Bar-Ilan University has inaugurated a research center for energy and sustainability as well as a multidisciplinary school.

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 […]

It’s 2023, and window cleaners on ropes, with a bucket of soapy water, are still cleaning the world’s tallest buildings. We’ve made huge leaps in technology, from electric vehicles to gene editing, from AI and 3D-printing to nano-satellites. But even today, the overwhelming majority of skyscraper windows are washed by hand. Ido Genosar believes there’s […]

The world’s first breast pump that mimics a baby’s suckling was launched in Israel last month. Within two hours, it had completely sold out online. It’s clear why: moms are simply fed up with traditional breast pumps. They are frustrating to use, they often don’t produce enough milk, and the pumping can be extremely painful.  […]

ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm, answering millions of requests daily to explain complex topics, solve tricky math problems, and even write original song lyrics. An Israeli startup has developed a similar tool – TasteGPT – designed to help the food industry formulate new products based on the latest trends. Understanding […]

How do you select the best candidate for a job when you have a stack of over 100 applications? Face-to-face interviews simply aren’t practical at that scale, and resumes give you the hard facts, but miss out on the soft skills. MyInterview says it is rethinking the “archaic” recruitment process and offering an effective solution […]

OrCam is already one of Israel’s startup successes, with a device that literally helps the blind to “see”. It reads text to the user – anything from a newspaper to a cereal packet. It also recognizes people, identifies objects, and helps the user find their way around. The Jerusalem-based company was established by Prof. Amnon […]