee meeting on 4/7/16. PR photo - Knesset Science Committee

Minister of Science, MK Ofir Akunis: "We are investing millions in the next generation of high-tech industries, it is forbidden to import engineers from abroad."

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Prof. Amnon Shashua presents the autonomous vehicle platform at a joint press conference with Intel and BMW PR photo

BMW and Intel will join the Israeli Mobilya in developing an open platform for autonomous cars

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machine learning. Illustration: shutterstock

Ideas from another world - computers that teach themselves

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The chain of evolution from monkey to man. Nice but not that accurate. From Wikipedia

Towards the Olympics: The Evolutionary Origins of Sport

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The late Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in a photo from 2012. From Wikipedia

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the late Elie Wiesel, in an interview he gave to the website Hadaan in 2008: Scientists must not cooperate with dangerous regimes

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Neurons in XNUMXD. Illustration: shutterstock

The neurons in the brain are much more diverse than we thought

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Cellulase 1JS4, a common enzyme found in detergents Credit: Pratulka/cc.

Biomimicry and washing powders

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