Professor Daniel Shechtman of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has been designated the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2011 for his discovery of quasicrystals – a new form of matter that has become a major subject field for physicists, materials scientists, mathematicians, and crystallographers. Shechtman, who was born in Tel Aviv in […]
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Argentina became the last of the South American Mercosur trade block of four to sign a free trade agreement with Israel. Trade in 2010 between Israel and the other countries that comprise Mercosur, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, reached $1.8 billion. Trade with Argentina, on the other hand, only reached $130 million due to high tariffs on […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will, this year, for the second time, award the “Prime Ministers Prize for Initiatives and Innovations” in order to encourage initiatives, innovational thinking, imagination and creativity among various population groups, including young people. The goal of the Prize is to lead to significant changes in society, the environment, science, technology, etc. […]
The report cut the world growth outlook to 4% in 2011 and 2012, compared to a previous forecast of 4.5% for 2012 The IMF (International Monetary Fund) predicted last week that in 2011 Israel’s economy is likely to expand 4.8% this year, the same as last, compared to a previous forecast of 3.8%. The figures […]
A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and a space camera One of Israel’s sources of pride is the enormous number of inventions and innovations that have taken root on its soil over 63 years — despite challenges of geography, size and diplomacy. The ever-churning Israeli […]
Rapidly growing Israel-China link includes new industrial initiatives and a plan to teach Israel studies at Chinese universities “Israeli businessmen are clever, hardworking and serious — similar to Chinese businessmen,” says Eric Zhao, vice director of the investment promotion bureau of the Jiangsu Wujin Economic Zone (WEZ) in Changzhou, China. Zhao was recently in Tel Aviv […]
Daniel Shechtman becomes the third Israeli to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the 10th Israeli to win a Nobel. Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his controversial discovery of non-repeating patterns in atoms called quasicrystals. He is the third Israeli to win the award in chemistry, and […]
Spencer Tunick gathers 1,000 volunteers to pose in the buff at the Dead Sea to bring attention to the ecologically troubled site. Why did American photographer Spencer Tunick put out a call for 1,000 volunteers to pose without their clothes at the Dead Sea in September? Apart from the artistic element, Tunick also hoped the […]
Israel unveils I-CORE, a cross-university initiative to keep generating Israeli Nobel-level breakthroughs, starting with smarter biofuels. Brain drain has been the bane of Israeli academia for years now: young Israeli scientists trained at the country’s best universities get a high quality, state-subsidized education for just a few thousand dollars a year. They go on to […]
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With sales of some 1.2 million puzzles annually, Israelis are among the world’s leading jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts A team of Israelis tackled the world’s biggest puzzle. Go into any household in Israel and you’ll find the exact same pictures of charming landscapes, Disney characters and famous buildings. Some are up on walls for display […]
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