Monthly Archives: July 2012

Israeli scientists can control insects

Posted on July 15, 2012

(Thanks to NoCamels) A robotics professor and an aerospace engineering scientist at Israel’s Technion have decoded the movement of insects. Replaying the electronic signals makes the insects move. Known as Biomimicry, this can help produce small controlled vehicles. http://nocamels.com/2012/07/haifa-researchers-able-to-control-insects-movements/

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Diabetes revolution in Israel

Posted on July 15, 2012

A new method for treating Diabetes is being developed by Israeli biotech Orgenesis whose Chief scientist is Dr Sarah Ferber, Director of Molecular Endocrinology at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. The therapy is called autologous cell replacement and uses … Continue reading →

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The first medical smartphone

Posted on July 15, 2012

Israel’s LifeWatch Technologies unveiled the LifeWatch V- a first of its kind medical smartphone that measures ECG, heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar levels, body fat percentages, blood oxygen saturation and an index for measuring stress. Your phone becomes “a … Continue reading →

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Israeli teenagers come 2nd in International inventors competition

Posted on July 15, 2012

Six Yeruham youths won $5,000 by designing a “stick” that keeps the contents of a picnic basket cool. Breaking the stick causes chemicals to mix and freeze. It was the first time Israelis took part in FLL Global Innovation competition … Continue reading →

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Taxibot stars at UK air show

Posted on July 15, 2012

Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled plans for TaxiBot at the Farnborough Air Show. The semi-robotic vehicle, controlled by a plane’s pilot, tows the plane from the terminal gate to the takeoff point without the need to operate the plane’s engines. It … Continue reading →

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Israelis help find nuclear particle

Posted on July 15, 2012

The recently discovered Higgs boson helps explain the structure of matter in the universe. A Weizmann team helped develop particle detectors, a Technion professor designed a key experiment, and several Israeli researchers were involved in building the accelerator. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=276274 http://www.timesofisrael.com/while-not-the-fathers-israeli-scientists-can-claim-to-have-been-uncles-in-detection-of-that-goddamn-particle/

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Double-sided solar panels

Posted on July 15, 2012

Researchers have been trying to develop double-sided solar cells that can capture both direct and reflected sunlight for the last forty years. Israeli startup BSolar showcased their bifacial solar cells at a trade show in Germany. Their cells could produce … Continue reading →

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The first solar kibbutz

Posted on July 15, 2012

60km north of Eilat, Kibbutz Yahel, part of the Renewable Energy Company, has recently become the first solar kibbutz in Israel. Residents of the kibbutz will be economically secure as a result of the process, since they will benefit from … Continue reading →

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Marine power for Ecuador

Posted on July 15, 2012

SDE Energy Ltd., an Israeli marine- technology developer, is in talks with Ecuador’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy to develop several clean energy projects. SDE’s power plants use ocean swells to produce hydraulic pressure, which is then transformed into … Continue reading →

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Raising Technion’s cornerstone – 100 years on

Posted on July 15, 2012

Technion’s annual “Technobrain” challenge was for teams to use their technical skills to simulate the 1912 planting of the Institute’s cornerstone. But this time, from a great height. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_4kg4ndJLg&feature=youtu.be

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