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| October 21, 2014
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Rare 2,000 yr-old Latin engraved tribute to Emperor Hadrian unearthed in Jerusalem

Israel Antiquities Authority archeologists believe the rare 2,000 year-old engraved stone is among the most significant discoveries in Jerusalem.

By i24news

 

A fragment of a stone engraved 2,000 years ago in clear, large Latin letters to the Roman Emperor Hadrian, has been unearthed in Jerusalem.

2,000 year-old inscription unearthed in Jerusalem‏. -Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Daniel K. Eisenbud

2,000 year-old inscription unearthed in Jerusalem‏. -Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority/Daniel K. Eisenbud

The Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday that researchers believe this is among the most important Latin inscriptions ever discovered in Jerusalem.

The stone was unearthed during salvage excavations in several areas north of the Damascus Gate to the Old City. According to Dr. Continue Reading »

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| October 21, 2014
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Watch: Israel Reveals ‘Groundbreaking’ Roadside Bombs & Landmine Detection

 

IAI’s new multilevel detection system is mounted onto the front of military vehicles & may possibly eliminate the most lethal obstacle ground forces have faced in recent years.

By DOV LIEBER

The IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) has unveiled the latest defense against the threat facing armored vehicles from Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and mines—a large rectangular multi-sensor system that is placed on the front of an armored vehicle, which can detect and then destroy hidden explosive devices from long distances.

IAI CIMS - Photo: Defenseupdate YouTube screenshot

IAI CIMS – Photo: Defenseupdate YouTube screenshot

The CIMS (Counter IED and Mine Suite), which was first unveiled in a US Army exhibition last week in Washington, DC, has three main components: an above-surface detection system, advanced ground penetrating radar and a powerful metal detector. Continue Reading »

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| October 21, 2014
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Facebook’s new ‘Safety Check’ tool tells loved ones you’re safe

New function on your Facebook account alerts family & friends back home that you’re safe, in the event of a catastrophe or natural disaster.

 

As authorities in Nepal continue the hunt for missing trekkers, Facebook launched a new feature to help users let loved ones know they are safe when disaster strikes.

Screenshots of the 'Safety Check' feature on Facebook.

The “Safety Check” tool allows users to “let friends and family know you’re safe; check on others in the affected area; and mark your friends as safe,” Facebook said Wednesday in a press release.

The social media giant started developing the tool after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, it said. Continue Reading »

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| October 13, 2014
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Israel’s Navy Successfully Tests ‘Iron Dome’ for Ships

Israel’s Barak 8 missile was successful in intercepting an anti-ship missile that imitated Russia’s Yakhont cruise missile.

By Gil Ronen

 

The Israel Navy has conducted a successful secret test of the Barak 8 missile, which is designed to defend ships from the much-vaunted Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles, reports Channel 2.

The Yakhont missiles are one of the greatest threats to the Navy’s vessels, mostly because of their potential use by Syria and Hezbollah. The missile flies at a very high speed – almost the speed of sound – from the moment it is launched.

The test was carried out with the cooperation of an Italian firm, which provided a missile that imitated the Yakhont and similar missiles. Continue Reading »

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| October 8, 2014
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Israeli scientists: Treat cancer at night

Medical researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science find timing may be everything, in eliminating the spread of tumors.

 

They emerge at night, while we sleep unaware, growing and spreading out as quickly as they can. And they are deadly.

Lab mouse

A lab mouse in New York. The mice in the Weizmann study did better when receiving the cancer drug at night. – Photo: Bloomberg

It turns out tumors spread faster at night time, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers showed in findings recently published in Nature Communications, suggesting that it would be better to deliver cancer treatments in the wee hours of the night.

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| October 7, 2014
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2nd Temple Period Mikveh Rediscovered in Valley of Elah Road Construction

Archaeologists amazed to find 75 yr-old inscription by 2 Australian soldiers from World War II into a rock of 1,900 yr-old Jewish ritual bath.

By Ornit Etzer, Ari Yashar

 

Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the Valley of Elah’s Tzomet Haelah, funded by the Netivei Israel state transportation company, made a rare discovery recently in unearthing a mikveh (ritual Jewish bath) from the Second Temple period.

Second Temple period mikveh

Second Temple period mikveh – Assaf Peretz, courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority

In an interesting intertwining of time periods, on the roof of an adjacent massive water cistern inscriptions were found, made in the rock by Australian soldiers who were on the site during World War II. Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2014
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Cave full of stalactites discovered near Jerusalem

Parks Authority officials mapping unique stalactite cave discovered; considering how to protect the site that’s to be opened to the public in a month.

By Itay Blumenthal

 

 

A large cave of stalactites was discovered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (NPA) together with the Cave Research Unit (CRU) during construction work in the Jerusalem hills.

Inside the cave. (Photo: Lior Cohen)

Inside the cave. – Photo: Lior Cohen

The new cave was uncovered after construction workers blew up a boulder and saw a hole underneath. NPA workers arrived on the scene and explored the hole with flashlights, discovering the expansive cave full of stalactites. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2014
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Israeli researchers finds artificial sweeteners may facilitate diabetes

 

Weizmann Institute of Science study find that artificial sweeteners alter the balance of microbes in certain people and make them more susceptible to metabolic diseases such as diabetes 

Researchers admit more work must be performed before reaching definitive conclusions.

