Monthly Archives: August 2012

Formula One racing in Jerusalem?

Posted on August 26, 2012

Apparently Mayor Nir Barkat of Jerusalem is working on a plan to bring Formula 1 to Israel’s capital city. A proposed track would pass through the heart of the modern city of Jerusalem – with the start and finish line … Continue reading →

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The Israel trail – one of the World’s “Epic Trails”

Posted on August 26, 2012

National Geographic has included the Israel National Trail in its list of the best 20 of the World’s Best Hikes. No other trail covers the land of the Bible. http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/trips/best-trails/worlds-best-grail-trails/#/israel-national-trail-hike_56712_600x450.jpg

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Two of the best restaurants in the world

Posted on August 26, 2012

53 of the top chefs in the world have chosen two Israeli restaurants for Newsweek Magazine’s list of the 101 Best Places in the World to Eat. Tel Aviv’s Abraxas North and Habasta were two of only three restaurants in … Continue reading →

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Cancer – a terrorist in the body

Posted on August 26, 2012

A team of microbiologists, including Professor Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University, has discovered that cancer cells and bacteria behave in the same way as terrorists do in real life. They spy out the body, manipulate genes, enslave normal cells … Continue reading →

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Proteins that cause allergies

Posted on August 26, 2012

Tel Aviv University Professor Sagi-Eisenberg and PhD student Nurit Pereg-Azouz have identified a group of 30 proteins involved in the trigger process for an allergic reaction. They have isolated two specific proteins that could be targeted by medication without the … Continue reading →

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Israeli engineers save man’s jaw

Posted on August 26, 2012

Vladislav Zaitsev was suffering from severe jaw infection causing loss of bone and inability to eat, drink or speak. Doctors decided to bring in engineers from Israeli company RAFAEL who used missile technology to construct a brand new titanium jaw. … Continue reading →

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Better Place for the poor

Posted on August 26, 2012

Green Motors International (GMI) is an Israeli start-up developing and manufacturing electric scooters. They are being marketed as “the poor man’s Better Place – Israel’s world-leading electric car infrastructure. The scooters are assembled in Nazareth. http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=28545

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Four Israeli Universities in top 100 science academies

Posted on August 26, 2012

Israel only has eight universities, but in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities (known as the Shanghai list), three appeared in the top 100 and four in the top 100 for scientific studies. Hebrew U (38), Technion (39, TAU … Continue reading →

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Israel to host Asian Science Camp

Posted on August 26, 2012

Some 250 top scientific minds from 22 Asian countries, including at least five Nobel Prize winners will gather in Jerusalem at the end of the month for one of the most prestigious youth science gatherings ever held in Israel — … Continue reading →

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Cutting-edge technology produces the best Israeli wines

Posted on August 26, 2012

Israeli scientists are making huge strides in winemaking. The Golan Heights Winery has harnessed technology to eradicate viruses; match vines with the best subsoil and use satellite models to monitor the microclimate and ensure correct irrigation and harvesting. http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/food/72944/israeli-technology-uncorked

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