Monthly Archives: March 2019

Ride-sharing app to help Arab women

Posted on March 16, 2019

Arab women often have difficulty travelling to work from their outlying towns. So, Israel’s Technion Institute has partnered with non-profit Kayan to launch Safarcon (“your travels” in Arabic). The app offers a ride-sharing service aimed at Israeli Arabs, particularly Arab … Continue reading →

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New IKEA accessibility products

Posted on March 16, 2019

IKEA Israel has partnered with Israeli nonprofits Access Israel and Milbat to produce 13 furniture accessibility add-on products (e.g. mega switch, easy handle, gripper) for people with disabilities. Their “ThisAbles Initiative” helps Israelis with disabilities live more independently. http://israelbetweenthelines.com/2019/03/14/ikea-and-mcdonalds-make-accessible-changes/

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Recycling pallets for environment and society

Posted on March 16, 2019

Israeli NGO Molet turns trashed wooden pallets into everyday furniture.  Molet also offers companies “away days” where employees help make furniture which is then donated to institutions in need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FB_Jeo0S4c

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No escape from new leukemia biosensor

Posted on March 16, 2019

Tel Aviv University scientists have devised a novel biosensor that can isolate and target all leukemic stem cells – the most malignant of leukemic cells. Previous therapies missed many types of these stem cells, allowing them to evade destruction and … Continue reading →

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Why you need to sleep

Posted on March 16, 2019

Researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have shown that individual neurons in the brain need sleep to give the chromosomal repair system a chance to clear out daily debris accumulated during wake time. At night, neuronal traffic is light and damage … Continue reading →

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European approval for lung collapse warning

Posted on March 16, 2019

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Zebra Medical Vision and its technology that helps radiologists spot acute conditions in scans and X-rays. Zebra has just received European CE certification for detecting pneumothorax – a sign of imminent lung collapse. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-zebra-gets-europe-nod-for-ai-tech-that-finds-brain-bleeds-gas-in-chest/

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Square-fiber endoscope is outside the box

Posted on March 16, 2019

The miniature endoscope from Israel’s Zsquare is made from layers of square fiber. The unique technology provides 3D high resolution, hyper-spectral imaging.  Then after use, just throw it away so no chance of cross-infections. Zsquare has just raised $10 million … Continue reading →

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Israel’s quality of life improves

Posted on March 10, 2019

New figures from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics show that since 2017, Israelis’ material lives have improved. Quality of life has been enhanced even in the environment and personal security. Of the 70 parameters it measures, life improved in 35 … Continue reading →

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More lost property returned by Israel Railways

Posted on March 10, 2019

Cleaning staff at Ra’anana West train station discovered a bag containing NIS 234,000 in checks on a train arriving from Be’er Sheva. After returning the checks to the owner, shift manager Alon Katriel was “happy that I managed to return … Continue reading →

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Continuing Rabbi Eckstein’s mission

Posted on March 10, 2019

On 25th Feb, 243 new immigrants from the Ukraine landed in Israel on a flight organized by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ). They were met by Yael Eckstein, President-elect of the IFCJ, succeeding her father Rabbi Yechiel … Continue reading →

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