The report cut the world growth outlook to 4% in 2011 and 2012, compared to a previous forecast of 4.5% for 2012 The IMF (International Monetary Fund) predicted last week that in 2011 Israel’s economy is likely to expand 4.8% this year, the same as last, compared to a previous forecast of 3.8%. The figures […]
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A new exhibit pays homage to Israeli ingenuity behind gadgets like the Disk-on-Key, PillCam, solar windows and a space camera One of Israel’s sources of pride is the enormous number of inventions and innovations that have taken root on its soil over 63 years — despite challenges of geography, size and diplomacy. The ever-churning Israeli […]
Rapidly growing Israel-China link includes new industrial initiatives and a plan to teach Israel studies at Chinese universities “Israeli businessmen are clever, hardworking and serious — similar to Chinese businessmen,” says Eric Zhao, vice director of the investment promotion bureau of the Jiangsu Wujin Economic Zone (WEZ) in Changzhou, China. Zhao was recently in Tel Aviv […]
Daniel Shechtman becomes the third Israeli to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the 10th Israeli to win a Nobel. Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his controversial discovery of non-repeating patterns in atoms called quasicrystals. He is the third Israeli to win the award in chemistry, and […]
Spencer Tunick gathers 1,000 volunteers to pose in the buff at the Dead Sea to bring attention to the ecologically troubled site. Why did American photographer Spencer Tunick put out a call for 1,000 volunteers to pose without their clothes at the Dead Sea in September? Apart from the artistic element, Tunick also hoped the […]
Israel unveils I-CORE, a cross-university initiative to keep generating Israeli Nobel-level breakthroughs, starting with smarter biofuels. Brain drain has been the bane of Israeli academia for years now: young Israeli scientists trained at the country’s best universities get a high quality, state-subsidized education for just a few thousand dollars a year. They go on to […]
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With sales of some 1.2 million puzzles annually, Israelis are among the world’s leading jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts A team of Israelis tackled the world’s biggest puzzle. Go into any household in Israel and you’ll find the exact same pictures of charming landscapes, Disney characters and famous buildings. Some are up on walls for display […]
Treato.com is an exiting new Israeli start up, that is striving to change the way patients all over the world approach healthcare. Facing medical concerns and dilemmas, patients are flocking to social health websites by the millions. They are desperately seeking medical information to become more informed about their health. At the same time, other patients […]
Since its founding in 1948, Israel has had a thirst to grow crops in the desert. It wasn’t just a technological challenge, but a matter of survival. Today, Israel offers some of the world’s hottest technologies in desalination, water reclamation and crop irrigation. But the Jewish nation hasn’t forgotten those early days, when Israel hadn’t enough […]
The signing of the agreement with CERN is the climax of a long and challenging process by various Israel government ministries. (Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson) On Friday, September 16, Israel signed an agreement in Geneva with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, becoming an associate member of the organization, in preparation for […]
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