Ilan Gattegno, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Using artificial sweeteners may set the stage for diabetes in some people by hampering the way their bodies handle sugar, suggests a preliminary study done mostly in mice at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science.

Artificial sweeteners may not be so healthy [illustrative] – Photo: GettyImages

The study was released Wednesday by the journal Nature.

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| September 17, 2014
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Sobibor WWII death camp gas chambers uncovered in archaeological dig

The personal effects of victims, including wedding rings, were found near gas chambers where some 250,000 Jews were murdered at the German built Sobibor death-camp in Poland, which the Nazis bulldozed & covered up with trees to conceal their crimes.

By Lahav Harkov & JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

An archaeological dig in Poland has revealed the location of the gas chambers at the Sobibor death camp, Yad Vashem announced on Wednesday.

 

Sobibor death camp

Sobibor death camp. – Photo: REUTERS

Some 250,000 Jews were murdered at Sobibor, but on October 14, 1943, about 600 prisoners revolted and briefly escaped. Between 100 and 120 prisoners survived the revolt, and 60 of those survived the war. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2014
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Revolutionary Israeli treatment facilitates cancer patients’ bodies to heal themselves

Meet Keytruda, the Israeli drug for fighting metastatic melanoma. If this new treatment known as immunotherapy lives up to expectations, the world of oncology will undergo a real treatment revolution within just a few years.

By Sarit Rosenblum

 

At the age of 68, Prof. Ben-Shabbat noticed an odd-looking sore on his head. “They told me at the hospital that it’s a melanoma and needs to be surgically removed,” he relates. “After the operation, I said to myself, thank God it’s gone.” But the sore reappeared, on his neck this time. The doctors informed Ben-Shabbat and his family that they were dealing with a metastatic growth, and that Ben-Shabbat’s future looked bleak. Continue Reading »

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| September 15, 2014
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The top 10 best educated countries in the world

Compulsory conscription into the IDF has not lowered educational attainment rates, as 46% of Israeli adults had attained tertiary qualification in 2012, putting them #4 in global placement according to data recently released by the OECD.

By Thomas C. Frohlich

According to data recently released by the Organization for Co-operation and Development (OECD), more than half of Russian adults held tertiary degrees in 2012 — the equivalent of college degree in the United States — more than in any other country reviewed. Meanwhile, less than 4% of Chinese adults had tertiary qualifications in 2012, less than in any other country. 24/7 Wall St. Continue Reading »

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| September 12, 2014
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Developer of Iron Dome is now developing system to counter cyber attacks on Israel

Father of Iron Dome, Danny Gold & Isaac Ben-Israel are developing a cyber-system that will be able to detect, target then attack hackers.

The project, expected to cost several hundreds of millions of shekels, will be funded by the Israel’s Defense Ministry.

By Assaf Gilad

 

Danny Gold, who initiated and led the Iron Dome project during his tenure as head of the Israel Defense Forces’ research and development division, is currently promoting a new project for the establishment of a national defense system against cyber-attacks, Calcalist has learned.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel (Be'er Sheva Municipality Spokesperson's office)

Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel – Be’er Sheva Municipality Spokesperson’s office

Gold, who serves today as chairman of the National Cyber Committee at the National Council for Research and Development, is working on the project in conjunction with the National Cyber Bureau, headed by

The project is expected to be implemented within the next three years, at a cost of hundreds of millions of shekels, with the Defense Ministry to foot the bill. Continue Reading »

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| September 6, 2014
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Jerusalem Study: All Jewish Ashkenazi women should be tested for cancer

Currently, Jewish women are only tested for the BRCA1 & BRCA2 gene mutations if they report high incidences of cancer among their female relatives.

 

All Ashkenazi Jewish women should be routinely tested for two genetic mutations, even if they do not have a family history of breast cancer, a leading researcher said in an article published on Friday.

Mammogram

A patient and a technician during mammogram screening. – Photo: AP

The connection between harmful mutations in the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 and hereditary breast-ovarian cancer is well-established, but women are typically only screened if they report high incidences of cancer among close female relatives. Continue Reading »

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| September 2, 2014
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Israel’s scar-free incision closure product means no more surgical stitches and staples

When the new Israeli product from IonMed  receives final marketing approval, surgeons will have a revolutionary product available for scar-free incision closure.

 

Women giving birth by Caesarean section could be the first to benefit from a revolutionary Israeli invention for closing surgical incisions without stitches or staples. The technique also promises to leave patients less prone to infection and scarring.
The product provides a next-generation alternative to staples and stitches.

The product provides a next-generation alternative to staples and stitches. – Israel21c

BioWeld1, a unique trademarked product from Israeli startup IonMed, welds surgical incisions using cold plasma.

Plasma is a gas in which a certain proportion of the particles are ionized. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2014
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HighTech: Google Glass alerts Israelis with time & place of incoming rockets

 

A new application for Google Glassware provides immediate, real-time status on missile attacks. The alerts provide the time & location of the attack, giving users the time to take cover.

By Iddo Genuth

 

Rockets have been raining down on Israeli cities at a rate of over 100 a day for the past week. Although the Iron Dome anti-missile system has been able to intercept a large majority of those projectiles and prevent serious damage, some of them did get through, injuring civilians. Even when Iron Dome is able to destroy the incoming rocket, debris from the rocket and the interceptor fall and scatter over a large area – something that might prove lethal for unsheltered civilians. Continue Reading »

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