Institute will encourage Israel’s energy sector to respond to strategic challenges in renewable power storage, with an eye toward global applications. Israel’s Ministry of Energy will establish a national research…
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Israel Opening National Energy Storage Research Institute
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A Drone Can Save Bats from Terror of Wind Turbine Blades
Every year, wind turbines around the world kill millions of bats and other flying animals that collide with their blades. Every year, wind turbines around the world kill millions of…
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Heart Valve Repair Without Open-Heart Surgery
An Israeli company is developing a minimally invasive procedure to fix heart valve insufficiency when a replacement isn’t necessary. For patients suffering from heart valve or aortic insufficiency, the only…
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Israeli firm making NYC crosswalks voice-accessible to blind
Electra subsidiary will install voice accessibility at intersections in Manhattan and Staten Island for pedestrians with visual impairment. A subsidiary of Israeli infrastructure construction company Electra won a $62 million tender to…
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A Solar Solution that Can Create Energy AND Food
A new agrivoltaic technology allows farmers to use their land to grow plants and create solar power in the same space. Think of agriculture in Israel, and your mind will…
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Seeding Innovations From a New Crop of Israeli Farmers
Facing a decline in next-generation farmers, a new Israeli VC sows capital into smart agricultural initiatives from young entrepreneurs down on the farm. Menachem Friedman, 67, is a successful peach…
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10 Gadgets for Your Hanukkah and Christmas Gift List
We’ve got suggestions at different price points for everything from opening your wine to minding your baby. Tis the season to be shopping, with the first candle of Hanukkah on…
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The Bold and Beautiful Rewilding of Israel’s Wetlands
Drained, dried and diverted for decades, Israel’s wetlands are being restored to give half a billion migrating birds relief from past environmental errors. Nadav Israeli smiles as he peers through…
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Israeli HMO’s survey finds 34.6% of participants reported not returning to their baseline health condition several months after the acute illness. A study published by researchers from Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare Services HMO…
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A New Chatbot Helps Ukrainian Educators Teach Remotely
As remote and hybrid education continues in other European regions, the Rakuten Viber chatbot will also be available in Greece and Bulgaria. A new “Teach the Teachers” chatbot from Israel-based messaging and…
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People with long-term paralysis might regain the ability to walk after Israeli scientists successfully engineered the first 3D human spinal cord tissue. The results were published in a groundbreaking peer-reviewed…
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Israeli Cleantech Company Aims Miriam’s Well Water Purifier at Developing World
An Israeli water tech company has designed an off-grid household water purification system that it says is sustainable, cheap, easy to use, and could provide millions of households in developing…
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A Tel Aviv University study found that a drug that was designated as an “orphan drug” by the FDA – meaning it is used to treat rare diseases and is…
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Ford has approached Israel-based Watergen, one of the world leaders in atmospheric water generation, to collaborate as facilitators for Ford off-grid adventure recreational vehicles. The project will result in Watergen’s…
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Covid Proteins That Trigger Strokes and Heart Attacks Identified by Israeli Team
Israeli scientists have identified the virus proteins that are triggering strokes and heart attacks in COVID-19 patients, in a breakthrough they expect will pave the way for new drugs. The…