Hackathon (Jerusalem College of Technology)

Image Processing Technology that Automatically Detects if a Senior Falls Down Wins JCT Women’s Hackathon

The 44-hour hackathon also included solutions to solve parking lot issues, detect a hand signal used for people in distress from domestic abuse, data...

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Training the palm tree infestation classifier

Red Palm Weevils: BGU Data Scientists Can Detect Infestations Using Google Aerial and Street View Images

Red palm weevils could arguably be called a global palm tree pandemic. Over the last decade they have migrated across the globe, laying their...

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Whole-plant imaging of stress responses in potato plants (Hebrew U.)

Hebrew U. Develops Bio-Sensor to Detect Early Signs of Plant Stress and Prevent Crop Failures from Worldwide Climate Changes

In an effort to increase agricultural productivity and limit waste, a team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s Robert H. Smith...

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An Israeli initiative may be wheat’s best shot at genetic restoration

ZAVIT. Although the Green Revolution brought wheat production to its highest capacity, it slashed wheat’s genetic diversity making it less resilient to climate change...

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Credit: Prof. Raz Jelinek

BGU, US and Germany Discover How to Use Tweezers to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a looming super threat – heralding a time when our drugs will no longer be effective against prevalent infections. Hospitals...

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L'odeur de rose délivrée à une seule narine pendant le sommeil, stimule les souvenirs stockés dans l'hémisphère du même côté (Crédit : Sharon Tsach)

(Français) Université de Tel-Aviv et Weizmann : une méthode révolutionnaire pour renforcer la mémoire pendant le sommeil

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Credit: Dr. Shani Levy and Hagai Nativ

Haifa U. and Weizmann: The First Atlas for the Cell of Stony (Skeleton-Building) Corals

A joint study by the University of Haifa, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona), and the Weizmann Institute have managed to sequence – for...

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FlyTech has won a government contract to begin a drone delivery pilot in Hadera and Haifa. Courtesy

JCT graduates win government contract that that uses drones for deliveries instead of trucks

Will drones replace trucks as the primary mechanism for delivering goods? FlyTech, a company co-founded by Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) graduates Moshe Lugasi...

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