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A startup that designs high-performance chips to handle the demands of blockchain technology today announced it had raised $70 million in Series C funding. It currently has over 100 employees, and says the new funding will allow it to expand its team of engineers, roll out its first chip, and develop its second. Chain Reaction, […]

Ultraviolet radiation kills bugs. Physician and scientist Niels Ryberg Finsen made that discovery – sunlight destroys bacteria – and won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for it back in 1903. Atlantium Technologies, an Israeli company, has combined his “old” technology with 21st century fiber optics to develop patented technology that can disinfect water on an […]

The Chinese “spy balloon” that was shot down by a US fighter jet was cheap, unsophisticated, and posed little or no threat, says an Israeli expert. Its arrival high over the Midwest at the end of January sparked days of fevered speculation about what it was – and led to a near meltdown between Washington […]

Technology is the answer to many of the world’s problems, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog told investors and business leaders in Jerusalem yesterday. “But it can never replace the intention for good that is at the heart of our human civilization.” He was addressing the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, the biggest event of its kind in […]

Folding smartphones of the future could have screens made of insect protein. It’s the most elastic material on earth, and it’s what allows a flea to jump 100 times its own height, or the dragonfly to flap its wings 30 times a second. A startup in Israel is genetically engineering the protein – called resilin […]

Householders in the UK who use Israeli technology to power their homes are being asked to reduce consumption at times of high demand – and sell stored electricity to the grid. Thousands of homes with SolarEdge batteries can sign up for the Demand Flexibility Service this winter. The grid will take power from their batteries […]

Technology that analyzes sewage for disease is being used to help Israel’s off-grid Bedouin communities. As many as 150,000 Bedouin – semi-nomadic desert dwellers – live with inadequate sewage systems in the southern city of Rahat and in many smaller towns and villages across the Negev. Portable smart samplers developed by the startup Kando, based […]

Antibiotics were the “wonder drug” of the 20th century, saving millions of patients and adding many extra years to our lives. But the bacteria they kill are now fighting back. You may have heard doctors warning about the perils of over-prescribing antibiotics because bacteria become resistant. The truth is, however, that animals, not humans, are […]

Artificial intelligence is putting criminals behind bars. It scours mountains of data – from smartphones, computers, surveillance cameras, smartwatches and countless other digital sources – identifying what’s relevant to the investigation and discarding the rest. It provides critical evidence that places the suspect at the scene of the crime. And it identifies patterns, reveals connections, […]

Israel may be a tiny country, barely visible from space, but it’s ahead of most of the world in getting there. In September 1998 it became only the eighth country in the world to put an object in space, with the launch of its Ofek 1 reconnaissance satellite. Two decades later its Beresheet unmanned spacecraft […]

These tiny bright green specks are tomorrow’s superfood. They’re high in protein and phytonutrients – which boost the immune system. And they contain more iron than spinach, and more zinc than broccoli or kale. In Thailand they’re known as khai-nam – “eggs of the water” – and have traditionally been grown as a cheap and […]

Solar is a power for the future, but it relies on panels that are fixed and heavy. Now a startup in Israel is producing solar panels on a roll. They’re light, flexible, and they can be applied to virtually any surface. It opens up a world of opportunities, for ultra-thin panels on sidewalks, reservoirs, greenhouses, […]

Audiences today want more. Seeing their favorite band in concert, their sports team on the field or a Broadway show is no longer enough. The smartphone generation quickly loses interest, so the challenge is to keep them engaged. Soundit aims to do exactly that by adding an extra layer to live entertainment. It’s a wearable […]

Researchers believe a compound derived from red algae may help treat wounds and infections. A team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, say it may have advantages over traditional anti-microbial treatments, as bacteria become increasingly resistant. They found they could combine the sugar element (polysaccharide) of porphyridium, a red-colored marine algae, with copper oxide […]

Freightos, the Israel-based freight-booking platform that streamlines connections between hundreds of airlines, ocean liners, and trucking companies, goes public today and begins trading on the Nasdaq. It’s developed an algorithm that simplifies the entire shipping process – real-time pricing, booking, and shipment management – so that it’s as easy as arranging a holiday online. The digital […]