Driverless flying cars are not an uncommon sight in science fiction movies. But while flying cars might still be far from reality, autonomous cars are no longer a dream. One such car is currently being developed in Jerusalem, by Israeli Driver Assistance Systems’ company Mobileye. In recent years, Israel has become a major player […]
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If you stick with a Mediterranean or low-carbohydrate diet, you’ll be healthier in the long run even if you regain a few pounds after years on the plan, according to a follow-up study by Israel’s Nuclear Research Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The results of the study, published last week in […]
Seaweed is prolific in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea. It makes sense, then, that Middle Eastern ancients used it to help alleviate a host of ailments from peptic ulcers to fungal infections and wounds. Based on past and present literature, archeology, history, biology, linguistics and botany, the Natural Medicine Research Unit for the Study of Complementary, Alternative […]
THE INTER-MINISTERIAL TENDER COMMITTEE HEREBY INVITES 1. Entities and consortia from the private sector in Israel and abroad, to participate in a pre-qualification process for a tender regarding a BOT project for the design, finance, construction, operation and maintenance of a municipal biological degradable waste treatment plant, by the private sector. The plant shall receive […]
In a recent screening operation conducted by the Pennsylvania-based Simon’s Fund, dozens of school children were diagnosed with silent heart defects which may lead to a life threatening situation. As the world moves forward and social and physical habits change rapidly, emergency care is gradually becoming a significant part of our daily lives. With 75 […]
One of the less glamorous aspects of modern science and the growth in life expectancy, challenges the global health system in the form of long-term necessity of care for the elderly. Simultaneously, countries of the world are dealing with the work-related disorders that caregivers suffer from: “In even the most advanced nursing environment, manually handling […]
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Be’er Sheva: Desert Bloom
Stepping off the bus at Be’er Sheva’s Central Bus Station amid the crowd of Israeli soldiers and students, bus fumes wafting into the hot desert air, enveloped in the sound of chattering Hebrew, I am hit with waves of nostalgia.It has been 30 years since I lived in Israel’s Negev Desert, on a small […]
As reported in Israel21C: Vecoy Nanomedicines has a whole new approach: a virus ‘decoy’ to outwit the world’s worst enemy before it does any damage. There’s the West Nile Virus forging a deadly path in North America, and a new round of Ebola in Africa. Then there’s bird flu, SARS and a handful of other […]
As reported in Israel21c: With gas-pump prices soaring along with the demand for energy independence, energy experts in the United States are eagerly awaiting the results of an Israeli pilot using M15, a fuel made of 15 percent methanol and 85% gasoline. Methanol is made from natural gas, a substance that both countries have […]
As reported in israel21c: House mold, smelly armpits, dust mites, “sick building syndrome” and hospital-borne bacterial infections now face tough competition: Israeli startup Better Air has developed a novel air filtration system that uses millions of “good” bacteria called probiotics to overtake the “bad” bacteria and their associated contaminants infiltrating indoor living, healing and workspaces. […]
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