Monthly Archives: March 2020

Keeping calves with their mothers

Posted on March 1, 2020

Normal milk industry practice is to remove calves from their mothers almost immediately after birth. Israeli kibbutz Yotvata has begun a pilot project where female calves remain with their mother until they are weaned. It improves the strength of the … Continue reading →

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Algae superfood

Posted on March 1, 2020

Israeli startup Simpliigood develops technology for the large-scale production of edible products from the algae spirulina. Fresh spirulina is a superfood (see previous reports) containing 74% protein. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3793117,00.html https://simpliigood.com/

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A life-form that doesn’t need oxygen

Posted on March 1, 2020

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have discovered the first animal on earth that appears to survive without the use of oxygen. The parasite, Henneguya salminicola, lives in muscle cells of fish, an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment. It has no mitochondria to … Continue reading →

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Iron Dome is upgraded

Posted on March 1, 2020

Ten years after the first version, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completed trials of an advanced version of the Iron Dome air-defense system. It was said to “simulate future threats” and was 100% successful. https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-upgrades-iron-dome-thwarting-enemy-attacks-on-civilians/

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The past present and future of Israeli tech

Posted on March 1, 2020

The annual IVC Israeli Tech Review has just been published. It includes a summary of the Israeli hi-tech ecosystem over the past decade. It also predicts the success of Israeli innovation based on scientific breakthroughs. https://trailer.web-view.net/Show/0X1CF47387CF4B66EF3AA18563DF2D59C457FBE862071E07AF6D57610EB4FFBC36BF2B8A52F813D52F.htm

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Accelerating Negev Bedouin entrepreneurs

Posted on March 1, 2020

Startup Negev, a new tech accelerator catering to Israel’s Bedouin minority, has launched its first cohort of 25 entrepreneurs. Each participating project will receive a grant of between NIS 30,000 and NIS 50,000. It is supported by Israel’s Ministry of … Continue reading →

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Treating burns victims in Haiti

Posted on March 1, 2020

A team of burns and plastic surgery specialists from Israel’s Sheba Medical Center trained surgeons, nurses, and therapists from six hospitals in Haiti. They showed them how to operate Haiti’s first medical laser to reduce and alleviate disfiguring, painful and … Continue reading →

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Teaching Krav Maga in Brazil

Posted on March 1, 2020

Cooperation between Israel and Brazil encompasses almost every area of trade, technology, security and more. Krav Maga martial arts expert Kobi Lichtenstein has been training the Brazilian Police force since prior to the 2016 Olympics and those skills have saved … Continue reading →

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International dog adoption

Posted on March 1, 2020

Tzaar Baalei Chaim is Jerusalem’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It looks after stray dogs for as long as it takes to find them new homes. Now it finds new owners in the USA and Canada and … Continue reading →

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911 platform goes live in Georgia

Posted on March 1, 2020

Fayette County’s 911 Communications Center has launched Carbyne’s c-Live platform which allows telecommunicators to have access to Instant Chat, Live Video, AML, as well as Carbyne’s telephony infrastructure powered by Cisco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3QQWQyoakU

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