Perovskite Solar Panels

The heart of today’s solar panels is silicon. Silicon is the primary element involved in absorbing sunlight and generating electricity. But it looks like tomorrow’s solar panels may use perovskite instead of silicon.[1] Perovskite is a calcium titanium oxide mineral first discovered in the Ural Mountains of Russia by Gustav Rose Read more…

The Jewish New Year

We are only a few days away from January 1st, the beginning of the new year. But the Jewish New Year, known as Rosh Hashanah,[1] has already happened—or is yet to happen, depending on your perspective. In 2025, the Jewish New Year began the evening of September  22nd (Jewish days Read more…

Hanukkah

The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah began this year on December 14th and continues until December 22nd. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Jerusalem temple in about 164 B.C., after it had been desecrated by the Greek ruler, Antiochus Epiphanes. Antiochus tried to compel the Jews to adopt the Greek culture Read more…