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Researchers have developed a procedure that may help patients recover from heart attacks, and prevent further occurrences. A team at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot say their experiments on mice are a long way off from being applicable to humans. But they reshape our understanding of the heart’s regenerative capabilities, and how they […]

Imagine being able to understand your pet’s feelings by simply snapping a photo of them.  Right now, AI is learning to do just that, by recognizing the subtle facial cues and muscle contractions of animals that we humans cannot see.  Researchers at the Tech4Animals lab, in Haifa, northern Israel, are training this algorithm by using […]

Startups from across the world have been selected for the four-month MassChallenge Israel mentorship program. They were chosen by panels of leading experts who represented Israeli and global organizations, including Google and Microsoft.  Thirty-six of the startups are from Israel, the rest are from Nigeria, Colombia, Argentina and elsewhere. The companies chosen cover industries ranging […]

The Egyptians were already using aloe, lavender, and peppermint for cosmetic purposes over 5,000 years ago. The knowledge they gained about plants has been preserved through centuries and we still use many of the same ingredients to treat our skin today. Even though scientists are discovering new plants and fungi every year – over 100 […]

Professor Jacob Ziv, the Israeli computer pioneer whose research led to MP3 audio files, PDF documents and ZIP files, has died at the age of 91. Together with Prof. Abraham Lempel, who passed away in February at the age of 86, he developed the Lempel-Ziv (LZ), an algorithm that compresses data, saves storage capacity, and […]

A helmet that sends magnetic pulses to the brain is easing the symptoms of patients with depression and anxiety. The Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Deep TMS) treatment, developed by Israeli company BrainsWay, was tested on 1,753 patients suffering from depression and anxiety.  A study found 82 percent of patients who received 30 or more 20-minute […]

AI sensors that cross-reference vehicles crossing borders with national watchlists are to be rolled out in the Middle East. Israel-founded OMNIQ did not specify which countries are to start using its software, which captures the license plate, make, model and vehicle color, to cross-reference against permits, watch lists, and law enforcement hot lists.  It will […]

A disposable chest monitor developed in Israel will monitor patients’ vital signs and wirelessly send updates to the cloud every five minutes.  It will provide doctors with warnings that the condition of a patient in the hospital or at home may deteriorate before they actually do. Biobeat, which develops wearable health-monitoring devices, tested its solution […]

New technology developed in Israel allows podcasters to edit their audio and video more easily – direct from a transcript. Tel Aviv-based Riverside says its groundbreaking technology speeds the process for creators, who can edit text much more quickly than a recording. The company says it can even work with poor quality internet connectivity to create […]

Tel Aviv ranks fifth in the world for billion dollar companies – known as unicorns – according to a new report. The San Francisco Bay Area is first, followed by New York City, Beijing, and Boston.  Tel Aviv is now home to 95 unicorns, 75 of which crossed the $1 billion threshold since 2018. Staff […]

An Israeli startup that streamlines supply-buying for the hospitality sector has raised $10 million.  Reeco lets hotels, theme parks, tourism agencies and bars order thousands of cut-price products, from food and beverages to cleaning supplies. The Ramada and Marriott hotel chains use its service.  Buyers select the products they need, and their order is automatically […]

Researchers have, for the first time, tested a titanium-air battery, which could theoretically store up to three times more energy than standard batteries. That would be a major advantage over the zinc-air combination currently used in hearing aids, sensors and other small devices.  The study was conducted by scientists at the Technion – Israel Institute […]

We’ve all pulled a cucumber out of the fridge, only to find it’s shriveled, shrunk and moldy. In the US alone, households waste over 30 percent of the food they buy – even though most supermarket fruit and veg are either sprayed with a preserving wax or wrapped in clear plastic. Israeli startup Sufresca has […]

OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture capital firm, is to collaborate on a technology mentorship program for early-stage startups in Uruguay. The aim is to strengthen the country’s position as a technological hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.  The Uruguay Innovation HUB Program (UIH) will support the acceleration of national and international startups, attract investment funds, and […]

A new micro-robot, the size of a single biological cell (a ten thousandth of a centimeter), has been developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University. It can navigate between different cells in a biological sample, distinguish between different types of cells, identify whether they are healthy or dying, and then transport the desired cell for […]