Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG LTD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel Electric Corporation Limited (IEC) aimed at Technical Assistance and Knowledge Transfer in the energy sector to REG Staff. The agreement was signed on 29th October,…
Most female mammals give birth and care for their offspring, while the males often breed with multiple partners and play little role in parenting once the mating is over. Yet researchers have had a hard time pinpointing where, exactly, in…
An official signing ceremony between the State of Colorado and the State of Israel on the implementation of the joint industrial R&D Agreement between the States took place on Sunday, October 19th, 2015. The goal is to establish a mechanism…
Tel Aviv University researchers discover chemical found in most sunscreen lotions poses an existential threat to young corals. The daily use of sunscreen bearing an SPF of 15 or higher is widely acknowledged as essential to skin cancer prevention, not…
Until recently, genetic testing to identify the triggers of various heart conditions was either beyond the existing technology or financially prohibitive. Now that illuminating genetic testing is both possible and practical, the Hadassah Medical Organization has opened a multi-disciplinary cardio-genetic…
Hosted by Israel Space Agency, International Astronautical Congress featured leading space agency directors and famed moonwalker Buzz Aldrin. Despite heightened security tensions in Jerusalem, a crowd of over 2,000 people from 58 nations gathered for the 66th Annual International Astronautical…
Using an innovative brain mapping technique, the Hadassah Medical Organization’s neuropsychiatry specialists have identified a cognitive process that has important implications for understanding the disorientation experienced by Alzheimer’s patients. Using high-resolution functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the neuroscientists, led by…
Clinical trials with a Hadassah-developed technology to treat fatty liver disease are moving forward in 25 medical centers, in the United States and Australia. Fatty liver disease, in its severe form–called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)–can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer…
Israel’s Environment Ministry said on Wednesday it informed European regulators two years ago that local testers had been unable to test Volkswagen diesel vehicles at higher speeds because of a component placed in engines by the company. Volkswagen had instructed…
Eutelsat Communications and Facebook announced they are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online. Under a multi-year agreement with Spacecom (Israel), the two companies will utilise the entire broadband payload on the…
