The digital twin and condition based maintenance
A series of three blogs emphasizing the role of digital twins in providing monitoring diagnostic and prognostic capabilities, with examples from condition based maintenance
Energy Forum 50: Agricultural land dual-use for photovoltaic electricity
The interest in agrivoltaics has emerged following the required and massive transition to renewable energy in the face of the shortage of land. This shortage will increase in the coming years due to the consequences of the climate crisis, the desertification process, dehydration and water shortages, and the expected population growth. The land is a […]
Iron Dome: The inside story
Prof. Shlomo Maital reviews the inside story of the iron dome project and the man behind it, by the person who headed the project at RAFAEL: Chanoch Levin.
How Israel conquered coronavirus
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings us the story of how Israel conquered COVID-19 and transitioned from initial chaos to ultimate success.
‘Tal’s Law’ – Background, Challenges and Optional Solutions.
Following the unfortunate pass away of Judge Zvi Tal (22.6.2021), this is a concise report on the ‘Tal Law’, originally written in May 2012. Through the Tal Law and its two channels – the civic and the military – around 10,000 U-O youth enrolled into those service channels. In early 2012 the Supreme Court deliberated […]
Focused Repatriation. The Demography and the Social Processes in the Jewish Communities in the World
The Research analyzed the Demography and the Social Processes in the Jewish Communities in the World in order to point the Communities, which could have the best choices for successful absorption.
Ultra-Orthodox pull U turn on Vaccines
In this article Prof. Shlomo Maital explains why Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community initially dragged their feet on vaccination – and then abruptly changed their minds -and what we can learn from this episode?
Arab minority participation in collective action for provision of public goods in the general Israeli society.
The societal and economic integration of the Arab minority is considered an essential factor for Israel. This research inquires how Arab minority members resolve the social dilemma of participation in collective action at the general society level. The recent unrest (May 2021) which un-stabilize co-existence and integration, poses a strategic challenge for Israel as a […]
Between Mount Meron and Giv’at Zeev the ultra-orthodox autonomy is hiding
Prof. Orit Hazan about the hidden disaster in the ultra-orthodox society – the Education Autonomy
Periphery-Academy relations: past, present and future
BASHAAR – Academic community for Israeli Society together with Edmond de Rothschild Foundation and Samuel Neaman Institute for national policy research held a conference entitled: “Periphery-Academy relations: past, present and future” on March 2021. The conference included an opening plenum that delt with the relations between the Academy and the periphery, six parallel panels discussing […]
