Burger King is, for the first time, collaborating with an Israeli foodtech startup to launch a line of plant-based products. The meat alternatives will initially be sold exclusively in Israel. Meat.The End (MTE) develops protein ingredients that transform the texture of alternative meat, and claims its products perfectly mimic the sensation of meat. The Israeli […]

A startup that surveyed the 50ft-deep sinkhole that opened up in Tel Aviv last month has just received a multi-million dollar investment.  Exodigo specializes in non-intrusive mapping – finding out what’s underground without the need for actual excavations. It identifies water and gas pipes, electricity cables, water sources and other buried obstacles that could cause […]

Israel has helped develop a free chatbot to provide psychological self-help for Ukrainians. AvaMind suggests self-help techniques to alleviate anxiety, feeling lost, and psychosomatic symptoms such as trouble sleeping and bodily tension. It’s been jointly created by developers and psychologists from Israel, Ukraine, Russia and Germany. It helps identify a specific problem by asking questions, […]

AI saves the lives of soldiers, prevents crop damage, and protects chemical plants

Shares in Mobileye are to be traded from next week in a move that values the company at just under $16 billion – a fraction of the $50 billion owners Intel had hoped for last year. Intel, the US semiconductor chip giant, paid $15.3 billion for the automotive startup in 2017. It was, at the […]

Over a billion people speak languages not currently covered by commercial translation technologies, including spoken languages without a standard writing system.  Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has announced a long-term effort to build machine translation (MT) tools to address that. Israeli researchers are among those who have developed the breakthrough technology. MT systems for text […]

Israel is the fifth-most educated country in the world, with half of its citizens (50.12 per cent) having completed their higher education.  Canada came top, with nearly 60 per cent of its population completing a degree after secondary education, followed by Japan, Luxembourg, and South Korea. Erudera, the education search platform that published the report, […]

Laser breakthrough restores printed paper to blank, again and again and again

An Israeli company that turns paper sludge into food packaging is to start manufacturing in the US. Melodea recycles waste from the pulp and paper industry to create a biodegradable, non-toxic barrier coating for food packaging. It extracts cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from the sludge, which is normally found in cellulose, tough carbohydrates that keep plant […]

Israel’s next moon mission will include some unlikely passengers: plants.  A tray of seeds and dehydrated plants, as well as necessary equipment and cameras to monitor them, will be on board the Beresheet 2 missions scheduled for 2025. SpaceIL, the Israeli aerospace organization behind the mission, aims to conduct a double landing on both sides […]

Mindfulness techniques can help reduce stress and improve the emotional state and decision-making of women with a high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. A study of 100 young women at the Meirav Breast Center at the Sheba Medical Center, Israel, found that the use of Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (ISBR) techniques, a method of identifying […]

Redefine Meat has partnered with Giraudi Meats, Europe’s largest importer of high-end meat.  The Israeli startup’s plant-based beef, lamb, pork, and minced meat products will be sold in over 30 countries to Giraudi’s existing customer base. It is already being sold in France, with Italy, Greece, and Sweden to follow later this year.  Giraudi will […]

Startup sprays color onto yarn, saving millions of wasted gallons

New process creates natural alternative to synthetic preservatives

Alice heralds a new era of cheaper and more sustainable air travel