What causes brain damage and inflammation in severe cases of Gaucher disease? Little is known about the events that lead to brain pathology in some forms of the disease, and there is currently no treatment available – a bleak outlook…
NewCO2Fuels (NCF) is an Israeli start-up company which was formed in 2011 as a joint venture between a group of scientists and entrepreneurs, Greenearth Energy Ltd and the Erdi Group. NCF was formed to develop and commercialize an innovative system…
Many computers emit a high-pitched noise during operation, due to vibration in some of theirelectronic components. These acoustic emanations are more than a nuisance: they can conveyinformation about the software running on the computer, and in particular leak sensitive informationabout…
Conseil General de la Moselle (France) has thousands of Jack PC and LXD thin clients distributed in hundreds of colleges and associations, working in a Citrix XenApp environment and smoothly managed by Xcalibur Global domain authenticator. Conseil General chose Israeli…
The Sockee is a unique device, developed to assist anyone incapable of bending down to put on and take off socks, perform this task in an independent, easy and safe method.The principle of operation of this patented product allows the…
The goal of the multi-year “Green Knesset” project, launched on January 1, 2014, is to convert the Knesset into a legislature that is guided by the concept of sustainability. Upon completion, the Knesset will be the greenest parliament in the…
The World health Organization calls depression “the leading cause of disability worldwide,” causing more years of disability than cancer, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases combined. In any given year, 5-7% of the world’s population experiences a major depressive episode,…
PhD student Shani Elitzur with Prof. Alon Gany and Dr. Valery Rosenband demonstrate — at the Fine Rocket Propulsion Center, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering — how to power a model boat and car using just aluminum and water. The technology…
Doctoral students Keren Oved and Ayelet Morag at Tel Aviv University have discovered a gene that may reveal whether people are likely to respond well to SSRI antidepressants, both generally and in specific formulations. The new biomarker, once it is…
Teenagers are notorious for chewing a lot of gum. The lip smacking, bubble popping, discarded gum stuck to the sole give teachers and parents a headache. Now, Dr. Nathan Watemberg of Tel Aviv University-affiliated Meir Medical Center has found that…