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Israel’s Energy Ministry has launched a campaign to get solar panels onto 15 percent of Israel’s residential roofs by 2030. It offered incentives such as varied tariff options, shortened payback periods, tax incentives, and fast-track connection to the grid. It wants 100,000 more solar roofs by the end of the decade.

Israel’s Canotera AI analyzes the details of a legal case to predict the outcome and the likely value of any damages awarded. It can be used by plaintiffs, defendants, lawyers, and insurance companies. Its first client is a New York insurance company.  

Intel Israel co-CEO Karin Eibschitz-Segal has been appointed Intel Corp's interim head of Intel's data center and artificial intelligence (DCAI), the third most important position at the US chipmaker. She will manage 10,000 employees globally, including several hundred in Israel.

Intel’s newest microprocessor - the Falcon Shores AI processor, developed using technology from Israeli company Habana Labs - will be repurposed as an internal test platform. It will be part of the development of the Jaguar Shores chip – Intel’s comprehensive AI solution for data centers.

Israel’s Lowental Hybrid specializes in advanced hybrid propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones. Its hybrid propulsion systems combine electric and fuel-based technologies, increasing flight times by up to fivefold while maintaining the quiet operation of electric power.

Tel Aviv University scientists have  reconfigured the atomic layers of graphite to simulate the “on, off” switching inside computer memory storage chips. It could revolutionize computer microprocessor design.

Four Israeli researchers received European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept grants. Three at Hebrew U are preventing rust on metal; losing weight, but not muscle; and monitoring medication in mice. And a Bar-Ilan Uni researcher is preserving fertility in boys undergoing chemotherapy.

Israel’s IBI Ag has developed technology to produce effective crop protection solutions with a low ecological footprint. Its single-domain antibodies target a protein unique to each pest, thus ensuring no harm to farm workers, consumers or the environment.

Ben Gurion University Professor Michal Segoli reveals the vital role of insects - how each species is indispensable. She explains how parasitoid wasps keep pest populations under control. Without them, certain insect species could wreak havoc on agriculture and natural ecosystems.

Technion scientists have discovered how bacteria have evolved resistance to viruses (phages) in the oceans. Lower levels of transfer RNA generate higher resistance. It is a critical issue as bacteria are crucial for atmospheric oxygen production and are at the base of the oceanic food chain.