Monthly Archives: March 2013

Israeli research is global

British Ambassador Matthew Gould outlined the scheme for Israeli and UK scientists to work on joint regenerative medicine research. And Israeli ministers welcomed the first group of post-doctoral students from India and China arriving on six-month research programs with Israeli … Continue reading

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Better fiber-optic security

Three Israeli university researchers have designed a new encryption method for fiber optic communications. “It is analogous to many soft sounds of a lovely symphony scattered through a recording of background noise,” said the researchers. Only the authorized user can … Continue reading

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Israel to train a new astronaut

The eighth annual International Ilan Ramon Space Conference in Herzliya attracted the heads of 14 space agencies around the world. Israel announced that it planned to train another astronaut and was invited to join the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses … Continue reading

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When stars die

Eran Ofek of the Weizmann Institute is head of a team of researchers that has discovered the dying signature of stars. Just prior to becoming a supernova, stars emit gravity waves and eject up to one percent of their mass. … Continue reading

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Find your way in a Moscow hyper-mall

Russia is undergoing a retail boom. The Moscow Mall is one of Europe’s largest with 5000 stores. So Haifa-based WiseSec’s location application is essential if you don’t want to get lost. It also provides you with coupons to attract you … Continue reading

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Smartphones for everyone

Jerusalem based UIU has developed a system that encourages individuals without smartphones to join the technological revolution. Even those with visual impairment can use the large fonts and security features. But did the Times of Israel really have to label … Continue reading

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Waze is the best mobile app in the world

Israel’s mobile navigation and traffic community application, Waze, won the “Best Overall Mobile App” prize at the 18th Annual Global Mobile awards at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. http://israel21c.org/news/waze-named-worlds-best-mobile-app/

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