As reported in Israel 21C: A new culture of chocolate has emerged in Israel, with the opening of dozens of new boutique chocolatiers. Now their fine, handcrafted creations are being sold abroad too. The brown smudges on Sima Amsalem’s forearms exude a chocolaty aroma as she extends a hand of greeting at her Sweet N’ […]
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As reported in Israel 21C: An Israeli hybrid water-heating system shaves thousands of dollars a year off heating costs at big facilities, and vastly improves efficiency. Heat pumps, more common in moderate climates than extreme ones, have been around for about 60 years. They create a greener heating system and work by using a small […]
As reported in Israel 21C: A computer chip that mimics the cerebellum’s coordination of body movements isn’t science fiction. It’s working in a lab at Tel Aviv University. ABC News nicknamed it “RoboRat” – a rodent with a hybrid composition of a biological brain and a synthetic device. This cutting-edge experiment at Tel Aviv University involved […]
The volume of Israeli water-related industrial export has doubled between 2006-2009 and will host 20,000 visitors from 94 countries The 6th International Water Technologies, Renewable Energy & Environmental Control Exhibition & the 3rd International Conference, The Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center Ltd, Tel Aviv. Following the successful WATEC Israel 2009 which brought more than […]
As reported in IVC: The Hub will have a staff of six, including experts in the field of digital, cleantech, biotech and the Arab Israeli high-tech community. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv will tomorrow open a High-Tech Hub for Israeli companies. The venture’s objective is to promote UK economic growth by creating lasting partnerships […]
As reported in Israel21C: During paramilitary training at his Israeli high school, Danny Shechtman was usually the first to jump on the barbed wire blocking the students’ path as they ran through a field. “Everybody steps on you and then you try to shake yourself loose and run after them,” the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology […]
As reported in IVC: he first research funded focuses on forecasting of car sales Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today that it has signed a research collaboration framework agreement with General Motors. Under the terms of the agreement, General Motors will fund research projects […]
As reported in IVC: BIRD Foundation to invest $3 million in four Israeli companies, including Pentalum and Greenlet Technologies, which will collaborate with American corporations in development of new products The BIRD Energy foundation, an American-Israeli investment fund, will put $3.1 million in four Israeli cleantech companies which will join forces with American giant corporations […]
As reported in Israel 21c: What started out as a college marketing project a year ago has turned into one of the most popular new Facebook applications — and the hottest web app of the year, snatching a $50,000 prize at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. This is the show where startups that lead the […]
As reported in IVC: The center will promote research in artificial intelligence, games theory, computer science, economics, and psychology and their applications in e-commerce. The Microsoft Research (MSR) division plans to invest $1.5 million over the next five years in a joint research program with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Prof. Moshe Tennenholtz […]
