Monthly Archives: February 2013

Two Israeli gold medals at World Judo Championships

Posted on February 10, 2013

Israel’s judo team has won two gold medals and a bronze in the World Judo Championship games being held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Ori Sasson won gold in the 100 kilo and under. Sagi Muki won gold in the under 73kg … Continue reading →

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Mixing music and science

Posted on February 10, 2013

A conference “Music and Brains: The Surprising Link — An Interface between Music, Cognition and Neuroscience” takes place from Feb 10-13 at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Participants will mix cutting-edge science with a variety of musical concerts illuminating the … Continue reading →

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Man sees new baby after Israeli doctors save his eye

Posted on February 10, 2013

Moshe Schreibhand of Rishon Lezion went fishing to relax on the night before his wife was due to give birth and a fish hook got caught in his eye. Doctors at Kaplan Medical Center removed the hook, sewed up his … Continue reading →

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Cancer breath test to go into production

Posted on February 10, 2013

The eNose early diagnostic breath test for lung cancer developed by Israel Technion Professor Hossam Haick is to go commercial. The Technion has announced a joint venture with Alpha Szenszor Inc. to produce an economically viable, non-invasive, digital screening tool. … Continue reading →

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Good news for infertile couples

Posted on February 10, 2013

A research team from Israel’s Technion has produced human eggs using cells from the amniotic sac that surrounds a baby in the womb. Experts believe that donation of the amniotic sac will be more acceptable than egg donation from fertile … Continue reading →

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Cut crime by focusing on hot spots

Posted on February 10, 2013

A 16-year study by Professor David Weisburd of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Institute of Criminology has shown that 50% of city crime occurs in 5% of the streets. Traditional crime fighting focuses on the criminals but Stockholm Prize-winner Weisburd … Continue reading →

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A bridge too far-out!

Posted on February 10, 2013

Each year, the world dumps 800,000 aging maritime shipping containers. Israel is building the first ever bridge from recycled containers, to link the Ariel Sharon Environment Park at Hiriya with the main thoroughfare leading to Tel Aviv. The bridge even … Continue reading →

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A very smart Muve

Posted on February 10, 2013

Israel’s Muve is a new way to move around town. Described as a CleanTech backpack on wheels, the electric scooter eases congestion but gets you from A to B at a steady 20-25 km per hour. At $2,000 it is … Continue reading →

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A longer life with your mobile phone

Posted on February 10, 2013

Even if there is no evidence for needing its protection against harmful radiation, Israel’s Tawkon mobile phone emissions warning system has several other benefits. It increases battery life; tells you when reception is poor; and it’s free. Plus, it may … Continue reading →

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Predicting the future

Posted on February 10, 2013

Israel Technion’s Kira Radinsky and Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz have developed a program that has successfully predicted disease and violence outbreaks with 70 to 90 percent accuracy. The prototype merged two decades worth of New York Times archives and other Internet … Continue reading →

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