Aiming for the Moon
Yanki Margalit is an Israeli entrepreneur. He is also the chairman of SpaceIL – the company that is planning to make Israel only the fourth nation in the world to land a spacecraft on the Moon.
The world’s largest dairy farm project
This video describes the work of Israel’s afimilk Vietnam - the largest dairy farm project in the world.
Design and print your own 3D product
Industrial designers Oded Marcus and Shaul Cohen welcome students and studios - and the general public - to come inside their new 3D Factory in Tel Aviv to check out the cutting-edge three-dimensional printers and what they can make.
$5 million donation for cyber security research
Carole and Marcus Weinstein have sponsored the building of a new Cyber Security center at Ben Gurion University - a key component of Israel’s CyberSpark initiative. The 1580 sq. m. building will house laboratories, classrooms, auditoriums, conference rooms, and offices.
The next generation of microchips is Israeli
Intel is launching its new Israel-developed Core M computer processor chips and already planning the release of its successor – the SkyLake, also designed in Israel. Intel’s Israeli developments are astounding.
Growing coral in the desert
(Thanks to Charlie) Israel’s OkCoral in the Negev desert produces fast-growing corals for use by Israel’s Corebone (featured previously) in dental implants and bone regeneration. (CNN video)
Over the moon for Israeli space technology
Over 200 leaders in the “space business” gathered at the Israel exhibition at the International Astronautical Congress in Toronto. Israel is one of only seven countries to launch and maintain its own satellites and works closely with both NASA and the European Space Agency.
Researchers’ Night of Water
Each year, the Israel Technion invites the public to participate in Researchers’ Night – a celebration of science and research for the whole family. Participants tasted seawater before and after desalination; built boats, examined underwater robots, submarines work and water pollution.
USA raises levels of permitted tomato coloring
The US has approved a five-fold increase in the level of tomato lycopene allowed as a colorant in ready-to-eat meat products. This allows tomato lycopene colorants from Israel’s LycoRed to replace artificial and insect-based colors in deli meats, sausage and hot dogs.
Removing nitrogen from water
Israeli wastewater treatment company Emefcy has developed the revolutionary modular Spiral Aerobic Biofilm Reactor (SABRE). The permeable membranes remove nitrogen using 80% less energy, providing a low cost solution for small wastewater plants.”