Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof Jeffrey Rosenschein has received the prestigious IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award. He was selected for his seminal book, “Rules of Encounter: Designing Conventions for Automated Negotiation Among Computers (MIT Press, 1994). https://www.afhu.org/2026/02/17/hebrew-university-professor-jeffrey-s-rosenschein-receives-prestigious-ifaamas-influential-paper-award/

A new national competition offers up to NIS 1 million to startups developing breakthrough solutions to secure critical minerals and strengthen Israel’s position in the global supply chain. It focuses on advanced mining tech, recycling materials, and mineral substitutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLjjKCxLbHE … Continue reading →

Bar-Ilan University today held a cornerstone-laying ceremony, attended by Dr. Miriam Adelson, to launch Israel’s first Institute for the Synthesis of Smart Materials (see here previously). It will integrate artificial intelligence and robotics, with applications from medicine, electronics to energy. … Continue reading →

Researchers at Israel’s Technion Institute have successfully used electron microscopy to measure “dark points” (vortices) within light waves. By doing so, they were able to confirm a prediction from the 1970s that the speed of these points exceeds the speed … Continue reading →

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have managed to engineer simple autonomous robots that can learn on their own how to cooperate and perform complex tasks as a group. It will help disaster response, marine and space exploration, construction, and other … Continue reading →