From the Middle Bronze Age, Egypt played a crucial role in the appearance of calcite-alabaster artifacts in Israel, and the development of the local gypsum-alabaster industry. The absence of ancient calcite-alabaster quarries in the Southern Levant (modern day Israel and Palestine) led to the assumption that all calcite-alabaster vessels found in the Levant originated from Egypt, while poorer quality vessels made of gypsum were local products.
Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Humanities is hosting an international lecture series combining music, classical and French culture.
The guest lecturers include Prof. Rebecca Cypess, of Rutgers University, on May 23; Prof. Carolina Lopez-Ruis, of Ohio State University, on May 24; and Prof. Carsten Junker, of TU Dresden, on June 8.
As part of its new monthly webinar series, the Bar-Ilan Center for Energy and Sustainability will be hosting Prof. Yury Gogotsi of Drexel University, who will speak on “MXenes as Ion Hosts for Energy Storage” on Tuesday, May 17 at 15:00 (Israel time). The renowned Prof. Doron Aurbach, of BIU’s Department of Chemistry, will moderate the lecture by Prof. Gogotski, who is the Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Distinguished University Professor and Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute at Drexel University.
Fleeing war in their homeland, Ukraine’s top teenage math geniuses have landed in Israel, and the high school students are now starting a specially-created program at Bar-Ilan University's International School.
When the war began, the young members of Ukraine’s world championship math team found their lives and studies thrown into chaos.
What is the microscopic process behind quantum phenomena such as superconductivity and magnetism that occur in materials? Dr. Jonathan Ruhman, of the Department of Physics at Bar-Ilan University, is a theorist who studies quantum phenomena in many-body systems. His field of research, "Quantum Condensed Matter", focuses on “quantum liquids, quantum solids and everything in between," he explains. "A great example of a quantum liquid is a superconductor: when certain metals are cooled below a critical temperature they become 'perfect' (without resistance).
The world's coral reefs are becoming extinct due to many factors such as global warming and accelerated urbanization in coastal areas, which places tremendous stress on marine life. "The rapid decline of coral reefs has increased the need for exploring interdisciplinary methods for reef restoration," explains Natalie Levy, a Ph.D. student at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Just one single neuron can realize deep learning algorithms, which previously required an artificial complex network consisting of thousands of connected neurons and synapses. This new discovery by Bar-Ilan University researchers is expected to have important implications on future AI hardware architecture.
What is the connection between memory and the brain, and how do changes in the brain affect memory? In Prof. Eli Vakil's laboratory for brain, memory, and amnesia research at Bar-Ilan University's Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, they are investigating, inter alia, the impact that age, brain injuries, and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease have on memory.
Prof. Yuval Feldman, Associate Dean for Research at the Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law who studies behavioral and experimental analysis of regulation, compliance and enforcement, is the recipient of a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant.
