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AMT award winners from the Hebrew University. Photo: Hebrew University spokeswoman, Teng Mingyu

The winners of the AMT awards for 2022

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Prof. Ruth Lapidot, Prof. Hermona Shurk and Prof. Gideon Shelah-Lavi from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oded Lifshitz from Tel Aviv University are among the winners of the A.M.T.
The control room of the Rakei mission in the Check Point building in Tel Aviv. Photograph by Keren Ramon PR

The 'Rakia' mission complex was established at the Check Point offices in Tel Aviv

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Ahead of the launch next week, a 'Rakia' mission complex was established at the Check Point offices in Tel Aviv, including a control room from which scientists, artists and educators will monitor the activities of astronaut Eitan Stiva on the International Space Station; and a visitor center that will be visited by thousands of students in the coming weeks who will experience the activities Interactive educational
A mixture of seeds from a volcanic institute that Ethan Stiva will take into space. PR photo

Eitan Stiva will take wild seeds from the volcanic institute where his father worked, as a tribute to the institute's 100th anniversary celebrations

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The bag of seeds that will be taken is of the seeds of closely related wild varieties, which are collected and preserved in the Israeli gene bank at the Volcani Institute. These seeds are unique and valuable in light of the great genetic diversity they treasure and form the basis of research aimed at producing plants that can adapt to extreme climate change
Migdal Eshkol at the University of Haifa. Photo: depositphotos.com

The University of Haifa launches its new vision: a commitment to social and environmental sustainability

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The new vision of the University of Haifa is comprehensive and includes the entire avenue of its activity: in research, teaching and operation. It is based on the 17 goals established by the United Nations to ensure the sustainable development of humanity
Volodymyr Zelensky. The photo is from The Presidential Office of Ukraine website,

Leadership in the world of social networks

Dr. Tali Gazit explains how Zelensky succeeds in uniting his people and also in mobilizing global support through social networks
Prof. Natan Rosen, founder of the Physics Department at the Technion. The photos are courtesy of the Technion's historical archive by Yehoshua Nasiyo

One Handshake to Albert Einstein: The Story of Professor Nathan Rosen and the Jewish Scientists in the Soviet Union

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The author is Professor Alex Gordon, Oranim College tells about the anti-Semitism that accompanied the famous Jewish researchers, about Einstein's recommendation for Rosen to work in Kiev, about Podolsky's double loyalty, about Prof. Lev Strom who was executed near Kiev Begin - "collaboration with the Gestapo" and more about The difficult history of the Jewish scientists in the USSR
Cancer cells are marked with luminescent detector molecules developed in Prof. Margolis' laboratory

The sunrise of the detector warns of cancer

An advanced molecular structure may detect and report intracellular activity that may cause cancer
The Nano Bible built at the Technion. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion Spokesperson

Eitan Stiva will take with him the Nano Bible developed and created at the Technion and presented to the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Mouse testicle. The ferritin concentration is marked in red and white

The iron balance in the cells

The body's cells sense - and regulate - the amount of iron inside them
Courtesy of Prof. Arnon Lotem, Tel Aviv University

Lessons from birds

"A wise man learns from the experience of others, a fool learns from his own experience." indeed? According to sparrow research, the answer is: it depends
Audience at an event in Amsterdam, August 19, 2010. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Who did you read a lot?

We all use the "wisdom of the crowd", but the crowd, what to do, is made up of lots of individuals who behave differently
Ancient Babylon site in Iraq. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What does the future of the universe hold?

Star observations made in Babylon teach about the past and may hint at the future
Prof. Yehoshua Zak, winner of the Israel Prize. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Prof. Yehoshua Zak - winner of the Israel Prize in Physics and Chemistry

The award was given to Prof. Zak for "developing mathematical tools such as 'Zak transformation' and 'Zak phenomenon' used to decipher the phenomena of electrical conduction in a magnetic field. These tools enable the prediction of materials with unique properties for the construction of electronic devices
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The Dan David Prize for 2022 will be awarded to 9 researchers in the fields of history and archaeology

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Each of them will receive an award of $300,000 for achievements in researching the past and as support for their future work * An additional $300 was allocated to a new international post-doc program for history subjects at Tel Aviv University * The ceremony - at Tel Aviv University in May
Clean fuel. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Fuel cells for green energy production

A start-up born in the chemistry department in Bar Ilan offers clean and efficient solutions for energy production and storage without polluting emissions
Screenshot from a letter about growing potatoes alongside solar panels at Bar Ilan

Potatoes alongside solar energy

The research will include technologies that will measure the effect of shading and the installation methods of the solar panels on the development of the plants, growth rate, susceptibility to diseases, protection against Hamsin, saving water consumption, the quantity and quality of the crop
Minister Orit Farkash HaCohen UAE Minister of Advanced Technologies and the UAE Space Agency, Sara Bint Youssef Al Amiri

First cooperation between Israel and the Emirates in space in the study of the Earth using the Venus satellite data

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All research proposals are shared by researchers from Israel and the United Arab Emirates and will work to promote solutions to the Earth's environmental and climate challenges from data collected from space
Eitan Stiva and Amir Ilan, Aleph Farm chef. Photo: Aleph Farms

Sky Mission Experiments Part 3: The rest of the medical experiments, space steak and the student experiments

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Review of scientific experiments and technological demonstrations that will be carried out by Eitan Stiva in the sky mission. Out of 31 missions approved. Third review in a series that also includes four experiments of high school students selected for the flight
An EEG experiment that will examine Eitan Stiva's brain. Photo: brain.space company

Sky Task Experiments Part 2: Studies in the Brain

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Review of scientific experiments and technological demonstrations that will be carried out by Eitan Stiva in the sky mission. Out of 31 missions approved. Second review in the series
Eitan Stiva prepares for his flight to the International Space Station at the SpaceX facilities. Photography: Uri Borg.

Space mission experiments part 1: conducting remote tests and the effect of staying in space on the immune system

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Review of scientific experiments and technological demonstrations that will be carried out by Eitan Stiva in the sky mission. Out of 31 missions approved. First review in the series
The head of NASA in a speech delivered at the 17th Renon conference, January 2022. The conference was held online.

The 17th Ramon Conference: The astronaut from the United Arab Emirates Haz Al Mansour dreams of flying to the moon as well

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XNUMXD printing of organs. Illustration: depositphotos.com

XNUMXD printing in the medical service

A new course at the Faculty of Medicine of Bar Ilan University in Safed will focus on tissue regeneration and XNUMXD printing for therapeutic needs
Omri Dinor. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Meet the students who built the world satellites

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About 250 students from eight local authorities participated in the construction of eight satellites that were launched into space on Thursday. We spoke with three of them, and realized that they received training in programming and satellites but also in managing complex projects
Satellite launch event, 13/1/22. Photo: Ronen Horesh, CEO

The eight Tavel student satellites were successfully launched and began sending signals

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Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Orit Farkash HaCohen: The Tevel program promotes the students' scientific and technological knowledge and arouses curiosity and inspiration to engage in the field. It is one of the most exciting programs of the Ministry of Science and the Space Agency in that it connects people and nations, and makes social change." * Uri Oron, CEO of the Israel Space Agency: "The Tevel satellites are further evidence of the technological ability of Israel's students and the ability of space to connect the sectors"
Life science. Illustration: depositphotos.com

ERC grant of NIS 12 million for two studies from Bar Ilan

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One of the studies that won the grant deals with the study of the genes that cause sex reversal, and the other deals with the microbiome and intestinal diseases
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