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Que o Dr. Avi Pearl, do Center Volcani, em Israel, foi quem conseguiu desenvolver as variedades de uvas sem sementes que hoje conhecemos?
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Dr. Avi Pearl
Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center
The researcher heads a project that develops vines yielding improved seedless grape varieties, both for export consumption and for the local market. The project aims for large, very firm grapes that have an excellent taste and long shelf life. Already the project has yielded choice varieties that now grow on a large scale in vineyards inside and outside Israel, including the “Prime” variety – a tasty green variety that ripens early and is exported by the millions of boxes per season.
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Que no mesmo Instituto, Dr. Eran Ravel adaptou cultivos cítricos a condições desérticas?
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Dr. Eran Raveh
Gilat Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center
In commercial citrus orchards, trees are grafted together, joining two varieties. The lower part of the tree, the rootstock, provides the system of roots, while the upper part, the scion, produces the fruit. When agriculture moved into the desert, new rootstocks had to be found for such an area.
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Ou que o Prof. Dmadar Cohen, da Universidade Ben Gurion, conseguiu restaurar tecido cardíaco utilizando algas?
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Prof. Smadar Cohen
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Breakthrough research developing polysaccharide from algae (alginate) and then its design as a material encouraging regeneration and repair of injured organs and tissues.
Material design was inspired by biological principles such as self-assembly and affinity. The research led to novel products for treating heart attacks and repair of both cartilage and bone. |
Que o Professor Eli Sprecher, a Dra. Janna Nousbeck e o Dr. Ofer Sarig, do Tev Aviv Medical Center, descobriram o gene responsável pela formação das nossas impressões digitais?
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Prof. Eli Sprecher, Dr. Janna Nousbeck, Dr. Ofer Sarig
The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
While investigating a rare disease that causes people to be born without fingerprints and with poor sensation at their fingertips, the researchers found the gene responsible for the formation of fingerprints in humans. In addition to helping patients, this discovery has shed new light on other aspects of skin biology, since the newly found gene seems to regulate the development of numerous elements of the skin tissue.
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Que Albert Einstein, o pai da Teoria da Relatividade, foi um dos fundadores da Universidade Hebraica de Jerusalém?
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Prof. Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
One of the founders of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Albert Einstein was the greatest scientist of the 20th century and probably of all times. His contributions to science became the foundations of modern physics, and their technological implications are apparent in all aspects of our daily life. He is known as the founding father of the theory of relativity, which revolutionized the concepts of time, space and gravity and is our basis for understanding the structure and evolution of the universe. Prof. Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to theoretical physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Scientific advice: Prof. Hanoch Gutfreund, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Que o Waze, aplicativo sem o qual não conseguimos mais viver, foi criado por israelenses?
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Ehud Shabtai, Uri Levin, Amir Shinar
Waze
One of the world’s most widespread applications for navigation and traffic reports, which is based on community participation. The application shares real-time traffic updates and road conditions, reported from drivers in the area and help everyone save time and gas money on their daily commute. The development was initially started as a map-sharing project in 2006, and it flourished among drivers in Israel. In 2013, the company was purchased by Google.
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Que um sistema inovador que previne acidentes e já está mudando a forma como dirigimos, o Mobileye, foi desenvolvido pelo Professor Amnon Shashua e seu colega Ziv Aviram na Universidade Hebraica de Jerusalem?
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Prof. Amnon Shashua and his partner Ziv Aviram
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mobileye
The researcher invented a system designed to prevent accidents by warning the driver in real time about dangerous situations and driving conditions. The system is original equipment in cars built by major automotive manufacturers worldwide and is manufactured in Israel. In 2017, the company was bought by Intel for $15 billion – the largest sum ever paid for the purchase of an Israeli company.
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Que a ElectroInk, a primeira tinta eletrônica para impressão em escala comercial, foi desenvolvida por Benny Landa em Israel?
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Benny Landa
Indigo, HP
Patented, electrically charged liquid ink for high-quality commercial digital printing was first invented and developed in Israel. This technology bestowed the advantages of digital technology on the printing industry, which had been entirely analog before. Digital printing presses became possible, printing directly from the computer and revolutionizing printing methods. More than 6,000 printing presses based on this technology, all made in Israel, are currently operating in 120 countries throughout the world.
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Que o pendrive é uma invenção israelense?
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Dov Moran (For the patent, Amir Ban and Oron Ogdan are registered together with him as authors)
M-Systems (was sold to SanDisk) This tiny mobile device, based on flash memory and a USB interface for transferring data from or to the computer, was invented and developed in Israel. It enables people to keep data in their “watch pocket”, easily back data up and transfer data directly between two people or two computers. The invention is considered one of the 100 top gadgets of all time. Billions of units have been produced to date, and the product is used by most of the world’s population. |
E o tomate-cereja que tanto apreciamos também?
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Prof. Nahum Kedar (1920-2015), Prof. Haim Rabinowitch, Prof. Yosef Mizrahi, Dr. Ehud Kopeliovitch
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Skillfully using classical methods, the scientists were the world’s first team to breed tomato varieties with fruit that is both long-keeping and rich in lycopene and in vitamins A and C. The tomatoes remain firm for weeks rather than days, thus significantly reducing heavy losses from rapid fruit softening. Later, the scientists reproduced their success by introducing another ripening-inhibitor gene into cherry tomatoes, which were at that time a marginal crop. They developed prolific new cherry tomato varieties that are economically viable as an agricultural product, with a long shelf life and an exceptional taste that appeals to people all over the world.
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Chag Chanuka Sameach!
Informações e imagens: Israel Ministry of Science & Technology
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