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The Swedish Israeli Melodea company licensed the product from the Hebrew University, and is now looking for seed money in order to bring the foam product to the market. That product has two parts, the microscopic fibers as well as the final foam material. Using existing technology, the team of researchers was able to take cellulose, a natural material produced by trees, and reduce it to a microscopic scale. The tiny cellulose fibers were used as building blocks to create the three-dimensional, lightweight and strong foam.
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A special material called IBIND, found naturally only in Israel's Dead Sea has been added to asphalt for building roads. The advantage is a quieter, safer road for the driver, as well as a more lasting one. A first experimental segment was paved in the town of Dimona in the south of Israel.
Dimona Silica Industry, or DSI, designed the process and is now putting the material to good use.The plant operating in Dimona does not create pollution as the process takes place in a closed system, which is good for Dimona's green town reputation.
The process and material has been tested by top specialists and laboratories in Israel, Portugal, Austria and China and the U.S. A number of tests have proved that the material is more environment-friendly than the materials it replaces, such as cellulose fibers. Other advantages have also been found: it prolongs the life span of the road, prevents cracking of the road and water damage. DSI plans to build a road in the U.S. and in China. The goal is to build good roads, silent and green.
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