Monthly Archives: August 2014

How to design urban shade

The Design Museum in Holon is running a unique international competition – to design and build a prototype of a shaded open space. 17 teams from Israel, USA, UK, six European countries, Chile and Turkey aim to advance the transformation … Continue reading

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Rescue device can also detect tunneling

Israel’s Elpam Electronics originally developed the geophone to find people trapped under the debris of collapsed buildings. Now it is updating the device to locate the sound of someone crawling up to 10 meters below the surface of the ground. … Continue reading

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A “whole body” of knowledge

Students taking the Interactive Objects course run by Israel’s Technion can certainly get totally immersed in some exciting projects. They reflect today’s world of design, which must consider the ability to create user interaction or to respond to changes in … Continue reading

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A complete pre-school learning program

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Herzliya’s Tiltan Games announced a new versatile educational program for preschool, pre-K and kindergarten kids. It includes over 30 topics and games. Adaptive practice and test modules provide a personalized growth experience. http://tiltangames.com/blog/2014/07/29/my-dino-companion/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BZsjznbCNk

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“Today, virtually every electronic device is produced using Orbotech technology

Now you have it – one Israeli company is responsible for the production of almost every single electronic device in the world.  Read this statement about Yavne-based Orbotech. https://www.orbotech.com/company/about

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NASA adopts Israeli space camera

NASA has adopted Israeli technology for a robot to inspect equipment in deep space. The Visual Inspection Poseable Invertebrate Robot, or VIPIR, is an articulating borescope tool and a tiny camera from Israeli medical device company Medigus to provide a … Continue reading

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Institute for transport innovation

Tel Aviv University is to open the country’s first National Research Institute for Transportation Innovation. The institute will receive NIS 13.5 million in funding for the next five years. Entrepreneurs will be invited to perform research in the Porter School … Continue reading

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Preparing for the Shmitta (7th) year

Observant Israeli farmers may be making the desert bloom, but every 7 years they must let the land of Israel rest. So in the months before the Jewish New Year it is a very busy time. Here is what Shoshana … Continue reading

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114 bronze Jewish revolt coins found near Jerusalem

A hoard of coins from the fourth year of the Jewish Revolt against Rome – minted months before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE – was unearthed during the expansion of Route 1, the major highway connecting Jerusalem and … Continue reading

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Israeli youth step up to the challenge

Israeli children are foregoing their summer vacation plans in favor of helping children in the bomb shelters in Ashdod, helping senior citizens, volunteering at hospitals, contributing to public diplomacy and collecting care packages for the soldiers on the front. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=9331

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