Israel’s National Drone Initiative, which first began its flights over urban areas in January 2021, entered a new phase in its pilot program, which includes flights over houses and above residents in and around the city of Hadera. This is…
Fires Ignited by Kite Terrorism Can Now Be Assessed Using Algorithm Developed by Researchers at Ben-Gurion University. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a remote sensing algorithm that analyzes satellite images to identify and assess fire destruction…
Leading global wave energy developer Eco Wave Power (Eco Wave Power Global, Ticker Symbol: ECOWVE) is pleased to announce its’ participation in the ILIAD Consortium, which has been awarded €17 million by the European Union (EU) as part of the…
XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, and IBM Watson, IBM’s AI technology for business, today announced the Grand Prize Winner in the $5M IBM Watson AI XPRIZE Challenge. First launched in 2016, the five-year global competition looked…
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, this evening (Tuesday, 22 June 2021), visited Ben-Gurion International Airport, toured the testing facility and held an assessment regarding the coronavirus. Participating in the discussion were the Health Minister, the Transportation Minister, the Interior Minister, the…
Several israeli start-ups on Vivatech 2021: – Canditech allows companies to see the people behind the resume using tailor-made job simulation tests, which are the best predictor for job suitability. This unique holistic approach empowers recruiters and hiring managers to objectively evaluate technical skills…
The Red Sea Reef Foundation (RSRF) has awarded research grants to five scientists from Israel and Jordan – including two from Bar-Ilan University — who are studying the Red Sea’s coral reef, one of the world’s largest marine refuges from…
Israeli researchers have found a natural and symbiotic way to expedite the growth of pine trees by involving edible fungi mushrooms in their early years of growth. Throughout human history, mushrooms have played an integral role in many early cultures…
A study published this week in Nature: Scientific Reports suggests that addressing a common cognitive deficit in people with depressive symptoms may help address those symptoms. Researchers at Hebrew University, Dominican University, and Posit Science Corporation found a significant correlation between deficits in the cognitive skill…
Cyberattacks on the Colonial oil pipeline in the US and a municipal water supply in Florida have again highlighted the vulnerability of vital infrastructure lifelines. IXDen has created the world’s best technology to protect our water, electricity, gas, oil and other critical…
