Science in Israel

President of the State Yitzhak Herzog with the winners of the Or and Berith programs for the return of scientists to Israel

Approximately 700 million shekels for the repatriation of scientists: "Or" and "Bereshit" programs launched at the President's Office

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The first 28 winners of the "Or" and "Bereshit" programs, which are designed to accommodate young researchers and senior scientists from abroad in Israel, were presented at the President's residence. The programs include research grants, equipment, and personal assistance for five to seven years.
Nicotiana benthamiana, a relative of tobacco used in research laboratories, has been trained by researchers to produce a biological cocktail of psychedelic substances. Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science

A genetically engineered lab plant produced five psychedelic substances from three kingdoms of nature

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Weizmann Institute researchers have deciphered the DMT production pathway in plants and integrated genes from plants, fungi, and animals into the model plant. The system may be used in the future for the controlled production of compounds for research and drug development –
In recent decades, there has been a growing understanding that small parts of a city – specific street segments – may have a greater impact on crime. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Crime Hotspots: Does the Street We Live On Change Hormones Related to Aggression and Anxiety?

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A planned Israeli study will map street sections in Tel Aviv and examine whether living in areas with high crime is linked to testosterone and cortisol levels and measures of mental well-being.
An innovative theory of heat conduction in matter.

Taming Heat: New Theory Allows for Directing Heat Flow in Materials

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The theory developed by researchers at the Technion and Cambridge has potential applications such as energy production and protection of heat-sensitive equipment.
He has won many awards for his scientific work, including the Israel Prize and the Wolf Prize. Meir Wilczek in the laboratory | Photo: Kobi Kalmanovich, A.M.T. Prize, Wikipedia

The scientist with a connection to life: 90th anniversary of Meir Wilczek, the Holocaust survivor who conquered the world of biochemistry

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From a hungry child who wandered through camps, exile, and kolkhozes in Kyrgyzstan – to a leading scientist at the Weizmann Institute, developer of affinity chromatography and the avidin-biotin system, winner of the Israel Prize and the Wolf Prize: Prof. Meir Wilczek celebrates 90 and continues
Damage to Israeli science. Produced using Dali 2.

Six leading research institutes in Germany issued a statement fearing for the freedom and autonomy of science and research in Israel

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The declaration is jointly signed by the Max Planck Society, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Helmholtz Society and the German Council for Sciences and Humanities
LHC - PR photo: CERN

The Innovation Authority cooperates with the CERN particle accelerator

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Nobel Prize Coin for Chemistry. Source: Adam Baker.

Israelis, Jews and winning international awards

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Sarah Ngosa at the annual Tech Women 2017 student conference that encourages outstanding female students to choose science and technology studies. Source: Courtesy of the Technion.

To see far, to see clearly

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Weizmann Institute - A quarter of those who engaged in postdoctoral research in Israel in 2015 were at the Weizmann Institute. Photo: Yair Aronshtam.

CBS: 2,600 post-doctorates in Israel, half of them foreigners

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Two horns are already operating, a third should join soon. A view of the synchrotron inside the building. Photography: Itai Nebo.

Accelerating peace

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In the photo, the particle accelerator in a 360 degree panoramic image. (Photo: CERN)

Accelerator for peace: Israel, Iran, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority inaugurate a joint particle accelerator

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Japan and Israel will increase scientific cooperation

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Technion campus. Source: Technion / Israel Institute of Technology, Wikimedia.

The Technion was ranked in the top ten of the "Nobel Universities" in the sciences

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Israeli space week. Source: Ministry of Science website.

"So far you can touch": Israel Space Week events

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The particle accelerator in the axle. Source: Techtime.

CERN is looking for Israeli technologies for a new particle accelerator

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From right to left: Shoham Yacovi, Gil Ad Kishoni, Ofer Kopalevitz, Dan Karliner, Guy Segal. Photography: Eli Raz

Five Olympic medals for the Israeli team in physics: a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

A seminar tomorrow (Monday) at the Technion will deal with the representation of science in the Israeli media

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Olmert visited the Weizmann Institute on the occasion of Science Day

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The particle accelerator and the peace process

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