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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unveiled Israel’s first domestically developed quantum computer, a 20-qubit system utilizing advanced superconducting technology.

Innovation enabler Challengy brought 16 Israeli climatech start-ups to meet major French companies in Paris. Those not previously reported here include eLinkair (charging e-buses and e-trucks), ellsway (E-mobility charging), Starstone (zero-carbon concrete), Funpressor (cooling).

A video compilation produced by Ben Gurion University connecting science and art with light – especially produced for Chanukah – the Jewish Festival of Lights.

A Bedouin school in the unrecognized village of Alfoura in southern Israel is fully sustainable. It uses solar energy for electricity; Watergen for drinking water; algae and bacteria recycle wastewater for irrigation; and HomeBiogas converts organic waste into methane for cooking.

Israel’s WATCHIT alerts the owners of recreational marine vessels to risks of collision, hitting submerged objects and rocks, or the vessel being grounded. Its AI-based safety system continuously collects data from the boat’s sensors and surroundings, combining it with nautical charts.

A team of Apple engineers in Israel is reportedly leading the development of Apple's first server AI chip. Taiwan's TSMC has agreed to mass-produce the chip by 2026. The Israeli team in Herzliya played a critical role in Apple's successful transition from Intel to in-house Mac chips.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have developed a tiny, room-temperature device that creates a special type of high-quality light with over 93% polarization purity. These radially polarized photons are highly useful for secure communications, advanced imaging, and precision optical tools.

Scientists at Israeli Bar-Ilan and Haifa universities have proposed to revive the 1,000-year-old system of farming known as “plot and berm” for arid areas. Plots were dug in places where the water table was high. Berms are sand barriers, built to retain water and shield against the wind.

Tel Aviv University Prof. Dan Peer (see previously) was elected as a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors (NAI). It is the highest recognition for innovators whose inventions have had a decisive impact on quality of life, economic development, and social welfare.

Israel’s Technion celebrates 100 years of achievements and contributions to the Jewish State.  Visit its Centennial website. Explore the achievements via its “Journey through time”. Also watch the trailer of its film “Technion 10squared” documentary of the past 100 years and future possibilities.  (English trailer) (Full Hebrew film)