Environment
Aleph Farms Looks To Take Its Lab-Grown Meat Production To Space
Israel's Aleph Farms wants to launch slaughter-free steak production in extraterrestrial environments with a new program dubbed Aleph Zero.
October 25, 2020
What Do 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Judean Dates Taste Like? Israeli Scientists Found Out
Israeli scientists harvested ancient dates at Kibbutz Ketura, after 15 years of patience, hope, and ground-breaking agriculture techniques.
September 30, 2020
Tel Aviv Designer Wins Climate Tech Award For Solar Shade-Giving Fabric
Anai Green was one of four women innovators to win the 2nd International C40 Women4Climate Tech Challenge 2020.
September 29, 2020
Infarm Raises $170M To Scale Urban Farming Network
Israel-founded startup Infarm says it wants to build the largest urban vertical farming network in the world.
September 23, 2020
Arieli Capital, Ramat Hanegev To Partner With UAE For Agritech Projects
Discussions to team up on agritech projects began before Israel and the UAE announced a US-brokered normalization pact last week.
August 18, 2020
Netafim Signs $85M Deal To Provide Irrigation Solutions To 35,000 Farmers In India
The deal involves the construction of irrigation systems for three large projects that cover 66 villages on 123,500 acres in southwest India.
August 11, 2020
Israeli IoT Firm Detects COVID-19 Outbreaks By Monitoring City Sewers
Kando says the initial results of a pilot program in Ashkelon showed traces of the coronavirus in the municipal sewage system.
August 02, 2020
Israeli Researchers Make Alcohol For Hand Sanitizer From Waste
The Tel Aviv University team is starting a pilot program using agricultural waste to make ethanol for an alcohol-based hand rub.
July 27, 2020
Israeli Agritech Intelligence Startup Taranis Raises $30M
Israeli agricultural intelligence firm Taranis, a precision agriculture startup that allows farmers to monitor fields and make informed decisions, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $30 million in a Series C round. The round was led by the growth stage VC Vertex Growth, Japanese mulinational Hitachi Group, and Asian conglomerate The Kuok Group, through […]
July 23, 2020
New Israeli Sensor Tech Aims To Monitor Air Pollution More Accurately
Israeli scientists from the Technion are developing small portable sensors and a unique algorithm to monitor the air we breathe more effectively.
July 20, 2020
Israel’s StoreDot, REE Win BloombergNEF Pioneer Awards 2020
Over 120 entries from 24 countries were recorded for this year's competition honoring companies developing cutting-edge renewable energy products and services.
July 15, 2020
Israeli Researchers Warn Of ‘Larger-Than-Ever’ Jellyfish Off Haifa Coast
This summer, those pesky, fear-inducing sea creatures that terrorize swimmers in their path, are even bigger than before.
July 13, 2020
7 Israeli Bee Tech Firms Protecting Bee Populations And Global Agriculture
NoCamels looks at Israeli startups and companies working to save bees and agriculture for a more sustainable future.
July 07, 2020
Israeli Scientists Find Residues Of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides In Milk
A newly published study of cow and goat milk samples found low levels of residues but there is still cause for concern, the researchers say.
June 18, 2020
Israeli Environmental Tech Firm ECOncrete Raises $5M
ECOncrete develops sustainable concrete for constructing ecologically active infrastructures in coastal and marine environments as well as in urban landscapes
June 11, 2020