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A dirty solution for saving food
The initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture to reduce food loss by packing fruits and vegetables in plastic may be a good intention, but it may create a new and unnecessary problem that will overshadow the problem of lost food.
Prof. Ofira Ayalon is not convinced that this is such a bad solution. “The goal of the move is to reduce the depreciation of vegetables and fruits, but scientifically, there is no answer at the moment what is preferable”.
Want to foster engineering leadership? That’s how it’s done right
Arnon Bentur
Being an engineer in the 21st century is much more than planning, doing calculations and writing code. Today’s engineer is required to be able to work in a team, independent learning throughout life and to be able to deal with solving complex problems in situations of uncertainty. These are the demands of advanced industry in Israel and around the world.
The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research at the Technion recently published a report entitled “Educating Engineers in the 21st Century”, which reinforces the view that advocates the need to expand the education of the Israeli engineer in the early stages of his training, And to withstand global competition.
Reinventing the recycling
The state of plastic waste management in Israel is very bleak: the pollution is increasing, the research is lagging, the policy of dealing with the crisis is unclear, and the last recycling plant is closing its doors – perhaps the hope will come from Italy, where scientists have developed an innovative facility that promises to recycle all plastics.
The French connection
Tsipy Buchnik, Daphne Getz, Ilia Zatcovetsky
How should European educational institutions deal with Muslim immigration?
What is the right way to promote women in the science fields? How do we fight a boycott against Israel, and why do Jews get so many Nobel Prizes? The women at the head of the national academies of science in France and Israel, physicist Prof. Katherine Barshiniak and law professor Prof. Nili Cohen, met this week to discuss the “France-Israel season” beside the mutual compliments and co-work they also manage to argue.
The Mifal Hapais ‘Michael Landau Prize’ for the Sciences and Research
Prof. Ofira Ayalon was awarded the Mifal Hapais, ‘Michael Landau Prize’ for the Sciences and Research. This award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of art, science and research.
Beyond the high monetary prize, it is an appreciation, recognition and appreciation to scientists and artists for their contribution and their influence on research and cultural life.
Among the judges’ reasons for the winning of Prof. Ayalon was that she contributed “significant contributions to a wide range of subjects related to sustainability issues in Israel and globally.
Chips against traffic jams
Manuel Trajtenberg
Flexible bus routes and pricing of trips in private cars according to time, route and number of passengers: innovative solutions to the endemic traffic congestion in Israel.
Can new technologies help ease the transportation crisis that costs 40 billion NIS a year, and robs Israelis’ precious time? The key: Smart management of public and private transportation, and shared rides for commuting. Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, a former Knesset Member, presented at the Science Committee of the Knesset a comprehensive plan to reform transportation policy, that he developed at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion together with Shuki Cohen, Alon Pardo and Nir Sharav. The plan focuses on short- and medium term policy steps, whereas for the long run what is needed is investment in mass transport.
Do not keep up with pace: Israel is losing altitude in international scientific publications
Ella Barzani, Daphne Getz, Noa Lavid
Until the early 1990s, Israel was ranked first in the per capita publications index, but fell to 14th place, while the number of Israeli publications remained almost identical, while other countries made a quantum leap. The good news: Israel continues to appear in the top ten in publications per capita in fields such as mathematics, neuroscience and physics.
Research: there will be about 200,000 electric cars on Israeli roads by 2025
Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes
According to a new study by the Samuel Neaman Institute, which deals with future charging stations in Israel, in 7 years the market share of electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to reach about 5% of the total Israeli car fleet. By 2025 there will be a demand for about 150,000 private charging stations for EVs throughout Israel, and about 13,000 public charging stations.
The research was conducted by the Samuel Neaman Institute and the Dutch consulting company EVConsult with the support of the Ministry of Energy and the Fuel Choices and Smart Mobility Initiative from the Prime Minister’s Office, and its predictions are based over the global distribution between public and private charging.
Here Lies the Garbage
About 80 percent of the waste in Israel is transferred to landfills, where it emits greenhouse gases, pollutes soil and groundwater, occupies large tracts of land, damages the landscape and creates odor hazards. A new program should reduce the problem but Prof. Ofira Ayalon says that budgeting alone is not enough for the program to be successfully implemented and that there are many legal processes that must be completed to establish waste treatment plants.
The neglect of traditional industry in Israel is liable to harm the economy and high-tech industries
Research by the Smuel Neaman Institute, (Technion) finds that the neglect of the traditional industry in Israel is liable to harm the Israeli economy as a whole, as well as the high-tech industries. “If we do not invest in workers in the classical industries, but only in high tech, 95 percent of the economy will be left behind, with all the risks,” said Dr. Gilead Fortuna, a senior research fellow at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion.