energy

"Technology accelerates human evolution"

Avi Blizovsky
February 26, 2024
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Dr. Lonnie Johnson, an inventor who registered over 100 patents and developed a solid-state battery based on them, describes human evolution as an interactive process between biology and technology, in which each influences and is influenced by its own

Saturn's surprise: NASA discovered an energy source and a basic molecule for life on Enceladus

Avi Blizovsky
December 27, 2023
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In the new study, evidence for additional sources of chemical energy, much stronger and more diverse than methane production, was discovered: a group of organic compounds was found that were oxidized, and this points to many chemical pathways for the existence of potential life in the subsurface ocean of Enceladus, because oxidation helps to release chemical energy.

Not science fiction: an unknown particle with very high energy hit the Earth

Avi Blizovsky
November 26, 2023
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The cosmic ray detector that includes 507 ground scintillator stations, covering an extensive detection area of 700 square kilometers in Utah, USA. On May 27, 2023, scientists discovered a particle with an enormous energy level of 244 EeV.

The green side of Google

Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
September 18, 2023

Google recently published its environmental report, which reveals significant energy savings in its operation, helping its users to act more environmentally and investments in sustainable ventures. Is the picture really so optimistic?

The evolutionary changes following the extinction of the large animals

Tel Aviv University
September 12, 2023

The need to hunt small animals caused prehistoric man to improve his mental abilities in order to perfect his hunting tools

Survive with 0% battery: an immune system that drains the cell of energy has been discovered

Weizmann Institute
August 17, 2023

The new system was discovered in bacteria - but is also used in corals, bees and others

Artificial intelligence: government policy in Israel and the West

Avi Blizovsky
July 7, 2023
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All attempts to regulate the field of artificial intelligence were at best amateurish, states the Knesset's research division. New regulations must be built and an adequate budget allocated to them

A document of the Knesset Research Center: Creative Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks and Regulation Part I

Avi Blizovsky
July 6, 2023
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In a document prepared for a discussion in the Science Committee, the subject of creative artificial intelligence is briefly presented, which is a catalyst for the recent public discourse; policy issues arising from its development; Information regarding government decisions, committees and a national program on artificial intelligence in Israel, and a concise reference to trends in regulation in Europe and the United States