Study: Boiling potatoes increases electric power 10-fold; Potato battery 6 times more economical than kerosene lamp.An electric battery based on boiled potatoes could provide a cheap source of electricity in the developing world, according to the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Photo by: TheMarker.
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First in Israel: Cuneiform tablet parallel to Code of Hammurabi uncovered at Hazor Fragments of a cuneiform tablet, dating from the 18th-17th centuries BCE were found in Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeological excavations at Hazor in the north of Israel. Digging at Hazor ... Culture | Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | Hits: 1309 | Comments Read more |
Jerusalem is ranked as one of the top destinations in the world According to the prestigious Travel+Leisure Magazine, Jerusalem is ranked as one of the top destinations in the world by their discerning readers.Jerusalem among the top cities in the world - ... Culture | Tuesday, 13 July 2010 | Hits: 1410 | Comments Read more |
Weizmann ranked 2nd best academic workplace in world The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked the second best scientific institutions outside the US in which to work by "The Scientist" ranking of "Best Places to Work: Academia ... Culture | Wednesday, 30 June 2010 | Hits: 1568 | Comments Read more |
A tour of hell LOS ANGELES – HBO will air an adaptation of ‘Primo,’a play based on Primo Levi’s description of his 11 months in Auschwitz. After his liberation from Auschwitz, Italian writer and ... Culture | Wednesday, 16 June 2010 | Hits: 1768 | Comments Read more |
Tennis doubles coexistence program flourishes in Israel The Israel Tennis Center hopes to produce a professional, top caliber, mixed Jewish-Arab team that will represent Israel in prestigious international tournaments. Israel Tennis Center trains Jewish and Arab youth ... Culture | Thursday, 6 May 2010 | Hits: 2328 | Comments Read more |
Israel Academy of Sciences hosts International Presidents' Conference The international academic world expresses confidence in and salutes the accomplishments of Israeli science in a conference of academy presidents from around the world celebrating the Academy of Sciences' ... Culture | Tuesday, 16 March 2010 | Hits: 13037 | Comments Read more |
Public showing of Albert Einstein’s original manuscript of the theory of relativity Next week the Israeli Academy of Sciences celebrates its 50th anniversary, together with Albert Einstein’s 131st birthday. In celebration of the two dates, the Academy is inviting the public for ... Culture | Wednesday, 10 March 2010 | Hits: 3804 | Comments Read more |
Boyle Heights celebrates its ethnic diversity In the 1940s, the Eastside neighborhood was often called one of the largest and earliest showcases for multicultural harmony in Los ... Culture | Monday, 22 February 2010 | Hits: 4047 | Comments Read more |
Sowing Seeds of Cultural Diversity
On January 28, during the celebration of Tu B’Shvat, students from Temple Emanuel Day School and Crescent Heights Elementary School participated in afterschool activities which encourage experiences that lead the children from diverse backgrounds to develop mutual understanding, respecting and appre
Israeli TV series adapted to the US format
U.S TV executives and producers are working together with the creators and producers of Israeli TV series in order to bring to the U.S adaptations of successful hits.
'Ajami' on short list for Oscar nomination
Ajami, Israel's official selection for the Oscars, was included on a shortlist of nine films from which the final five nominees in the Best Foreign Language Film category will be chosen. This list was released Wednesday.
21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces Festival Winners
Out of 67 feature or documentary film directing debuts, Haim Tabakman received the John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature (Narrative or Documentary) for the film Eyes Wide Open (Israel).
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