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| August 5, 2013
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Huge 1,000 Yr-Old Hospital Discovered in Jerusalem

Impressive Crusader arched structure built by the Knights Hospitaller has a 20 ft-high ceiling and served as a sophisticated hospital.

By Gil Ronen

 

A Jerusalem structure that served as a hospital in the Crusader era has been opened to the public, after archaeological digs and research carried out by the Antiquities Authority. The structure, which is owned by the Muslim Waqf, is located in the heart of the Christian Quarter, near David Street.

Part of the ancient hospital – Photo: IAA

The building served as a bustling fruit and vegetable market until the early 2000s. The archaeological work was carried out ahead of plans to turn the structure into a restaurant.

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| July 29, 2013
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Israel Developed an Everlasting Solar Battery

Israeli Sol Chip has made a limitless power device with its rechargeable solar-powered battery by combining solar cell and microchip technologies.

By Johnathan Leow, NoCamels

 

 

A battery with infinite power. Has the Israeli company Sol Chip found the way to do it? The Haifa-based company has developed the world’s first solar battery that is able to recharge itself to power wireless sensors and mobile electronics devices. Operable in sunlight and low-light environments, the batteries are a result of the cross pollination of solar cell and microchip technologies.

solchip Sol Chip Creates The Everlasting Solar Battery

The solar chip

“The company offers the missing technology that will improve batteries’ life or in many cases eliminate the need in a battery as a power source in low power applications,” says CEO and founder of Sol Chip, Dr. Continue Reading »

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| July 28, 2013
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More agricultural research from Israel

 

Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization focuses on how to keep food fresher longer & to make it better.

By Linda Gradstein, The Media Line

Strange things are happening at the Volcani Center in a Tel Aviv suburb. Potatoes sprayed with spearmint oil are not sprouting for months, Granny Smith apples deprived of oxygen stay fresh for over a year, and cows are eating less grain and producing more milk.

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Granny Smith apples deprived of oxygen stay fresh for over a year – Photo courtesy: Fir0002/Flagstaffotos

These are just a few projects at the Agricultural Research Organization, the research arm of Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture which houses six separate research institutes. Continue Reading »

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| July 25, 2013
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Israeli Historian Proves Ancient Jewish-Roman ‘Friendship’ Decree

Bronze Tablet turns the world of historical research upside down, proving ancient Jewish warrior Judas Maccabeaeus recognized by Rome

By Hana Levi Julian

 

 

An independent historian from the small northern Negev city of Arad has turned the world of historical research upside down with controversial new research published in a Danish journal.

JMThe article authored by Dr. Linda Zollschan, which appears in Classica Et Mediaevalia, the Danish Journal of Philology and History, Volume 63, proves a long-gone bronze tablet displaying ‘friendship’ between Rome and Israel’s Jews did indeed exist. The research has overturned previous assertions to the contrary.

Ancient writers – Josephus, Justinus and Eusebius – have all made reference to the fact that the Jews received “friendship” (a technical term for diplomatic ties, just below formal diplomatic relations) from the Romans. Continue Reading »

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| July 24, 2013
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Another Ancient Olive Press Unearthed in Jerusalem

 

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a cave housing an ancient olive press near Jerusalem College of Technology.

Researchers are still trying to ascertain the artifact’s date, saying this proves of “centrality of olive trade to Jerusalem’s agrarian economy.”

By Yori Yalon and Israel Hayom Staff

 

A cave housing an ancient olive press was recently discovered during archeological excavations at a site near the Jerusalem College of Technology, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement Tuesday.

Researchers are hard-pressed to ascertain the artifact’s date. – Photo Courtesy to Israel Antiquities Authority

The Antiquities Authority said its researchers were still trying to ascertain the exact date of the artifact, adding they believed the ancient olive press was “part of a town or a farm that once existed on the premises.”

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| July 16, 2013
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Israel establishes college in Tanzania

Once again, Israel demonstrates its commitment to education by helping enrich the lives of people living in poverty-stricken areas across Africa.

By Yossi Aloni

 

 

An Israeli college will soon be established in the African nation of Tanzania, whose population is 35 percent Muslim.

Light to the Nations: Israeli college established in Africa

Israeli college established in Africa – Israel Today

 

The Atid Network, the largest privately-owned educational network in Israel, has signed an agreement with the government of Tanzania to establish the new college in Dar es Salaam, the former capital and Tanzania’s largest city.

It’s first year of operation will see 700 students study at the college, with facilities expanded to accommodate up to 4,000 students within two years. Continue Reading »

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| July 14, 2013
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Hebrew University method enables early detection of diabetics’ bleeding retinas

Localized leakage can be detected and treated by new method from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, using laser ablation, potentially minimizing damage & saving vision.

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
 

 

Diabetics must be regularly examined by their ophthalmologist to look for leakage of blood inside the retinas of their eyes, which could result in blindness.
The grounds of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The grounds of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.- Photo: Courtesy of the Hebrew University

Now the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s technology transfer arm, Yissum Research Development Company, has patented a method for detecting retinal microaneurysms that pose a high risk for leakage. The novel method will enable early diagnosis and treatment of the condition, potentially minimizing damage and saving vision.

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| July 11, 2013
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Stem Cell Breakthrough Realized in Jerusalem’s Hadassah

Medical Breakthrough: New Stem Cell Treatment from Hadassah Medical Center Reduces Bone Healing Time By 75%

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Researchers at Hadassah Hospital’s Department of Orthopedics have found conclusive evidence that using stem cells to treat severe fractures can speed up the healing process. The clinical trials that were conducted found that the new treatment shortened the recovery process that normally takes six to 12 months down to two to three months.

