Monthly Archives: March 2013

Snake robot for Obama

Posted on March 17, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will show President Barack Obama a series of technological products by Israel’s high-tech industries in a special exhibit set up in the President’s honor. The products are in the fields of renewable energy, accident prevention, medicine, … Continue reading →

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Greener roads

Posted on March 17, 2013

Israel’s Dimona Silica Industries has developed a road asphalt compound that uses old tires for strength and safety. The new compound, RuBind, recycles many of the 50,000 tires disposed of every year, and is already in use in Israel’s Beit … Continue reading →

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Greener soil

Posted on March 17, 2013

The commercial arm of Israel’s Weizmann Institute has developed a system to protect soil and groundwater from contamination from pesticides. Environmentally friendly substances called prophyrins act as catalysts to dissolve toxic substances into harmless ones after they have served their … Continue reading →

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Israeli farmer invents solution for lemon rot

Posted on March 17, 2013

Rafi Koren, a lemon farmer from Moshav Avigdor near Kiryat Malachi has invented a product that prevents the spread of Mal Secco, a fungal disease affecting citrus trees that has been known to kill entire lemon groves. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166259#.UUTDxBdTDoJ

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Israeli professor wins Turing Prize

Posted on March 17, 2013

Professor Shafi Goldwasser of Israel’s Weizmann Institute was joint winner of the 2013 Turing Prize for her pioneering work that brought about computer cryptography – securing transactions on the Internet. The Turing Prize is considered to be the “Nobel Prize” … Continue reading →

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The first Asian R&D center in Israel

Posted on March 10, 2013

Singapore-based telecommunications group SingTel and Israeli software solutions provider Amdocs are setting up a joint development center in Israel. The center will develop innovative products for customers of the SingTel group in the 26 countries in which it operates. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000826520&fid=1725

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10 million visitors to the Western Wall

Posted on March 10, 2013

2012 data provided by Israel’s police indicates a major boost in Kotel tourism compared to 2011. The data includes regular worshipers and the many thousands who come for special prayer services on holidays as well as tourists and other visitors. … Continue reading →

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Going “up” in the World

Posted on March 10, 2013

David Brent is a NASA engineer who will shortly become an American Israeli. It is a lot easier than becoming an Israeli American. He explains that in Israel, the laws of physics are reversed. It is easier to go “up” … Continue reading →

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Study the Jewish State – in DC

Posted on March 10, 2013

The Israel Institute opened its doors in the US capital last week with a novel mission: to advance the scholarly study of modern Israel in the United States and around the world. http://www.timesofisrael.com/new-dc-institute-aims-to-put-israel-in-the-ivory-tower/

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Israel to build nationwide cycling grid

Posted on March 10, 2013

Israel’s Transportation Ministry has approved a new project to pave 400km of cycling trails across the country. The project’s main goal is to minimize accidents involving cyclists on interurban highways. The ministry also hopes more people will use this eco-friendly … Continue reading →

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