By Liorah Hirsch

An AI platform is using data and facial recognition to predict potential accidents and protect workers in real time on construction sites in Israel, where safety is an ongoing issue.  The pioneering system created by Israeli tech company SafeGuard uses data from multiple sources, including cameras, drones and statistical analysis, to find patterns for potentially […]

A crop that has been farmed for thousands of years has been gene-edited by Israeli scientists – so it can be cultivated on a large scale. Cowpea – or black-eyed pea – is a staple in sub-Saharan Africa, where it has always been picked by hand. The stalks don’t naturally stand upright, making it impossible […]

It’s summer, and the ritual of buying a new pair of flimsy plastic flip-flops for the beach begins again. They wear out, so you trash them, and the cycle repeats year after year. This ‘wear them and trash them’ cycle is one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste contamination in the world. But there’s […]