Monthly Archives: January 2018

Free travel on Israel’s new high-speed train

Posted on January 14, 2018

Israelis will be able to get a free ride for the first 3 months after the launch of the new high-speed train from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, due 30 Mar 2018. The train is expected to transport its passengers from … Continue reading →

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Intel’s Israeli WiFi chip is 40% faster

Posted on January 14, 2018

Intel unveiled its new “made in Israel” 802.11ax WiFi chip at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. The chips increase maximum speeds by 40% but average supply to users will improve by 400%. The chips are to be … Continue reading →

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The first nanosatellite formation

Posted on January 14, 2018

Israel’s Technion and the Israel Space Agency have arranged for a group of three nanosatellites to be launched into space in late 2018. The goal of the Adelis-SAMSON Project is to fly multiple satellites in a controlled formation for one … Continue reading →

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Israeli life-changing technologies

Posted on January 14, 2018

New video showing how Israeli innovations ReWalk, EyeControl and OrCam are giving the disabled back their lives. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BNEC8XLj8KU?rel=0

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20% increase in corn yield

Posted on January 14, 2018

I’ve reported previously (many times) on Israel’s Evogene which improves crop strains. Its partnership with DuPont-Pioneer (Nov 2013) has literally born fruit, with second-year trials showing a 20% increase in corn yield thanks to Evogene’s bio-simulant microbial seed treatment. http://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3729431,00.html

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Smoke less, live longer

Posted on January 14, 2018

Smokers in the US, Canada, France, Israel and Turkey are trialing a “quit smoking” app called SmokeBeat from Israel’s Somatix. It detects smoking from hand-to-mouth gestures picked up by sensors built into smartwatches and wristbands and provides analysis and support … Continue reading →

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Israeli specialists help Zambia fight cholera

Posted on January 14, 2018

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center is the first and only international medical team in Zambia combating the current cholera outbreak. They have assembled a team of epidemiologists and water engineers who have already identified the source of the contamination. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/01/prweb15072115.htm https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/01/07/specialists-israel-zambia-help-cholera-fight/ … Continue reading →

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Israel flies in Gaza student from Algeria to save brother

Posted on January 14, 2018

Surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center successfully transplanted a kidney into a 13-year-old Gazan boy suffering from renal failure. The donor was his brother who was flown in via Jordan from Algeria where he was studying. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Gazan-student-in-Algeria-flown-to-Israel-to-donate-kidney-to-teen-brother-533041

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Zulu king pleas for continued Israeli help

Posted on January 14, 2018

King Goodwill Zwelithinii, monarch of 12 million Zulus has urged the country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) to retain close ties with Israel. Israel has been helping South Africa combat drought and HIV infections. https://www.algemeiner.com/2018/01/11/south-african-zulu-king-invokes-fight-against-aids-drought-in-plea-to-anc-government-to-retain-close-israel-ties/#

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Zaka helps rescue South Africans after storms

Posted on January 14, 2018

Forty volunteers from the Israel’s ZAKA rescue and recovery organization assisted thousands of Johannesburg residents after severe storms ripped through homes in different parts of the city between December 31 and January 2. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/ZAKA-helps-with-disaster-relief-following-severe-storms-in-South-Africa-532947

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