Good News Israel presents Israeli scientists improve oil spill cleanup method; Israel knows how to overcome drought and much more.

By: Michael Ordman

 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Building the world’s largest radio telescope

Israel’s Mellanox Technologies is to supply the components of the precursor of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) telescope – the largest and most sensitive radio telescope in the world.
http://ir.mellanox.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=906668

Cleaning up oil spills

Israeli scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed another substance that can clean up after an oil spill. The NHS+ reagent converts the oil into carbon dioxide and water.
http://www.wfs.org/blogs/len-rosen/new-method-for-cleaning-land-based-oil-spills-shows-promise

Cleaning 5 million solar panels a month

Israel’s Ecoppia has installed its robotic solar panel cleaning system on 5 more solar farms in Israel’s south. The system is now cleaning 5 million solar panels each month, that generate 35MW of energy. Desert dust can reduce solar panel efficiency by 40 percent.
http://www.ecoppia.com/ecoppia%E2%80%99s-water-free-solar-panel-cleaning-robots-installed-additional-35-mw-solar-projects

The 5th generation of drip irrigation

Israel’s Netafim, the originator of drip irrigation has launched, 50 years later, its next generation of low-flow drippers. The new design boosts yields under harsh water conditions by combining low flow rates with excellent resistance against clogging.
https://www.netafim.com/news-item/200490

Honors for biometric security

At the International Security Conference & Exposition (ISC West) in Las Vegas, Israel’s FST Biometrics won two honors for its In Motion Identification (IMID) technology to personal devices. IMID mobile uses face, body and behavior recognition to identify visitors.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fst-biometrics-wins-two-honors-for-imid-mobile-app-at-isc-west-501550791.html

How Israel beat an old foe – drought

At last, a positive article about Israel in the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/world/middleeast/water-revolution-in-israel-overcomes-any-threat-of-drought.html

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=25849

Train spotting

Israel and China are exchanging train technology. Israel’s Radware is developing a ticketing system for China Railways. Meanwhile China Railway’s Tunnel Group will be working on building the Red Line – the–first of Tel Aviv’s new subway lines that will eventually crisscross Tel Aviv.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-china-give-each-other-a-hand-on-train-tech/

 

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