There are a lot of fast-growing research centers in the southern region of Israel. Each one of them is an agent of change fulfilling the vision of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's legendary first prime minister, who envisaged the future of Israel emerging from the Negev. From the depths of the desert, many vibrant, cutting-edge powerhouses have risen; from medicine to the humanities to the natural sciences, these technology villages - which often descend from ancient agricultural communities - conduct groundbreaking research and offer insightful instruction for the world to come.

"The difficult we do first, the impossible takes a little longer" use to say David Ben Gurion. An almost prophetic aphorism, which nowadays the network of laboratories, power plants, startups, and universities in full development in the middle of the desert is turning into reality.