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Diabetes revolution in Israel. A new method for treating Diabetes is being developed by Israeli biotech Orgenesis whose Chief scientist is Dr Sarah Ferber, Director of Molecular Endocrinology at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. The therapy is called autologous cell replacement and uses a patient’s own cells.
Israeli-Arab star. Nazareth based Alpha Omega has won the American-Israeli Chamber of Commerce’s Eagle Star Award for its medical device to treat neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease. The sophisticated microelectrode technology allows doctors to stimulate and record the brain’s natural electrical impulses.
Detecting problems in pregnancy. (Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s OrSense, announced successful clinical trial results for anaemia screening and haemorrhage detection using its NBM200 device. The non-invasive blood monitor measures haemoglobin levels in pregnant women.
The first medical smartphone. Israel’s LifeWatch Technologies unveiled the LifeWatch V- a first of its kind medical smartphone that measures ECG, heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar levels, body fat percentages, blood oxygen saturation and an index for measuring stress. Your phone becomes “a life preserving apparatus”.
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Israeli scientists can control insects. (Thanks to NoCamels) A robotics professor and an aerospace engineering scientist at Israel’s Technion have decoded the movement of insects. Replaying the electronic signals makes the insects move. Known as Biomimicry, this can help produce small controlled vehicle
Detecting problems in pregnancy. (Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s OrSense, announced successful clinical trial results for anaemia screening and haemorrhage detection using its NBM200 device. The non-invasive blood monitor measures haemoglobin levels in pregnant women.
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
150 years of the Hospital for Nazareth. Now an Israel Government Hospital, our friend and childbirth educator Wendy Blumfield sent us this write-up of the Nazareth Conference held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. The audience was Arab Moslem and Christian, Jewish secular and religious.
“Windows to the world” opens on the work of Herzog Hospital. A fascinating art composition by the Canadian Friends of Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem has shone light on the wonderful work by the hospital for children with respiratory diseases.
She’s Head of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Ester Levanon is the woman in charge of one of Israel’s most important financial institutions. Perhaps even more surprising is that CNN has broadcast a feature on her.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Israeli controls robot 2000km away – with his mind. Israeli student Tirosh Shapira has become the first person to meld his mind and movements with a robot surrogate, or avatar. Situated inside an fMRI scanner in Israel, he controlled a humanoid robot 2000 kilometers away, in France, using just his mind.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/132389-real-life-avatar-the-first-mind-controlled-robot-surrogate
Raising Technion’s cornerstone – 100 years on. Technion’s annual “Technobrain” challenge was for teams to use their technical skills to simulate the 1912 planting of the Institute’s cornerstone. But this time, from a great height.
Marine power for Ecuador. SDE Energy Ltd., an Israeli marine- technology developer, is in talks with Ecuador’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy to develop several clean energy projects. SDE’s power plants use ocean swells to produce hydraulic pressure, which is then transformed into electricity.
Energy from copper mines. Methane gas is released during the mining for copper at Timna, north of Eilat. A project has been initiated to turn this gas into electricity at source. A huge torch will be connected to a generator and will turn this greenhouse gas into energy.
The first solar kibbutz. 60km north of Eilat, Kibbutz Yahel, part of the Renewable Energy Company, has recently become the first solar kibbutz in Israel. Residents of the kibbutz will be economically secure as a result of the process, since they will benefit from monthly returns.
Double-sided solar panels. Researchers have been trying to develop double-sided solar cells that can capture both direct and reflected sunlight for the last forty years. Israeli startup BSolar showcased their bifacial solar cells at a trade show in Germany. Their cells could produce up to 20% more energy than conventional cells.
Israelis help find nuclear particle. The recently discovered Higgs boson helps explain the structure of matter in the universe. A Weizmann team helped develop particle detectors, a Technion professor designed a key experiment, and several Israeli researchers were involved in building the accelerator.
