As the most severe Ebola epidemic on record spreads through central Africa, infecting and killing hundreds of citizens and foreign aid workers, and raising the specter of outbreaks all over the world, an Israeli research team is working with survivors…
Top scores on global indexes of economic competitiveness, a striking concentration of innovative people, a culture that promotes experimentation and daring, and governmental eagerness to create supportive conditions for investors, combine to make Israel a leading site of investment far beyond…
We are told that eating beef is bad for the environment, but do we know its real cost? Are the other animal or animal-derived foods better or worse? New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, conducted in collaboration with…
At 2” X 2” X 2” the CuBox-i is the tiniest computer in the world. Its elegant enclosure makes it ideal for mini-computing solutions – while its size is perfect for integrated solutions. Take advantage of the wide variety of…
Security forces worldwide rely on sophisticated equipment, trained personnel, and detection dogs to safeguard airports and other public areas against terrorist attacks. A revolutionary new electronic chip with nano-sized chemical sensors is about to make their job much easier. The…
Shelly Tzill and her team seek to understand the molecular origin of neuron mechanosensing – the ability of neuronal cells to sense and respond to the mechanical properties of their environment. Two types of mechanosensing behaviors have been reported for…
Weizmann Institute scientists have demonstrated for the first time a photonic router – a quantum device based on a single atom that enables routing of single photons by single photons. This achievement, as reported in Science magazine, is another step toward overcoming the…
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease run a high risk of seizures. While the amyloid-beta protein involved in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s seems the most likely cause for this neuronal hyperactivity, how and why this elevated activity takes place hasn’t…
According to Business Insider rank, among the 22 Most Powerful Women Engineers In The World, 3 of them are israeli! Tamar Bercovici, Yoelle Maarek, Tal Rabin. Business Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other…
Israeli cloud storage company CTERA Networks on July 2 announced that it raised $25 million in Series C funding to help it build out its global go-to-market organization and accelerate it platform. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round. CTERA’s existing investors Benchmark Capital, Cisco…
