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Israel’s BrightSource Energy is building a huge 750MW Concentrated Solar Power plant that will generate more electricity than 3.5 traditional US coal or gas-fired power plants.

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed sophisticated software, based on facial recognition technology, to piece together digitized fragments of the fragments discovered in an Egyptian synagogue in the late 19th Century.

Weizmann scientists Brian Berkowitz and Ishai Dror have designed a chemical treatment system that can purify polluted water. It combines Diatomite, Iron and Vitamin B12.

The Hiriya landfill site that used to be such an eyesore to motorists has become Ariel Sharon Park and a top tourist destination during the holiday of Tabernacles.

Due to Egypt’s ban on the sale of palm branches to Israel for the Tabernacles holiday, an innovative Israeli technique was used for storing previously harvested branches.

Israel’s navy has installed a new simulator known as the “Bridge”. The new anti-terror technology will allow Israeli marines and commandos to thwart threats at sea more efficiently.

Israel is about to launch a spy satellite, able to take high-resolution images from an altitude of 600 kilometres. Its main task will be to keep a watch on Iran's nuclear programme sites and its arms shipments to Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah.

See what happens when a flock of pelicans collide with an F15 plane? The engines catch fire and the pilot has just seconds to avert disaster.

When you visit the Haifa Museum of Art you are invited to complete a questionnaire and then are given a tailored guide to which exhibits should interest you.

An Israeli father has developed a new iPhone application ‘YellowBrck’ that is full of tips and ideas for entertaining children.