Monthly Archives: September 2013

One button to rule them all

It can be frustrating that it takes so many actions and so much time to get your Android smartphone to do a simple task – like take a photo. Now Israeli start-up Pressy does everything for you at a press … Continue reading

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A shoe for diabetics

(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Young Israeli designer Lilach Steiner, from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, has come up with a shoe designed to improve blood circulation. Her “diabetic shoes” are modeled on the mechanism of a horse’s hoof, which … Continue reading

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Advanced science on the ground

Bar Ilan University archaeologists have purchased a $70,000 X-Ray Florescent Spectrometer Handheld (XRF) to go with the Fourier Transform IR spectrometer (FTIR) already being used. The devices provide the best in-the-field atomic and molecular analytic capabilities in the world. http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Bar-Ilan-University-to-get-worlds-most-advanced-archeological-field-device-321694

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The highest percentage of twins in the world

(Thanks to Israel21c) In Israel, 51 of every 1,000 births result in twins. The next highest – Holland – has 20 twins per 1,000 births. Israel’s fully funded fertility treatments are chiefly responsible. (N.B. This may not be good news … Continue reading

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Israeli printers print futuristic clothing

(Thanks to NoCamels) Award-winning Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato used a Stratasys (Objet500 Connex) multi-material 3D printer to design bibs that combine numbers and images of human muscles, emphasizing his perception of clothing as an “extension of the body.” http://nocamels.com/2013/09/japanese-designer-uses-israeli-tech-to-3d-print-futuristic-garments/

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Technion graduates make top US CEOs

According to Bloomberg Rankings, graduates of Israel’s Technion Institute make up the seventh highest number of Chief Executives of the top technical companies in the USA. Bloomberg analyzed 250 CEOs of US hi-tech companies with a turnover of over $1 … Continue reading

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No gas in new Israeli aerosols

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israeli startup GreenSpense has developed an eco-friendly system for dispensing liquid products. Instead of compressed air or chemicals, a thin elastic sleeve inside the product generates high pressure. There is also no need for the container to … Continue reading

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Cars that talk to each other

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s Autotalks is a world leader in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication systems. The purpose of V2V systems is to cut the millions of road traffic deaths and injuries by warning drivers of impending hazards. http://israel21c.org/technology/autotalks-to-get-cars-talking-on-the-road-by-2015/

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“Significant signs of gas”

Gas and oil have been detected at the Yam 3 well, 16km off the Israeli coast West of Ashdod. And now Egypt wants to buy natural gas from Israel. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000875180&fid=1725 http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000874990&fid=1725

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Was he sent from above?

George Lichter, who passed away on Aug 2nd aged 92, was a hero of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence when his skills as an ace pilot were crucial in testing and flying 50 modified Czech Messerschmitts to Israel. He then … Continue reading

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