Monthly Archives: January 2025

Eilat to Athens flights to resume

Posted on January 12, 2025

From Feb 7, Israeli airline Israir is to operate twice-weekly direct flights between Athens and Israel’s Ramon airport, 11 miles north of Eilat. It is expected to add additional routes to Europe, taking tourists straight to the Red Sea resort … Continue reading →

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Foreign investors bet strong on Israeli tech

Posted on January 12, 2025

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved gave an upbeat assessment on how foreign markets are reacting to Israel’s ongoing war and the impending change of American leadership.  He expected Israel to outperform its global peers in cybersecurity and defense technology. … Continue reading →

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Inflation rate falls

Posted on January 12, 2025

Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% in Nov, more than analysts expected. Israel’s annual inflation rate for the 12 months to Nov fell to 3.4% from 3.5% in Oct. mostly due to decreases in the price of fresh fruit … Continue reading →

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Lasers for communication

Posted on January 12, 2025

An open-space laser communication system for the high-speed transfer of data won first place at Jerusalem College of Technology’s ninth annual “Great Minds Hackathon,”. It can solve situations such as massive events like music festivals, where cellular towers are overwhelmed … Continue reading →

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Cool solution to fresh produce

Posted on January 12, 2025

Israel’s Natural Offset Farming (NOF – see here previously) has developed a device to cool all fruits and vegetables immediately after harvesting, killing pathogens and increasing shelf life. The NOF Cooling device is small, portable, and doesn’t rely on electricity. … Continue reading →

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Flame retardant technology breakthrough

Posted on January 12, 2025

Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL – see here previously) has launched VeriQuel R100, an innovative, phosphorus-based flame retardant designed for insulation products, such as those used for over 70% of commercial roofs. It is more sustainable than traditional retardants. https://investors.icl-group.com/reports-news-and-events/press-releases/press-releases-details/2024/ICL-Unveils-Breakthrough-in-Flame-Retardant-Technology/default.aspx

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The first off-grid apartment

Posted on January 12, 2025

A Tel Aviv apartment building is Israel’s first to use a solar battery and hybrid converter to sell energy to the grid and run shared building facilities in power outages. It is part of “Sun for Everyone” – a joint … Continue reading →

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Max Planck Society opens Jerusalem office

Posted on January 12, 2025

The Max Planck Society’s new office in Jerusalem aims to strengthen scientific partnerships between Israel and Germany. It will serve as a crucial hub for maintaining and expanding connections between the Max Planck Society (see here) and Israeli researchers. https://www.mpg.de/23817894/max-planck-society-opens-office-in-israel

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Automating engineering design

Posted on January 12, 2025

Israel’s bananaz brings AI to R&D design, with tools for engineering teams to eliminate inefficiencies of traditional design workflows and save time and money across the production process. It automates processes such as design validation, change tracking, and error detection. … Continue reading →

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TV reporter uses AI to speak

Posted on January 12, 2025

Israeli Channel 12’s Moshe Nussbaum has ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) which distorts his natural voice. But using AI technology and an avatar (digital twin) he could make a comeback. For some strange reason Channel 12 wouldn’t name the system, but … Continue reading →

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