Paul Winter soothes the natural habitat in the north of Israel during his visit last month. Four-time Grammy Award winning American musician Paul Winter has just wrapped up a successful tour of Israel even though not one concert ticket was …
Environment
Neomatix takes the pressure off tire checks
Israeli company Neomatix lets car and truck drivers head for the road on properly inflated tires, without leaving the driver’s seat.
Olive harvest made easy
The coated crystals are easily dissolved in water and sprayed on mature olives about ten days before harvesting. A Ben-Gurion University team is in the final stages of developing a unique instrument for improving the efficiency of mechanical olive harvesting. …
Energy towers touted as future source of electricity
Energy towers are the brain-child of Professor Dan Zaslavsky and make use of the convection of air through a hollow tower to turn turbines. From giant energy towers to new solar power units, alternative forms of energy came to the …
An energizing opportunity
A stable supply of energy is vital for Israel’s and the United States’ futures. The need to secure the stable and economic supply of energy for Israel is an important imperative. At present Israel imports coal to provide power for …
Negev to house world’s largest solar power station
Israel’s first solar power station will supply five percent of the country’s energy needs. The world’s largest solar power station is being planned in the Negev. The station, which would be the first ever built in Israel, will be based …
The ‘cycles of peace
A bikeathon in Israel aims to protect the environment and build peace. One of the major efforts in Israel in promoting both environmental awareness and regional cooperation is taking place in the southern area of the country called the Arava. …
Technion team helping to make hydrogen fuel cells work in cars
Auto engines powered by hydrogen fuel cells have already been placed into prototype test cars. Successful research in Israel into improving the efficiency of solar-hydrogen fuel cells has raised the potential for their use in non-polluting cars of the future …
Israeli research team seeking solar-powered surgical tool
A BGU research team thinks concentrated sunlight can approach the surgical power of expensive medical lasers. A team of scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel has been experimenting with the concept of turning sunshine into a cheap …
Scarce water at core of Middle East issues
The World Bank says in 20 years 3 billion people will face severe water shortages. The Middle East is slowly moving towards a more and more serious water crisis. The world water situation is serious, but nowhere more critical than …
Israeli solar energy innovator sees multiple ways to serve U.S. consumers
Israel-based Solel has a field of solar panels in California’s Mohave Desert that’s saving U.S. consumers 2 million barrels of oil a year. A single project in California using technology owned by Israeli solar energy innovator Solel, has been reducing …