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400 graduating innovators

Israel’s Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is unveiling this year’s innovations by more than 400 graduating industrial design students. Highlights – a field blood supply kit for medics, a home dialysis machine, artificial fruit to fight global food and … Continue reading

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Protecting Indian crops from fruit flies

I reported previously (Apr 2016) about Israel’s BioFeed which developed a solution that killed the Ziko virus-carrying mosquito without having to spray crops. Now BioFeed’s no-spray fruit-fly solution is helping protect Indian mango farmers against the devastating pest. https://www.israel21c.org/fruit-fly-iron-dome-for-the-farmers-of-india/

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Painting a brighter future

Israeli startup SolarPaint, based on Kibbutz Nahsholim in northern Israel, has developed “electrode-net” (ultra-thin wireframe – similar to mosquito netting) and nanoparticle-infused coating to generate solar power from roofs, walls and, eventually, even roads. https://www.thesolarpaint.com/ http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2017/4/17/israeli-entrepreneurs-see-a-bright-future-for-solar-technology https://www.youtube.com/embed/4R8-ylw0Hf4?rel=0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/QO067NAxiyw?rel-0

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Fighting the Zika virus

One of the Grand Challenge Israel winners is Israeli startup BioFeed.  It will use the 500,000-shekel prize money to advance its solution in the fight against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, carrier of the Zika virus. Biofeed uses odor to attract … Continue reading

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Relief to Kenyan flood victims

The Israeli Government has donated food and humanitarian supplies to Kenya to help flood victims in Migori county. Aid included blankets, water tanks and mosquito nets. Israel was the first country to respond to requests for assistance in mitigating the … Continue reading

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Flood relief for Myanmar

Israel responded quickly to recent severe flooding in Myanmar. Ambassador Daniel Zonshine personally delivered a truck of food, medicines, mosquito nets and hygiene packs to the hard-hit Thayarwaddy delta area. Israel’s MASHAV is preparing more supplies, including water purification tablets. … Continue reading

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Israel celebrates “International Bat Night”

Israel hosts and protects 33 species of bat – they are important pollinators and prey on insects, especially mosquitoes.  Bat Night has taken place every year since 1997 in more than 30 countries.  Lectures and tours take place across Israel. … Continue reading

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