Scientific institutions in Israel have been awarded two grants by the United States Department of Agriculture for studies of irrigation sprinklers and cereal grain starches.
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, was awarded a three-year grant equal to $67,166 in Israel pounds. This grant will finance investigations on the performance of different kinds of irrigation sprinklers, and the development of basic designs for new and improved sprinkler systems.
A four-year grant, equal to $83,956 in Israel pounds, was awarded to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. This grant will afford study of the chemical reactions of cereal grain starches, and, by new methods, will seem to tailor the starches to meet particular industrial needs. Sample information and materials developed in the study will be sent to the U.S. research laboratory in Peoria, III., where scientists are working to find new uses for cereal grains and other agricultural products.
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