For the Israelites, acceptance of the covenant was twofold: identification with the people through circumcision in Egypt and acceptance of God at Sinai. The two pivotal "performative" components of ...

For biomass conversion, it's also an ideal solvent because it already is a product of the conversion process. "You'd make the solvent as part of the process," says Dumesic. "Water is used now, but it ...

Engineers have developed a promising electrochemical system to convert emissions from chemical and power plants into useful products while addressing climate change. Engineers at the University of ...

One of the biggest problems facing the Earth's environment right now is the abundance of plastic waste. An estimated 5 billion tons of plastic is collecting in landfills or filling the oceans, and if ...

The number applying for conversion in the last decade has been low but even among those who did apply, fewer than half were able to complete the process. Ahead of Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that ...