As of December 31, 2014, there is a new law on the books in Israel mandating that all public transportation must be wheelchair-accessible. Still, this does not completely solve the issue of mobility difficulties on buses, trains and taxis for people with disabilities. “Galgalim Darom” (“Wheels in the South”), an...
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Jeff Clarke, the CEO of venerable camera-maker Kodak, is in Israel looking to acquire tech startups that can help rebuild his company as a leader in digital printing, Ha’aretz reported Monday. “One of the reasons I’m in Israel is because I’m looking at the technology here – the technology landscape –...
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The disastrous pipeline rupture in the Arava provided an opportunity to test out new cleanup methods from Israeli academia. In one of the worst environmental disasters in Israel’s history, between three and five million liters of raw crude oil gushed from a burst pipeline near the Evrona Nature Reserve in...
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A new groundbreaking procedure was used by doctors at Rambam Health Care Campus to implant a titanium jawbone in a Syrian shooting victim, who had come to Israel for medical treatment after a bullet demolished his lower jaw. The 23-year-old Syrian man arrived at Rambam in critical condition after a...
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Call it the little company that could. Israeli startup ZUtA Labs, which used a Kickstarter campaign to raise initial seed money, won Best of Innovation in the Computer Accessories category for its PocketPrinter. The Jerusalem startup was up against industry giants like Philips, Dell, Pioneer Electronics, Samsung and Qualcomm but...
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The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, a paramilitary group run by the terrorist organization Hamas, announced the opening of military youth camps throughout the Gaza Strip under the name “Pioneers of Independence.” The Al-Qassam Brigades’ Twitter account issued a statement (Arabic link) declaring that the camps are designated for youth aged 15-21. The camps...
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Wal-Mart, SunPacific, Pepsico, FritoLay and BASF are testing Pimi Agro CleanTech’s technology to keep food from rotting before reaching the market. Nimrod Ben-Yehuda is on a mission: to feed millions of starving children worldwide. Not, the lifelong farmer explains, by producing more food, but by dramatically cutting wastage on route...
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Ben Gurion University (BGU) researchers discovered that a protein, Alpha1-antitrypsin, combats infections and eradicates bacteria. The researchers were curious if treating individuals with immune-compromised conditions using Alpha-1 Antitrypsin in would make them more susceptible to infections. Lead by Kaner Ziv and Shahaf Galit of the Lewis Lab at BGU, mice were directly infected with...
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The Hamas terrorist behind the kidnapping and killings of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel last June was sentenced to three life terms by a military court yesterday, The Times of Israel reported. In addition to jail, Hussam Kawasme was ordered to pay NIS 250,000 to the three bereaved families....
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An Israeli startup, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, announced a successful trial of its therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, Reuters reported on Monday. A single dose of the stem cell treatment called NurOwn was administered in a mid-stage phase 2a trial in 14 patients with ALS, also...
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