At the peak of the drought, Shabi Zvieli, an Israeli gardener, feared for his livelihood. A hefty tax was placed on excessive household water consumption, penalizing families with lawns, swi... Read more
Diapers choke landfills, and the icky sea creatures choke beaches and waterways. Cine’al has one solution for both problems Cine’al Ltd., an Israeli nanotechnology start-up, is developing te... Read more
Can you create water out of thin air? An Israeli company is doing just that and is providing its technology to militaries in seven nations including the U.S., Israel and an un-named Arab nat... Read more
A replacement for oil has become a burning need in the 21st century A replacement for oil has become a burning need in the 21st century, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu having made it... Read more
Soon, nearly every device will be online. That is both a beautiful and a dangerous thing “We live in a connected world” is a well-worn axiom. Even so, few people realize the true extent of t... Read more
OrCam, a tiny wearable computer, uses audio feedback to relay visual data; it can even help the blind read. A new device called OrCam could be life-changing for the visually impaired and bli... Read more
If scientists learn how to attach e-skin to prosthetic limbs, people with amputations might once again be able to feel changes in their environments. Using tiny gold particles and a kind of... Read more
Once the two energies have been combined, they can be stored as compressed air and released according to required quantities. One of Israel’s leading investment firms in renewable energy, Ca... Read more
Treatment can improve appetite, ease chronic pain, and more, say TAU researchers Though controversial, medical cannabis has been gaining ground as a valid therapy, offering relief to suffers... Read more
“You need inventors who are dreaming and tinkering to make new things happen.” Abe Karem created the robotic plane that transformed the way modern warfare is waged—and continues to pioneer o... Read more
Israeli biotech firm says its modified eucalyptus trees can displace the fossil fuel industry It’s a timber company’s dream but a horrific industrial vision for others: massive p... Read more
By using an ordinary green laser pointer, the kind commonly found in offices and college lecture halls, an Israeli research team has developed a new and highly portable Raman spectrometer th... Read more
Crucial questions remain unanswered Cybersecurity efforts in the United States have largely centered on defending computer networks against attacks by hackers, criminals and foreign governme... Read more
The failure to protect the Flame code from being reverse engineered may turn out to have been a monumental error. The discovery of a new species of highly sophisticated malware earlier this... Read more
Advanced cyberwar is different THE decision by the United States and Israel to develop and then deploy the Stuxnet computer worm against an Iranian nuclear facility late in George W. Bush’s... Read more