Monthly Archives: September 2020

Currency reserves break another record

Israel’s reserves of foreign currency rose by another $4 billion to a more than $161 billion – the fifth consecutive month they have reached record levels. https://www.boi.org.il/en/NewsAndPublications/PressReleases/Pages/07-09-20.aspx

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A date with history

The Judean date palm was extinct. But 2000-year-old seeds discovered at Masada in 2005 were planted at Kibbutz Ketura by Drs Elaine Soloway and Sarah Sallon (see here). The resulting trees were named Methuselah and Hannah. Their dates were just … Continue reading

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Energy everywhere under the sun

Israel’s Apollo Power’s flexible solar panels produces cheap electricity anywhere the sun shines. It operates without any construction. It is unbreakable and can be placed on any surface, on water, uneven terrain and vehicles. Apollo is working with Audi and … Continue reading

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Recycling waste in the Netherlands

Israel’s UBQ Materials (reported here previously) is to open its first full-scale production facility in the Netherlands. It will convert landfill waste into some 70,000 tons of sustainable, thermoplastic material for producing pipes, floors, bins, shipping pallets, crates and more. … Continue reading

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Storybook app for educating children

Israel’s Amit Tishler is one of the co-founders of PopBase – an award-winning tool for producing interactive content with minimal effort. PopBase is developing Woodland Fables – a storybook game that helps kids make healthy life choices such as balanced … Continue reading

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From pilot to programmer

After 10 years in the IAF and 4.5 years as an El Al pilot, Stav Nemirovsky retrained as a computer programmer. Thanks to an IAF veterans’ association, he landed a job in the professional services department of Israeli cybersecurity company … Continue reading

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Helicopter drones

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its new MultiFlyer non-military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron of small helicopters. It will be used to monitor disaster areas, guide rescue missions, help with traffic control in large-scale events, and track agriculture or … Continue reading

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Micro satellites for research and rescue

Israel Aerospace Industries is partnering Israel’s Technion Institute in its ADELIS-SAMSON project, to develop 3 new micro satellites to be launched this year. Their purpose is to help search and rescue operations, conduct remote sensing, and carry out environmental monitoring … Continue reading

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Robotic arm for Covid-19 testing

The Israeli R&D center of Japan’s Yaskawa Electric has built a robotic arm that can conduct around 2,800 Covid-19 tests a day and has been installed in the IDF’s main Covid-19 testing lab. The arm is faster than human testers, … Continue reading

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Bahrain makes peace with Israel

Significantly, on the anniversary of 9/11, the Kingdom of Bahrain became the 4th Arab country to agree to a peace deal with Israel. Like the agreement with the United Arab Emirates, the Bahrain-Israel deal will normalize diplomatic, commercial, security and … Continue reading

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