Monthly Archives: December 2019

Breakthrough of the year

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem won Science Magazine’s People’s Choice for 2019 Breakthrough of the Year. HUJ researchers captivated the science world with their reconstruction from bone DNA of a Denisovan, a mysterious human-like species that disappeared 100,000 years ago. … Continue reading

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Seven new joint US-Israel cleantech projects

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D (BIRD) Foundation will invest $6.4 million in seven clean energy R&D projects. The Israeli companies involved are Chakratec (energy storage), Exency (energy from waste), Elbit Systems, EcoPlant, Eta-Bar, Netafim and Ramot. https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-fund-to-invest-6-4-million-in-7-joint-clean-energy-rd-projects/

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Sixth desalination plant approved

Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee green-lighted construction of a desalination plant in the Western Galilee – Israel’s sixth. It will provide 200 million cubic meters of water annually and save the cost of building infrastructure to move water from the South … Continue reading

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UK-Israel university partners for AI and cybersecurity

Israel’s Ben-Gurion University and the UK’s University of Bristol have signed an agreement to collaborate on cyber security and Artificial Intelligence research. It formalizes their many ongoing ad-hoc research projects and exchange opportunities. https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/bgu_bristol.aspx https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2019/december/ben-gurion-mou.html

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Removing dust from solar panels

Ben Gurion University researchers have greatly reduced the amount of dust on solar panels, significantly increasing their efficiency. Inspired by the lotus leaf, which remains dust free due to its nanotextured surface, they etched nanowires onto the panels and applied … Continue reading

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Elbit launches nanosatellite

Israel’s Elbit Systems’ NANOVA nanosatellite was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Southern India. NANOVA was developed as part of the BIRD foundation initiative and is planned to be a part of a nanosatellite constellation for commercial purposes. … Continue reading

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Augmented Reality for on-line courses

Israel’s Actiview.io develops augmented reality (AR) software for human resources – mostly games and assignments to assess potential employees. Now Actiview’s AR software has been integrated into the training courses and classrooms of French graduate business school INSEAD. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3775055,00.html https://www.actiview.io/

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Israeli wheat exhibit wins award in Tokyo

An Israeli installation titled “Goren” won the “Big Emotions” award – as part of the Jerusalem Design Week delegation at Design Art Tokyo 2019. A cloud of wheat rises into the shape of a chandelier, symbolizing extinct varieties of wheat … Continue reading

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Musical subtitle system reaches London

As reported previously (Aug 2018) the GalaPro app from Israel’s GalaPrompter delivers multilingual real-time subtitles (and more) of Broadway shows to your smartphone in the theatre. This accessibility service is now available at the School of Rock musical in Drury … Continue reading

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Electric road for Germany

As reported (here) previously, Israel’s ElectReon develops a real-time wireless electrification system for roads, to reduce dependence on fuel and charging stations. It has now partnered with German energy company EnBW which will implement the technology initially on two roads … Continue reading

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