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As the world becomes ever more concerned with the impact of climate change and increasing levels of greenhouse gasses, one company is on a mission to revolutionize the way we heat water – a major strain on energy usage.  Sowillo Energy, based in the community town of Mikhmanim in northern Israel, has developed a system […]

Everyone knows what it is like trying to pick something up while wearing bulky gloves – our hands feel clumsier and objects are harder to grasp. Most significantly, we are deprived of the ability to feel our surroundings with our own bodies, denying us one of the most crucial ways we navigate safely through the […]

Just how secure is data provided to companies when paying for their services – and what about the companies who are doing the buying?  How do we know we can really trust entities on either side to protect the most sensitive information of their partners?   Israeli startup Hoggo has created an AI-driven platform that combs […]

A far cry from the pop culture depiction as the sole domain of barefoot hippies seeking enlightenment in a woody glade, scientists are exploring the use of psychedelic drugs as a potential treatment for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.  One such investigation is being carried out at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel’s respected public […]

A revolutionary solution for creating patient-customized devices has become instrumental in treatment of wounds sustained by people in the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel as well as IDF soldiers wounded in the subsequent war in Gaza.  Patient Specific Instruments (PSI) were initially introduced to Israeli hospitals seven years ago by the Netanya-based company […]

In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles – David Ben Gurion It began with drip irrigation in the 1960s: Israelis innovating to make their country – and indeed the planet – a better place. Israelis never lost that innovative spirit, even as they battled to survive in a sea […]

As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza rages on, clinicians and healthcare professionals across the country have mobilized to help treat and rehabilitate the hundreds of soldiers wounded in the conflict. Amid the innovative treatments offered by hospitals and rehabilitation institutions is a laser-based therapy that tackles chronic pain experienced by soldiers.   The use of […]

Fracturing a bone – be it a crack or a break – is a painful experience, often with a lengthy recovery process that doesn’t always guarantee full healing.  A group of medical professionals with their own knowledge and personal experience of fractures have created a method of heightening bone regeneration, enhancing the body’s natural healing […]

In the US, there is no universal healthcare to automatically provide everyone with access to medical treatment, leaving individuals to find their own often costly private coverage.  According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost half of Americans rely on their workplace for healthcare coverage. And in a complex healthcare landscape, finding the right […]

A random observation by an Israeli cognitive neurologist about the demographics of Jews with early onset of Alzheimer’s disease has led to a genetic study with the potential to shake up how we diagnose and treat patients suffering from this condition.   The World Health Organization says Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, […]

An Israeli startup is on a mission to bring the benefit of natural sunlight indoors into our homes, workplaces and even hospitals.  Solight addresses the issue of lack of sunlight in indoor spaces by creating a solar lighting system that takes the natural light of the morning and afternoon hours and channels it into desired […]

In Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day for 2024 begins at sundown on May 5. This year it is being marked in the shadow of the October 7 attack – the largest slaughter of Jews since the Nazis and their collaborators murdered six million – and as Jewish groups worldwide sound the alarm on spiraling antisemitism in […]

In the expansive corn and soybean fields of the American Midwest, farmers have begun their first cycle of herbicide spraying of the season, which will continue on just until the first days of July.  While some of those farmers will still be using the wasteful process of broadcast spraying of pesticides to stamp out weeds, […]

Sports fans will know all too well that moment in a match when the action is too quick to catch, invariably leading to laments over their own lack of access to a video replay service enjoyed by the referees and umpires on the field.   Israeli startup Stadicom has developed an app that offers just that, […]

In 1947, a Bedouin shepherd stumbled upon the first part of a treasure trove of 15,000 ancient Jewish texts, in a cave just a stone’s throw from the shores of the Dead Sea.  The 2,000-year-old texts – which later came to be known worldwide as the Dead Sea Scrolls – are a series of manuscripts […]