Monthly Archives: August 2011

Get into the act

Posted on August 28, 2011

Three musicals for children and a game show with questions from the audience, will feature at the 2011 Beit Lessin Open Stage festival of Israeli plays in Tel Aviv in September. http://www.midnighteast.com/mag/?p=14278

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Crafty exhibits in Jerusalem

Posted on August 28, 2011

The 36th International Arts and Crafts fair in Jerusalem featured 150 artists from Israel and around the world. It also included food, theatre, dance and musical performances. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4108310,00.html

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Sleep Apnea monitor gets European ‘nod’

Posted on August 28, 2011

Israel’s WideMed Ltd has just received the CE mark for its mobile sleep apnea system Morpheus Ox for home use. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000674828&fid=1725

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Treatment for Type 1 diabetes

Posted on August 28, 2011

Israel’s Andromeda Biotech is conducting Phase III tests of its synthetic peptide in America, Europe and Israel. DiaPep277 can preserve the few remaining insulin cells of sufferers. http://www.israel21c.org/health/an-answer-to-diabetes

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Computer model targets cancer cells

Posted on August 28, 2011

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a computerised genome-scale model of cancer cell metabolism which can help predict which treatments patients will have an effective response to. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/147068

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Power in the Golan

Posted on August 28, 2011

While Syria’s Assad is using military power against his people, across the border Israel’s Enlight is harnessing the power of the wind for peaceful purposes by building six wind farms in the Golan. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000675981&fid=1725

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Vikido – ‘facebook for kids’

Posted on August 28, 2011

Now parents of small children can train their offspring with this safe social network from Israel. Targeting ages 3-12, Vikido was visually designed to work using the most basic skills. http://www.vccafe.com/vikido/vikido-launched-social-network-and-web-browser-for-parents-and-kids/#more-4122

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Are we on the same page?

Posted on August 28, 2011

When two people visit the same website simultaneously they can now choose to chat with each other. Israel’s WhoIsLive transforms the Internet into a giant social network. http://nocamels.com/2011/08/whoislive-transforms-the-web-into-giant-social-network/

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Another wireless wallet

Posted on August 28, 2011

Israel’s Cellarix Ltd. has developed a software-only product that enable any person with an Internet-access cellphone (2.5G and up) – and not just a smartphone – to make purchases at stores. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000675551

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Bouncing back

Posted on August 28, 2011

We featured the Israel Technion’s TechnoBrain yoyo competition back in June. Here, a new short film has been released of the event that challenged Israel’s scientists of the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms-4f5zoVRI&feature=youtube_gdata

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