Monthly Archives: August 2020

Testing mass-testing technology in India

Posted on August 2, 2020

Delegations from Israeli businesses and the Government are in India testing four new Israeli technologies for rapid diagnosis of coronavirus. These include from Vocalis (see here), and Tera Group (see here). The names of the other companies are being verified. … Continue reading →

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The digital quality of life

Posted on August 2, 2020

Israel ranked 8th in a “quality of digital life” study conducted by VPN provider Surfshark. According to the index, Israel has the most affordable Internet in the world. The study measured the Internet in 85 countries as to its affordability, … Continue reading →

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Water generators for Gaza

Posted on August 2, 2020

Israel’s Watergen and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies have now donated three water generators to Gaza. The latest will produce (from humidity in the air) up to 5,000 liters of drinking water a day for the Nasser Medical Center … Continue reading →

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Baseless love in Jerusalem

Posted on August 2, 2020

Rabbi Matanya Yadid, teacher at Bar-Ilan University, and Sheikh Eyad Amer, imam of the central mosque in Kafr Kassem, held a Zoom session this week. The topic was “baseless love” in the context of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av … Continue reading →

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Another Special in Uniform

Posted on August 2, 2020

Daniel Defour was born very premature and at the age of 15 he went blind. At 17 he met the Prime Minister and spoke of his desire to join the IDF. Last week, aged 21, Daniel’s wish came true. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/daniels-story-the-idfs-newest-recruit-with-vision-impairment-636805

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Haredi women surge into hi-tech

Posted on August 2, 2020

The number of ultra-Orthodox tech employees jumped by 52% in 2014-2018; 71% of them are women. The report was compiled by the Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI), together with non-profit KamaTech, that seeks to integrate Haredi Jews into the country’s … Continue reading →

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VeryGoodNewsIsrael on TV

Posted on August 2, 2020

Barry Shaw of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies and The View from Israel interviewed me last week about the projects that Israel is working on to help combat the coronavirus infection. We hope to produce a monthly video featuring … Continue reading →

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Two-hour analysis of a biopsy

Posted on August 2, 2020

Technion Professor Daphne Weihs has developed a fast test to analyze cancer cells. Biopsies are placed into a special gel and measured. Two hours later the extent that the cells have embedded denotes whether they are benign, non-metastatic or metastatic … Continue reading →

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Sharing stuff that works

Posted on August 2, 2020

An Israeli startup has launched an online platform where people suffering from chronic diseases can share information to learn which treatments work best for their specific condition, based on the experience of their peers. The crowdsourcing site is appropriately called … Continue reading →

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Sleep and Dream

Posted on August 2, 2020

Professor Peretz Lavie (ex-President of Israel’s Technion Institute) founded the Technion Sleep Medicine Center and authored several books on sleep disorders. Thanks to Technion UK, he is giving a free (donations welcome) webinar on Weds 5th Aug at 6pm UK … Continue reading →

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