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The prestigious CERN European nuclear physics Council in Geneva unanimously accepted Israel as its 21st full member state. The organization is the largest center for the study of nuclear particles and operates the longest particle accelerator in the world.

An eight-megawatt medium-sized solar field has been installed at Kibbutz Neot Smadar – the second major solar site in the Eilat area. Within 2 years, new sites will increase local capacity to 160MW, well above the current 120MW consumption level.

Israel’s Ormat Industries is to build and operate the first-ever geothermal power plant in Honduras. The 18-megawatt renewable energy plant will begin operations in 2016.

Kallpa Generaction, a subsidiary of Israel Corporation, has been awarded the Peruvian government tender to build a 593MW dual-fuel open cycle power station (natural gas and diesel) that will support the country's grid. The agreement is for 20 years and is worth $1 billion.

(Thanks to Israel21c) The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico has signed a cooperation agreement with Israel’s national water carrier Mekorot for the development of strategies for the purification and protection of groundwater quality in Mexico.

Eldad Farkash of SiSense won a top prize at the World Technology Awards gala in New York City for his invention of In-Chip big data analytics technology. The Israeli-run company’s software allows users to analyze vast amounts of data at huge speeds using minimal hardware.

Ben-Gurion University is establishing a center for excellence on fertile land erosion. The project has been made possible due to a grant from the chief scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture.

Too new stars at Israel’s AgriVest agricultural conference included Rootility, which has a root-growing platform that substantially increases crop yields. Also EggDetect, which ensures incubation of only fertile eggs and prevents male chicks from being slaughtered.

Richard Baehr, Chief Political Correspondent of American Thinker, was most impressed with his visit to Israel’s Institute of Technology.

If your mobile phone keeps sliding around the inside of your car, then you need an Israeli “Sticko”. The gadget will stick your phone to your dashboard, windshield or any window. You can also stick other items – like a shower gel bottle to the wall of the shower. See the video.