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DEFYING GRAVITY
The apple that fell from a tree and bonked young Isaac Newton on the head led him to contemplate the laws of gravity. Some 350 years later, and despite the recent detection of Albert Einstein’s gravitational waves, gravity is still not well understood. Yet, everything obeys Newton’s law, which says things fall to the earth – except perhaps the economy of Israel ‒, which continues to thrive despite all the odds and obstacles, when many other Western economies remain stagnant and shackled.
Prepare for sea level rise,And save billions
Sea level rise is expected to affect hotels, power plants, desalination facilities and localities. If so, why is there no comprehensive deployment in Israel for the effects of sea level rise on coastal areas, despite assessments in Europe that such preparations could save billions?
Salt of the Earth
Arab women have had enough of being a victim, there is a change in the attitude toward violence
Siham Azbarka, who was shot dead last week by a masked man in her home in Lod, joined a long list of 55 women murdered in Arab society since 2012. These murders have long awakened socially active women in Arab society who point an accusing finger at welfare, police and patriarchal Arab society, while risking their lives.
A green day in the life of Prof. Ofira Ayalon
A green day in Prof. Ofira Ayalon’s life
The absurdity of the electric vehicle
A new US study shows a strange scenario where the electric vehicle often causes more pollution due to lower air pollution in cities but increase pollution near power stations.
Prof. Ayalon presented the results of her study- the cleaner the electricity is, the higher are the environmental and economic benefits obtained.
The Electric car will actually cause more Air-pollution
A new US study shows a strange scenario where the electric vehicle often causes more pollution due to lower air pollution in cities but increase pollution near power stations.
Prof. Ayalon presented the results of her study- the cleaner the electricity is, the higher are the environmental and economic benefits obtained.
Israeli developers reach for the skies
Construction of a 100-floor Tel Aviv skyscraper begins soon but the taller the building, the more costly the maintenance per unit.
plastic bags taxation is working
Israel Carrier Bags Act came into force in January 2017. Prof. Ofira Ayalon was interviewed following the implementation of this law and pointed negative issues of law on the one hand, and effective solutions to reduce this nuisance, on the other hand. Her views are based on previous studies conducted at SNI
All indications determine: Israeli research is facing a crisis
The study shows that four universities in Israel indeed occupies a distinguished international place in the academic elite – but over the last decade a decline in many research fields was recorded. Shanghai ranking in 2016 first added a series of engineering fields that Israeli universities and are not very good at.
Prof. Uri Kirsch from Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion warns: “Higher education budget reductions could harm the industry outstanding manpower”