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Aviation is a notoriously environmentally unfriendly mode of transport, which, according to the European Union, is responsible for 14 percent of greenhouse gasses (GHG) produced by the sector. In fact, the EU says that if global aviation were a country, it would be in the top 10 of GHG producers.  Israeli scientists, however, have now […]

An Israeli startup has developed artificial intelligence-driven software that allows drones to autonomously administer pesticides to crops, without exposing farm workers to potentially dangerous chemicals.  The delivery of the pesticides, which are used to control weeds, insects and diseases on crops and other plants, involves spraying chemicals onto the plants. And although they are designed […]

Going from development on Israel’s world famous Iron Dome missile defense system to maximizing energy usage might sound a little odd, but to Ron Halpern, chief commercial officer at mPrest, the software company behind the platform, the transition was a natural one.  “Iron Dome essentially is a real-time distributed asset optimization system; the assets happened […]

A sensor that measures the “heartbeat” of a plant is being used by farmers around the world to optimize the growing process, most notably how much water it needs, at a time when weather patterns are shifting and becoming unpredictable due to climate change.  Almost all plants, big and small, rely on the process of […]

Health and wellness-conscious consumers are fueling the functional gummy nutraceutical market, as part of an overall demand for new and more exclusive wellness products. Market reports show that demand for gummies, in particular, are on the rise among adults and children alike because these colorful supplements come in fun shapes and sizes and are easy […]

To bring a new drug to market costs on average $1.3 billion, according to a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and takes up to 20 years.  These astronomical sums do factor in the billions of dollars and years of research invested in what potentially promising therapies that ultimately lead nowhere, […]

From nutrition to home appliances to cars to insurance, Binah.ai’s technology has endless use cases From cameras in smartphones to smartwatch sensors to microphones in tablets, a growing number of tech companies are developing and repurposing our everyday digital devices to be used as diagnostic tools to better monitor and improve our health. Binah.ai, the […]

Not only did Israeli scientists create the modern cherry tomatoes that are so popular worldwide, but now researchers at foodtech startup Supree have produced a strain of the fruit that even dries itself on the vine as it grows in the sun.  “In tomatoes, there is a trait of tiny cracks called microcracking,” Supree VP […]

Apples and avocados, peppers and tomatoes are just some of a long list of crops that need bee pollination to survive. But bees are dying at an alarming rate, threatening future food security.  According to Friends of the Earth, the world’s largest environmental organization that operates in 73 countries, the future survival of bees on […]

It has been exactly four months since Israel declared war on the Hamas terrorist organization that ruled in Gaza; four months since Hamas terrorists stormed across the border and rampaged through southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people and taking hundreds hostage.  The immediate mass call-up of hundreds of thousands of […]

The smell of freshly brewed coffee is one of the most recognizable aromas in the world, with around 40 percent of the global population consuming the drink every day. Most coffee aficionados on average consume around 4 cups per day with daily consumption worldwide coming in at over 2 billion cups.  But how many of […]

Instead of sympathy and understanding, the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history – when 1,200 people were murdered by Hamas on October 7, thousands more were wounded and hundreds were dragged into Gaza as hostages – was instantly followed by a massive explosion of global antisemitism.  In the US, the Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic […]

A new way of examining the data has found that the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Israel increased twofold in the years 2017 to 2021, while cases in toddlers more than quadrupled in the same period.  Autism is a developmental disorder that affects how people interact and communicate, often hindering […]

A frustrating experience as a caregiver for her then-boyfriend with cancer made Maayan Cohen realize that non-medical personnel in a medical setting needed help understanding the information in front of them.  Despite dutifully tracking his treatment herself, Cohen realized that noting down his vitals in a binder full of papers was not helping her understand […]

In his latter years, Israel’s founding father and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion devoted his life to the development of the Negev Desert.  “It is in the Negev that the creativity and pioneer vigor of Israel shall be tested,” Ben-Gurion declared in 1955.  And seven decades later, that challenge has been met by a consortium […]