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Photo: Xray Picture Pelvis by Bigstock

“A process that began 15 years ago eventually led to this clinical trial at Hadassah, the first of its kind in Israel,” said Professor Iri Liebergall, Head of Orthopedics, who led the research. Continue Reading »

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| July 10, 2013
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Egyptian Sphinx Discovered in Northern Israel

Archaeologists discovered a sphinx which bears a dedication to the Egyptian ruler Mycerinus, who ruled circa 2500 BCE & built one of the 3 Pyramids at Giza.

By JTA

 

Archaeologists in northern Israel discovered an Egyptian sphinx thought to date back at least three millennia.

Sphinx, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY - Photo courtesy to Wikimedia Commons

Sphinx, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY – Photo courtesy to Wikimedia Commons

The sphinx was unearthed Tuesday, according to the French news agency AFP, and bears a dedication to the Egyptian ruler Mycerinus, who ruled circa 2500 BCE and built one of the three Pyramids at Giza. Researchers estimate that the sphinx arrived at its location in the town of Tel Hazor in around 1500 BCE as a gift from a later ruler. Continue Reading »

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| July 9, 2013
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Israeli Company Finds Way To Treat ‘Lazy Eye’ In Children

A more comfortable solution, far less stressful on the children & it’s also quite cool.

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For children suffering from amblyopia (“Lazy Eye”) treatment options are limited. They can either wear an eye patch all day or apply stinging atropine drops each morning.

Amblyz - The Cool Way To Treat 'Lazy Eye'Israeli company XPAND has a solution that is not only more comfortable – it’s also quite cool.

XPAND’s product, the Amblyz eyeglasses, works on the same principle as other methods of treatments: obstructing the stronger eye in order to “force” the weaker eye to develop.

The glasses obstruct the strong eye in automatic, intermittent intervals using an electronic shutter attached to one of the lenses, creating a black lens. Continue Reading »

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| July 7, 2013
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Israeli design Earthquake-proof table may save lives

“I looked at pictures of a school that was crushed in the earthquake in Haiti and they really shocked me.” Arthur Brutter, earthquake-proof table co-inventor

By Arion McNicoll and Stefanie Blendis, CNN

 

“Drop to the ground; take cover by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture; and hold on until the shaking stops.”

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The earthquake-proof table has been nominated for a number of awards including the Design Museum’s design of the year award in London. It has also been acquired by New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for its permanent collection of architecture and design.

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| July 3, 2013
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Indian student builds innovative orphanage applying Israeli agricultural techniques

 

Indian Student comes to Israel studies farming methods used in Kibbutzim, to improve Indian orphanage that tends to impoverish children.

By SHARON UDASIN
 

 

For 33-year-old Joshua Godfrey, studying the farming models of Israel’s kibbutzim firsthand has provided the framework he needs to open a permaculture orphanage back home – on the outskirts of Chennai, southeastern India.
JOSHUA GODFREY

JOSHUA GODFREY – Photo: Courtesy

“I am developing a project where I could demonstrate that permanent agriculture could support orphan female children and elderly women,” Godfrey told The Jerusalem Post during a recent interview in Tel Aviv. “The concept is to bring the two communities together to tailor them as a single-parent family.”

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| July 2, 2013
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Israeli innovation that heals Sumatran tiger is Grrreat!

An experimental foam developed in Rehovot called FoamOtic was made for humans & animals alike. It expands evenly, covering the whole ear canal and helps stops chronic scratching.

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

 

Pedang, a 14-year-old rare, male Sumatran tiger at Ramat Gan’s Safari Park, has stopped scratching his ear for the first time in years, thanks to the insertion on Thursday of a special experimental foam to treat his chronic condition.
Nice Kitty

Young tiger just a year old – IsraelandStuff/PP

FoamOtic, a new formulation and drug-delivery platform for a combination of known active ingredients, was developed by Otic Pharma in Rehovot for human patients, as well as for dogs and cats that tend to have such infections in their ears.Pedang
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| June 27, 2013
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Arab countries fail to block an Israel sponsored UN conference

Despite Arab states’ attempt to block Israeli initiative

, Israel’s UN ambassador holds special event showcasing Israeli products & technology in bid to aid developing countries.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

WASHINGTON – Arab states have failed to block Israel from leading a UN conference in which advanced tools would be showcased for developing countries.

המזכ"ל באן והשגריר פרושאור בכנס "כחול לבן" (צילום: שחר עזרן)

UN Sec. Gen Ban Ki-moon with Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor and others at the Blue & White Conference – Photo: Shachar Azran

Despite the fact that 141 countries voted in favor of the event a number of weeks ago, opponents from Tunisia, Bahrain and Kuwait luanched Wednesday a last ditch effort to block the event, but failed.  Continue Reading »

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| June 20, 2013
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Tel Aviv University May Have Found New Parkinson’s Treatment

Two Professors at the Department of Molecular Microbiology & Biotechnology believe the artificial sweetener “mannitol” may prevent the collection of toxins in the brain, and thus, lead to a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

By Hana Julian, MSW, LCSW-R

 

The artificial sweetener “mannitol” may prevent the collection of toxins in the brain, and could ultimately lead to a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease, according to new research at Tel Aviv University.

Professors Ehud Gazit and Daniel Segal, both at the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Sagol School of Neuroscience, published their findings together with colleague Dr. Ronit Shaltiel Karyo and PhD Candidate Moran Frenkel-Pinter, in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Continue Reading »

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