Monthly Archives: October 2021

Securing sensitive smartphones

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel’s Assac Networks protects smartphones from hacking and tapping. Its customers include banks, fintech companies, cell-phone providers and government clients from countries including Spain, Singapore, Mexico and Italy. “Assac” comes from the Hebrew word Hazak meaning “strong”. https://www.jns.org/the-israeli-company-quietly-securing-sensitive-smartphones-around-the-world/

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A better battery

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel’s Addionics (see here previously) is “charging ahead” with its battery technology. It is partnering the Centre of Process Innovation at the UK’s University of Warwick in the UK government funded Project STELLAR (Smart Three-dimensional ELectrode Lithium-ion batteries with Automated … Continue reading →

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Innovation company for synthetic biology

Posted on October 4, 2021

The Israeli Government’s Innovation Authority has launched a $5 million company for research & development into synthetic biology. It will provide services to Israeli startups and established firms in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, energy, food tech, defense, and security. … Continue reading →

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Special WHO performance

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel’s Shalva Band of musicians with disabilities performed “A Million Dreams” for the World Health Organization (WHO). They helped promote its Regional Committee for Europe online Conference on the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/313777 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnnOWLm3oxI

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Healthy trees

Posted on October 4, 2021

Despite recent forest fires, the 2021 Global Tree Assessment reports that 45 of Israel’s 65 wild tree species are in the “Least Concern” category. 30% of the rest of the world’s 58,497 known tree species are threatened with extinction but … Continue reading →

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Aid to Vietnam

Posted on October 4, 2021

The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam has distributed 500 packages of food and basic hygiene products to some of the weakest families on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. The coronavirus pandemic has caused destitution and each of the packages contains enough … Continue reading →

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The 4th top country for digital quality of life

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israel has risen from 8th place to 4th in the annual Digital Quality of Life Index 2021 (see here for 2020 ranking). 110 countries were ranked on digital wellbeing based on factors such as internet affordability (Israel 2nd), quality (11th), … Continue reading →

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Balzan prize-winner

Posted on October 4, 2021

Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor and historian Saul Friedlander was one of the recipients of this year’s Balzan Prizes, for scholarly and scientific achievements. The prize, and 750,000 Swiss francs, was for his work broadening the perspective on the history of the … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv – the world’s funniest city

Posted on October 4, 2021

Time Out magazine has ranked Tel Aviv as the world’s “funniest” city, and eighth of the 37 “best cities” around the world. It also came second in the food and drink category and was the city most likely to be … Continue reading →

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3D printed blood vessels from plant leaves

Posted on October 4, 2021

Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have succeeded in 3D printing a network of blood vessels that can provide blood to implanted tissues. The collagen used in the printing process was derived from tobacco plants and made by Israel’s Collplant. https://www.jpost.com/science/the-future-of-personalized-medicine-technion-team-built-blood-tree-from-scratch-679872 … Continue reading →

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