Monthly Archives: August 2011

Will will thrill Israeli children

Posted on August 14, 2011

Detroit Pistons star Will “the thrill” Bynum has returned to Israel to host a basketball summer camp and repay a favour. Bynum’s NBA career was jump-started at Maccabi Tel Aviv. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/basketball-will-bynum-to-hold-summer-youth-camp-in-israel-1.371857

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Water fighter

Posted on August 14, 2011

An IDF soldier has broken the Israeli 200 meter backstroke swimming record and qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. http://www.idf.il/1283-12656-en/Dover.aspx

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Closing up wounds

Posted on August 14, 2011

Johnson & Johnson has invested in Israeli bio-med start-up Lifebond that is developing a surgical sealant apparently superior to the one that J&J already owns the rights to. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000671782&fid=1725

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Sleepless in Seattle?

Posted on August 14, 2011

Perhaps that’s why GE Healthcare has ordered 3 Morpheus Hx sleep disorder diagnostic devices from Israel’s WideMed Ltd for installation at US hospitals. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000672234&fid=1725

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Insulin pumps go Stateside

Posted on August 14, 2011

Israel’s D.Medical has announced that its safe, innovative infusion sets will soon be available to the 350,000 Type 1 diabetics in the USA that need this carefully controlled treatment. http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/d-medical-inks-first-us-distribution-deal-for-spring-universal-infusion-sets-nasdaq-dmed-1544688.htm

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Protection against date rape drugs

Posted on August 14, 2011

Tel Aviv University chemists have a patented device that detects even small amounts of ‘date-rape drugs’ lurking in a beverage. http://israel21c.org/culture/antidote-for-date-rape

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Brain cancer markers

Posted on August 14, 2011

Hebrew University researchers have discovered biomarkers that predict the likelihood of developing brain tumors and can also help in their treatment. http://markets.financialcontent.com/nydailynews/news/read?GUID=19085951

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Unveiling the “Ghost”

Posted on August 14, 2011

Israel’s new unmanned surveillance drone is a tiny, silent, vertical take-off machine. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=658

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Solar window is a success

Posted on August 14, 2011

We reported Pythagoras Solar’s GE award in early July. Here is a full feature article on its “game-changing” green contribution to the construction industry. http://israel21c.org/environment/solar-window-is-green-game-changer

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Scan for the memory

Posted on August 14, 2011

Instead of inscribing a brief message on his mother’s Haifa gravestone, Yoav Medan had a QR code engraved on it. Visitors can scan the code to access a website of photos and stories of her life. http://mashable.com/2011/07/15/qr-code-tombstone/

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