Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, have discovered a new physics trick. While it’s not exactly Superman vision –– yet — the camera developed by Ori Katz, Eran Small and Prof. Yaron Silberberg sees through objects using a simple light bulb, a standard digital camera and the basic technology found in […]
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Israeli company Neomatix has set a goal for itself: to ease the lives of billions of car owners worldwide, who for different reasons, ranging from lack of awareness to simple laziness, never bother checking their car’s tire pressure. Yes, that’s right, tire air pressure. And like they say in the Apple ads – believe it […]
Citing humanitarian reasons, the Israeli Finance Ministry recently gave the green light for a subsidiary of Israel Chemicals – which is owned by the Israeli company but is based in Ireland – to sell water purification tablets for distribution in war-torn Syria, even though it is considered an enemy state. With clean water availability at […]
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 […]
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 […]