Taxibot stars at UK air show. Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled plans for TaxiBot at the Farnborough Air Show. The semi-robotic vehicle, controlled by a plane’s pilot, tows the plane from the terminal gate to the takeoff point without the need to operate the plane’s engines. It can save 1000 litres of fuel for a Boeing 747.
Israeli teenagers come 2nd in International inventors competition. Six Yeroham youths won $5,000 by designing a “stick” that keeps the contents of a picnic basket cool. Breaking the stick causes chemicals to mix and freeze. It was the first time Israelis took part in FLL Global Innovation competition in Washington for youth scientists.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Elbit Systems wins $62m contract in Korea. Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) has won a $62 million contract to upgrade Korean Air Force C-130 transport aircraft with various types of advanced electronic systems.
Tel Aviv’s Mayor’s road show hits Silicon Valley. Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv, visited Google’s headquarters to talk Tel Aviv technology with Silicon Valley’s Israeli compatriots. Huldai hosted a dialogue about the Tel Aviv Global City initiative to position the city as a global center of business and culture.
Richard Branson sells Israeli water filters. UK entrepreneur Richard Branson is marketing Israel’s Strauss water filters as “Virgin Pure”. The device sits on your kitchen surface and dispenses filtered hot or cold water on demand. Branson hopes it will rival the Hoover vacuum cleaner as the gadget that changed British homes.
US firms buy Israeli big time. There were at least six big US takeovers of Israeli companies in the last month. Facebook bought face.com; Shutterfly bought Photoccino; Stanley Black & Decker bought AeroScout; JMI (with UK’s Apax) bought Paradigm (for $1 billion); TPG bought iMDsoft and Primus bought AOD.
Now Israel really is the heartbeat of Intel. Intel Corporation has acquired Israeli medical device company IDesia Biometrics. IDesia uses an electrical signal generated by the heartbeat to create an “electro biodynamic signature” unique to every individual, establishing a biometric identity that cannot be forged.
The sweet smell of success. Israeli-Canadian perfumer Ayala Moriel was raised in Clil, a unique village in the Western Galilee. Many of her 50 aromas are based on the memory of scents and smells from her childhood.
The Louvre – protected by Israeli security. Israeli subsidiary Synel is installing its access control security system at the famous Paris art gallery. It will include fingerprint verification, keypad entry, magnetic cards, barcode cards, proximity cards, contact-less smart cards and facial recognition.
And so is British Telecom. International communications giant British Telecom has chosen Israel’s Cyber-Ark Software to monitor and secure its privileged accounts. Gadi Tirosh, a partner at Cyber-Ark’s funding company JVP, said: “This is further proof that Israel is a leading force in the cyber protection field.”
ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT
The Jerusalem Season of Culture. In its third year, the Jerusalem Season of Culture is being billed as “a summer showcase of the city’s contemporary cultural treasures.” The happenings, which take place at various venues throughout the city, include dance, music, poetry, philosophy, visual arts and new media.
Guns and Roses play “Hatikvah”. Guns and Roses lead guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal gave a solo rendition of Israel’s national anthem “Hatikva” to 10,000 fans in Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv.
Israeli a cappella group is out of this world. Israel’s Voca People wows audiences all over the globe with its unique “extra-terrestrial” blend of a cappella music and comedy. This new video clip features some of their music, plus an interview with co-founder and director Lior Kalfo.
1600-year-old mosaic of Samson. An archaeological dig in the lower Galilee near Kibbutz Hokuk has found a mosaic floor describing the story of biblical Samson and a Hebrew inscription from an approximately 1,600-year-old synagogue. The synagogue is probably that of ancient Horkuk, mentioned in the Talmud.
“Follow Me”. A new film about Yoni Netanyahu has been released. The commander of the Entebbe operation was an incredible individual and a role model for young people in today’s world.
It’s hot – but so what? Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi is the 9th hottest place on the planet, according to Washington Post’s Foreign Policy magazine. But that has not stopped it from also being Israel’s largest producer of dates. Kibbutzniks have cultivated 18,000 palm trees in temperatures reaching over 50 degrees centigrade.
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