Israel Active

Scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have “cracked the code” as to the parts of a dog’s brain responsible for its enhanced ability to distinguish odors. They used laser-based speckle pattern detection and a high-resolution camera to avoid invasive equipment or sedation. Now humans can see what a dog smells.

Israel’s Innovation, Science, and Technology Ministry and the Israel Space Agency have established Solaris – Israel’s first national solar observatory, in the northern Druze town of Isfiya. Students study solar flares 93 million miles away. Educational programs are in Arabic as well as Hebrew.

The Spatial Hearing AI technology from Israel’s Kardome (see previously) is now available on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin in-vehicle computer to enable precise voice recognition and communication. A single microphone array identifies up to six users.

AI, quantum computing and Google’s planned $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cybertech firm Wiz were the major talking points at the Tel Aviv Expo – the venue of Cybertech Global 2025, Israel’s prestige cybersecurity conference.

Bar-Ilan University has launched a NIS 30 million research lab complex for the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly battery storage devices and fuel cells.

The University of Haifa is preparing to receive the first intake of 64 6-year students to its new Herta and Paul Amir School of Medicine. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv’s Afeka Academic College of Engineering and Jerusalem College of Technology have been building new campuses.

At Israel’s Technion Institute, undergraduates can study in English for their first year while learning Hebrew at an intensive ulpan. The second and subsequent year(s) will be taught in Hebrew. Watch the video to discover why it’s great to study for a degree at the Technion.

Ambassador Niki Haley launched a partnership between South Carolina’s Clemson University and Israel’s Sapir College and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It aimed to promote agricultural innovation and sustainability to stimulate economic growth in Israel’s Negev.

Nine miniature satellites developed by Israeli high school students were launched into space from a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket into a low Earth orbit. One satellite was developed by Druze students and is the first of its kind - launched as a delegation of Syrian Druze sheikhs visited Israel.

StandWithUs, the international non-partisan education organization dedicated to supporting Israel and combating antisemitism, has launched SWUBOT (Beta), an innovative AI-powered assistant designed to educate, inform, and empower individuals around the world.  Please try it.