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November 2017

Nanoparticles capable of targeted delivery of drugs to cancer stem cells (yellow), those rare cells within the tumor (blue) that allow the tumor to return or spread. [Courtesy: Dipanjan Pan]

Drug-carrying nanoparticles to fight cancer cells

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HASP High-altitude pseudo satellites, image: European Space Agency

The European Space Agency is developing a hybrid of drones and satellites

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A transparent solar panel developed at Michigan State University. Photo courtesy of Richard Lunt/Michigan State University

A new development is gaining momentum: transparent solar panels

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"The term 'Protestant work ethic' that emerged with the industrial revolution, will disappear with the revolution of artificial intelligence and robotics." In the photo: seamstresses in a factory in Laos. Photo: ILO/Jean‐Pierre Pellissier.

How can we live a meaningful life in a world without work?

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Illustration: pixabay.

The "smell of fear" calms and inspires confidence in people with autism

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Lifestyle changes reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and similar dementias. Illustration: pixabay.

A rare success in the fight against Alzheimer's

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orange tree The essential oil in orange peels is very suitable for eliminating mosquito larvae. Photography: Ronnie Macdonald.

Oranges against mosquitoes

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Meeting of heads of organizations and countries at the COP 23 conference in Bonn, November 15, 2017. Source: UNclimatechange.

How "donors" and lobbyists harm the implementation of the agreements to mitigate the warming

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In the future, will lung cancer patients be able to receive chemotherapy using an inhaler at home? Source: illustration - Nic McPhee.

Inhaled chemotherapy for lung cancer

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Stephen Hawking. Photo: NASA/Paul E. Alers.

Artificial intelligence - the most terrible event in human history?

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An infrared spectrum is a chemical fingerprint that provides information about the composition and properties of various substances. Illustration: pixabay.

Chemical fingerprinting with the help of artificial intelligence

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A rooster stands on organic waste. Illustration: Herzi Pinki, Wikimedia.

Poultry waste as a source of renewable energy

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Illustration: Caroline Davis2010.

The biohacker who is not afraid to reshape his body's biology

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New roads that allow wireless charging eliminate the need for charging stations. But is the technology economically viable? Illustration: Courtesy of Oren Ezer, ElectRoad.

Israel is testing wireless charging of electric vehicles

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Illustration: pixabay.

The seed of disaster

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Recent visualization of the first Israeli spacecraft courtesy of spaceil.

The first Israeli lunar spacecraft project is in danger of closing

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Illustration: pixabay.

The light wing that will save fuel

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Stem cells could restore scar tissue or prevent its formation after a heart attack and treat heart failure. Illustration: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator; C. Carl Jaffe, MD, cardiologist.

Treatment of heart failure through stem cell injection receives a "standard"

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Illustration: pixabay.

When the genetic messenger discovers independence

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fireflies Their lighting mechanism can be used to develop important tools in the field of medicine. Photo: Uqbar is back.

The genetics of the firefly

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Dado Beach in Haifa. The launched marine station is located in the deep Mediterranean Sea, 50 km from Haifa. Source: David King.

An Israeli research station in the deep Mediterranean Sea

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A simulation of a supermassive black hole with an accretion disk around it. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

A method that significantly improves the measurement of the mass of black holes in the centers of galaxies

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How does the brain set limits to memory search? Illustration: pixabay.

How does the brain set limits to memory search?

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Transportation networks of vehicles equipped with sensors and smart nodes will change from end to end the way we move in the city. Illustration: Jaguar MENA / Flickr.

How driverless cars will change life in the city

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An artist's impression of the first interstellar asteroid Oumuamua, a unique object discovered on October 19, 2017 by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii. Image: NASA

A guest from interstellar space - a giant asteroid with a strange shape

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