Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia is almost done constructing its first nuclear reactor, according to GoogleEarth images of the plant, raising concerns about it possibly operating a facility without following international standards and therefore acquiring nuclear weapons.
“In this day and age, international and interdisciplinary collaborations are vital to the future of science and engineering,” said Professor Boaz Golany from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, adding that the research “will benefit people not only in the U.S. and Israel, but worldwide.”
When the spacecraft enters the moon’s orbit, it will perform a complex maneuver to enter the moon’s gravity, called lunar capture, and start orbiting the moon ahead of its scheduled landing on April 11.
The GEN-350, which offers a supply of fresh water on site, is a technological innovation of the Israel-based company Watergen.
The 469-page legal complaint, “Dechter et al. v. Newton School Committee et al.,” submitted by several Newton residents, purportedly details the history of residents in addressing and correcting bias in the curriculum when it comes to the Arab-Israel conflict.
One of the videos includes a sunrise from the spacecraft’s viewpoint—the Earth can be seen hiding the sun from the spacecraft, and then exiting the same shadow created by the Earth and the sun’s exposure.
Israel’s Diagnoz.me proposes a new home-based approach to diagnosing infections: a disposable smartphone add-on that analyzes bodily fluid samples.
It is the sixth summit meeting between Israel, Cyprus and Greece.
A bipartisan bill was introduced by Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) and Randy Weber (R-Texas) to further development between America and Israel in the agriculture, water resources and energy-storage sectors.
As part of the competition, male students at the Lev Campus and women at the Tal Campus solved university-level physics challenges.
Exxon executives apparently talked with Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz about having the right to look for oil and gas areas off Israel’s shore through bidding in an auction Israel will conduct in June.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry met with Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz in Houston at the annual CERAWeek conference, which focuses on challenges facing the energy industry.
