Study: Women With Eating Disorders Portray Themselves Differently In Drawings
Women suffering from anorexia or bulimia portray themselves very differently in drawings than those who do not have eating disorders.
March 14, 2011
Your Genes Could Tell You Exactly Which Foods To Eat To Stay Healthy
Scientists hope that in the near future it will be possible to perform a simple blood test to analyze a person's genes and based on the results, advise them on what foods they should and shouldn’t eat in order to prevent diseases they are inclined to develop.
March 13, 2011
Discarded Tires To Literally ‘Pave The Road’ In Green Project
A new "green" project in Israel intends to recycle the rubber from old tires, and use as many as 1,400 tires per kilometer of new paved highway. In a pilot trial, a 1.1 kilometer section of road was paved using an experimental mixture that included hundreds of recycled tires and a blend of asphalt.
March 13, 2011
What’s the word I’m Looking for?
“What’s the word I’m looking for?” One of the most common phrases and an especially annoying one if you're still scratching your brain for that missing word hours later. Encountering this problem themselves, two Israelis have developed PhraseUp – a website that aims to find your word.
March 09, 2011
Israeli Architect Plans Green Paradise In China
Israeli-born architect Moshe Safdie is famous for his “Habitat 67″ design. His most recent commission – a pixelated residential complex – will be built in Qinhuangdao, China and will include a host of friendly green design components.
March 08, 2011
Israeli VC Funds Zoom In On Clean Technologies
Specialized Israeli VC funds start to invest in clean technology, a market niche that is gaining traction in Israel's established technology sector.
March 07, 2011
‘Life-Saving’ iPhone App Created By Person Who Drove By Brother’s Crash
A space engineer who drove by a car crash not knowing his own brother was the victim has developed an iPhone application that automatically sends an email with your coordinates to a loved one in a case of an accident.
March 07, 2011
Omega 3 Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer’s, Research Shows
Eating foods like salmon, rich in omega 3 oils, appears to reduce the negative effects of a gene associated with Alzheimer's.
March 06, 2011
Three Cups Of Coffee Per Day Protects From Heart Disease
A study from the Shiba medical center in Israel has revealed that a daily caffeine intake equivalent to 3 cups of coffee could protect against heart disease.
March 06, 2011
Educational Program Spreads Jewish And Arab Fourth-Graders’ Wings
"Yes To Birds" brings Jewish and Arab students together to learn about nature, biodiversity and birds in a unique, outdoor way.
March 05, 2011
Israeli Start-Up To Significantly Reduce Your Phone Bill
Friends from an elite army intelligence unit have created a smart-phone application that compresses data received by the device, which could lead to a large reduction on your next phone bill.
March 04, 2011
Reducing Toxic Chlorine Usage With A Low Cost System
Used in World War I as a choking pulmonary agent, chlorine is now primarily used in drinking water and swimming pools to kill harmful bacteria. EcoVida, an Israeli-based CleanTech company, is introducing a new low cost system to minimize the use of chlorine in water.
March 02, 2011
Israel Does Video Festival On Facebook To help Environment
A Israeli festival on Facebook is trying to change the country's attitude towards the environment with a competition that awards winners based on the most creative individual solutions to environmental issues.
February 28, 2011
Israeli Paratroopers To Defend Plants and Animals!
The Israeli military and the Israel Nature and National Parks Authority are cooperating on a new project that will teach soldiers how to preserve nature while on duty. Every paratrooper will get a pocket guide, teaching them how to collect garbage left around in national parks; which animals are protected and how to deal with civilians stealing endangered plants.
February 27, 2011
Startup Develops Mobile Video Projector Smaller Than Your Little Finger
The days when we place our cell phones on the table and screen films and TV shows from it are quickly approaching. Several companies have been racing to be the first to launch wireless projectors smaller than a little finger.
February 27, 2011