Science and Technology
Officials said the new regulation led to an 80 percent drop in the use of single-use grocery bags and saved more than 7,091 tons of non-recyclable plastic in just one year.
The launch date is set for December; two months later, on Feb. 13, 2019, the smallest spacecraft yet is expected to land, following the footsteps of Russia, the United States and China.
Israel will be the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the moon when SpaceIL touches down on Earth’s only natural satellite on Feb. 13, 2019.
Organized by the American Jewish Committee’s Project Interchange, the tour features African business leaders and entrepreneurs from Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, who specialize in renewable energy and agriculture.
CardioScale, a portable arm cuff, detects a patient’s cardiovascular hemodynamic deterioration. The device is particularly indicated for use in group casualty events, when triage must be performed to save the maximum number of lives.
Consortium of four leading Indian companies awarded three-year license with option for extension • Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz plans to step up efforts to attract international investors.
The plan will include the expansion of pipelines for use in agriculture, and is intended to help Israel to rehabilitate dried-up rivers.
Readiness teams have been sent to the border with particle gauges and will run multiple models of particle dispersion based on factors such as weather and wind patterns.
As part of “Operation Living Together,” soldiers, including the Jordanian army, canvas the border area for places to construct natural wildlife corridors before a new border fence is constructed this year.
In an unprecedented procedure, the Israel-based biotechnology company Bonus BioGroup has successfully injected a lab-grown bone into three patients in the last six months, and is planning on making 27 more of the injections for a clinical study during this coming year.
The IDF is gearing up for a major relocation to southern Israel, where it plans to create new environs replete with academia and high-tech firms, and to give a significant boost to the Be’er Sheva area.
