Monthly Archives: July 2023

More sustainable pest-free crops

Posted on July 9, 2023

Multinational Bayer is working with Israel’s Fermata (see here previously) on a project that uses AI to reduce pesticide wastage. Fermata also won the 2023 Food Tech Challengers’ Agri Tech track and was selected for Microsoft’s fourth AI for Good … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem is going through the roof

Posted on July 9, 2023

The Jerusalem Municipality has embarked on a plan to utilize as many rooftops in the capital as possible for solar energy generation, community activities and green areas that can benefit people, wildlife, and the environment. Grants for roof gardens of … Continue reading →

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$18 million donation for computer science building

Posted on July 9, 2023

A generous $18 million lead grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support the construction of the state-of-the-art Helmsley Computer Science Building at Ben Gurion University. It will contain 60 offices and lab space for … Continue reading →

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Women’s hackathon

Posted on July 9, 2023

Road safety, traffic flow and drone-detection solutions took the top prizes at Jerusalem College of Technology’s 6th annual women’s hackathon Hack.Her.It. 150 students, many mothers with babies on their laps, used the latest AI in a 46-hour challenge from Elbit, … Continue reading →

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Building Quantum computers in South Korea

Posted on July 9, 2023

Israel’s Quantum Machines (see here previously) has signed three agreements with Korean companies, organizations and government research institutes. The alliances will help accelerate the development of quantum computing technology. https://www.quantum-machines.co/blog/quantum-machines-forges-partnerships-with-leading-korean-research-investment-groups/

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Helping the UAE repel cyberattack

Posted on July 9, 2023

At the 2023 Tel Aviv Cyber Week Conference last week, UAE cyber chief Mohamed al-Kuwaiti said, “Thank God for the Abraham Accords…” He revealed that Israel recently helped the UAE fend off a serious DDoS (distributed denial of service) cyberattack. … Continue reading →

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European award for sustainable research

Posted on July 9, 2023

The EuroTech Universities Alliance gave Technion Professor Charlotte Vogt their top EuroTech Future Award for her outstanding contribution to the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. She is researching catalysts that convert CO2 into useful products. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2023/06/eurotech-universities-recognise-3-outstanding-young-researchers-for-their-impactful-work/ https://eurotech-universities.eu/news-and-events/news/eurotech-future-award-2023-winners/

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More academic degrees

Posted on July 9, 2023

A rising number of Israeli students are completing academic degrees. Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced that for the 2021/22 academic year 88,200 Israeli students successfully graduated. Those with master’s degrees increased by 4.5%. Most graduates were women. https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/mediarelease/Pages/2023/Recipients-of-Academic-Degrees-(202122)-Selected-Data-on-the-Occasion-of-the-End-of-the-Academic-Year.aspx https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-748030

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Medals of honor 2023

Posted on July 9, 2023

The Presidential Medal of Honor is awarded to those who have made an extraordinary contribution to the State of Israel, the Jewish people, and all humanity. 2023’s recipients included Arab VP of Hebrew Uni Mona Khoury-Kassabri (see here) and ex-soccer … Continue reading →

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Two Eswatini boys saved

Posted on July 9, 2023

Surgeons from Israel’s Save A Child’s Heart in Holon saved the lives of two young boys from the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) with VSD (ventricular septal defect – a congenital hole in the heart). The boys were from the … Continue reading →

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