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Israel’s Novella Innovative Technology has used its AuraCell platform to develop Novella Strawberry, a patent-pending, new generation of bio-actives derived from whole strawberry cells. Novella bypasses the need to grow the whole plant, saving time, cost, waste and the environment.

Israel’s Meala FoodTech (see previously) has unveiled Groundbaker, a single-ingredient pea protein that replicates eggs’ multi-functional performance in baked goods. It enables food manufacturers to reduce costs, decrease reliance on eggs (due to avian flu), and simplify formulations.

An Israeli university study has revealed that corals in the Gulf of Eilat have survived four consecutive and intensifying marine heatwaves without experiencing mass bleaching. These include the world’s most extreme event in 2024 - a resilience unmatched anywhere else on the planet.

Israel Sci-Tech Schools has inaugurated a new ultra-Orthodox hesder yeshiva, thanks to Chedvata (see previously). Netanya’s Hermelin College combines Torah study with academic excellence in practical engineering tracks. There are now four Chedvata yeshivot.

Israel’s Technion is helping Israel's - and the world's - dwindling bee populations thrive. From AI-monitored hives to robotic honeybees, Israel's brightest minds are ensuring that Jewish tradition and nature's sweetness endure for generations.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University were using a laser to make glass glow, but it caused the glass to fold, inventing “photonic origami”. The tiny 3D folds allows optical devices to be made 0.5 microns thick. Uses include micro-zoom lenses in smartphone cameras and superfast electronics.

The international team from Israel’s Beewise (see previously) uses robots, remote systems and Artificial Intelligence to manage 250,000 hives for US customers. These bees pollinate crops from almonds in California, to citrus trees in Florida.

The National Centre for the Blue Economy showcased sustainable water and marine tech at the 3rd Blue Tech Summit in Haifa. Startups included (keep birds off fish ponds); SenpAI (virtual swimming trainer); and Rewind (returning biomass back into carbon).

Dr. Yisroel Mirsky of Israel’s Ben Gurion University has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to investigate how to safeguard future general artificial intelligence systems.

The level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) has fallen to the bottom red line and may hit the black line, with ecological damage. Water from Israel’s desalination plants in Ashdod, and Hadera is to be redirected into the Kinneret. By early Nov, 1.3 million gallons per hour will replenish Israel’s natural asset.