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Monthly Archives: May 2020
Israeli funding for coronavirus research
The Israel government has granted NIS 10 million to 84 research projects to combat COVID-19. 18 of these grants (20%) were awarded to projects of the University of Haifa. https://www.jns.org/israeli-government-awards-haifa-faculty-funding-for-18-projects-related-to-covid-19/
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Coronavirus testing kiosks
Israeli furniture manufacturer I.M. Segev and the IDF have built dozens of contact free coronavirus testing booths for the Israeli Health companies Maccabi and Leumit. They have attracted much interest in France, Italy, Germany, the UK, US and China. I.M. … Continue reading
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Sustainable Nation
Cinemas are closed globally, so just before Israeli Independence Day, the documentary Sustainable Nation had its digital world premiere. It follows three innovative Israelis who are helping to bring sustainable water solutions, developed in Israel, to an increasingly thirsty planet. … Continue reading
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Who was that masked man?
Wearing a coronavirus mask will not conceal a person’s identity from the face-recognition technology of Israel’s Corsight. Its camera-based technology can identify people in real time with only half of their face showing, even in low light conditions. It controls … Continue reading
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Preventing cattle theft
Here is a recent rustling news story, including mention of Israeli startup Bactochem, that has helped recover stolen cattle thanks to its database register of animal DNA. Also, a reminder of Robin Rosenblatt’s project to bring Texas Longhorn cattle to … Continue reading
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Health-tech contest spawns anti-coronavirus startups
The winners of Tel Aviv’s Time to Care public health design contest (Jan) are now maturing into startups helping to combat COVID-19. EnRoute makes coronavirus patient transportation safer and more efficient. Essential (Eshe) has developed a digital health card for … Continue reading
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Is coronavirus spreading? Check the water
Israel’s National lab for Environmental Virology is analyzing wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). The level of the virus in the sewage system should correspond with the level of local infections. If not, then local testing needs to increase. It worked during … Continue reading
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Risk assessment tool for coronavirus
Israel’s Diagnostic Robotics is very busy developing tools to help combat the coronavirus (see previous). Its latest is a digital risk assessment and monitoring platform for health officials to track the spread of the coronavirus in Israel and assess their … Continue reading
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Touch-free electronics
Israel’s Sonarax (reported here previously) is marketing its touchless ultrasonic data-transmission technology for a coronavirus world. With the right connections, you need touch only your smartphone in order to check in, check out or ride the elevator. https://www.sonarax.com/ https://www.israel21c.org/touch-free-access-for-games-and-elevators-in-a-post-covid-world/
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On-line science learning
The educational arm of Israel’s Weizmann Institute has launched an online learning website, “Stuck at Home?”. It offers science activities to keep students on track if they are not attending school. The science trivia games, videos, experiments and activities are … Continue reading
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