Better brain surgery, with flight simulation tech Just as pilots can use flight simulators to practice for difficult missions before setting foot in a plane, now brain surgeons can rehearse challenging microsurgical procedures before making a single incision. Already in use at US teaching hospitals and soon to be available to practicing neurosurgeons, […]
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As reported in israel21c: About 20 percent of the operational expenses in office buildings, schools and hospitals goes toward energy — HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and electricity. Usually a default temperature is set for all year round, and the HVAC system and lights stay on even in unused rooms. “Overall, our number one […]
As reported in SMH: HARVEY Norman executive chairman Gerry Harvey says industry conditions remain dire and he expects more retailers will go bust next year after the Christmas sales are over. ”There are more retailers currently under pressure than I’ve ever seen … I’ve been in retail 50 years,” he told reporters after the […]
Close to 30 million mobile app users turn to Waze to tap its crowd-sourced data for car directions. The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the White House saw an opportunity to use the app in a new way, following widespread gas shortages due to Hurricane Sandy.
Israeli company ICVT, which has gained fame among Mac users with its JPEGmini format, has decided to take its technology on the road with a new app for Apple devices called Beamr. ICVT’s aim is to enable users to share high quality photos just as quickly as one would share them using existing, image-quality-reducing apps.
Dear Friends and colleagues, I am writing you this message in order to reassure those of you that have partners or suppliers in Israel. The situation has not affected production plans or other businesses and the Israeli stock exchange has even shown positive reactions (up 1%). Israeli sea and aerial ports are fully active and […]
A 13-year-old from Beersheva has developed a new iPhone app that lets users keep track of Palestinian rocket fire being fired into southern Israel from Gaza, by sending a notification whenever an alert is sounded.
Fighter pilots and team-sports players have more in common than a uniform, a taste for danger and a thirst for victory. Both can be trained to perform better by using brain-training software developed in Israel.
US doctors are already using IceSense3 to freeze out benign growths quickly and painlessly. Next it could target small malignant tumors.
It didn’t take much time for Tel Aviv to return to normal after the warning siren went off Friday afternoon. The cafes and restaurants were packed, and the crowds milling around the streets didn’t worry too much about the rocket that had been fired from Gaza. “In the city, despite the boom, people kept on […]
