Two hearts, said Keats, can beat as one; but a study led by Weizmann Institute scientists in collaboration with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania shows that sometimes a single heart muscle cell can beat as more than two dozen. The…
For its third acquisition in Israel, Apple has bought digital photography tech firm LinX Imaging, a small company with a big idea – improving the quality of smartphone cameras to the point where, instead of producing ‘instamatic’ photos, they can…
International forum dedicated to smart cities, securities and the improvement of the quality of life. Safe and Smart Cities Conference 2015 is scheduled on May 11, 2015 at the Hilton hotel in Tel Aviv. The Forum will include several main topics around:
The average living cell needs communication skills: It must transmit a constant stream of messages quickly and efficiently from its outer walls to the inner nucleus, where most of the day-to-day decisions are made. But this rapid, long-distance communication system…
Chief Scientist at the Israel Ministry of Economy Avi Hasson: “As far as Taiwan is concerned, this agreement is groundbreaking – it is the first agreement of its kind Taiwan has signed. The agreement was also aided by the fact…
Cancer and big data: Symposium WIN 2015, full program
The Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) at the Israeli Ministry of Economy has introduced its first annual Innovation Report. This report presents an overview of the Israeli hi-tech industry while describing the trends, challenges and opportunities in different sectors…
A new study published in CELL by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology could hold a key to control cancer cell growth and development. The team reports on the discovery of two cancer-suppressing proteins. The research was conducted in the laboratory…
If you have ever wondered why you are not a little taller, it turns out it’s not all about genetics. In findings an Israeli research team shows that the environment in which one lives from the womb to about age…
For the crew of the Starship Enterprise, Star Trek‘s “Tricorder” was an essential tool, a multifunctional hand-held device used to sense, compute, and record data in a threatening and unpredictable universe. It simplified a number of Starfleet tasks, scientific or combat-related,…