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| July 9, 2012
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Finding Nemo in Israel

The world craves pretty ornamental fish, and Israeli growers are meeting the demand with revolutionary Arava Desert hatcheries.

 

Guppies and clownfish swimming in the Israeli desert?

Sounds unlikely, but that’s the latest commercial project spawned by Central and Northern Arava Research and Development, a quasi-governmental project set up in 1986 to help farmers in the arid Arava region plan and implement businesses to serve overseas consumers with fresh produce, flowers and fish.

“Nemo” fish being raised at an Arava R&D experimental station.

“Nemo” fish being raised at an Arava R&D experimental station.

“The first growers started with guppies, a freshwater fish,” Arava R&D director Aylon Gadiel tells ISRAEL21c. Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2012
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Archaeologists Uncover Gold Treasure Near Herzliya

One of the largest gold treasures ever to be discovered in Israel was uncovered last week at an archaeological dig near Herzliya.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

One of the largest gold treasures ever to be discovered in Israel was uncovered last week at an archaeological dig near Herzliya.

The treasure, more than 100 gold pieces and weighing approximately 400 grams (nearly one pound), is estimated at a worth of more than $100,000.

The coins were found hidden in a partly broken pottery vessel at the Appollonia National Park, where archaeologists say the former Crusader town of Apollonia-Arsuf once thrived. The dig is being carried out under the joint auspices of Tel Aviv University and the Nature and Parks Authority. Continue Reading »

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| July 8, 2012
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IDF hopes new technology would end terrorists’ tunneling activity

Soldiers in prestigious IDF program develop system that could allow early detection of tunnels by means of sensors and oil exploration devices • Experimental deployment expected by year’s end • IDF attacks terrorist squad preparing to launch rockets.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Israel Defense Forces plans to install a new underground system along the Gaza border to detect tunneling activity in its early stages, Army Radio reported Monday. According to the report, over the past several months the army has carried out a series of tests near the Kerem Shalom border crossing and declared the new technology, called “Strong Number,” a success.

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| July 7, 2012
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Hot or cold filtered water on demand

 

A joint UK-Israeli venture puts filtered tap water on British countertops, revolutionizing teatime and keeping plastics out of landfills.

 

Teatime is central to British culture, and a new product developed with UK and Israeli partners is changing the face of British teatime and home water consumption in general.

 

Richard Branson and Ofra Strauss introducing Virgin Pure.

Richard Branson and Ofra Strauss introducing Virgin Pure.

Imagine boiling hot and cold filtered water available all day, on demand. This is the promise of the Virgin Pure water system created by Virgin Strauss Water, a new joint venture pairing Israel’s family-owned Strauss Group and Britain’s Virgin brand owned by aviation mogul Richard Branson. Continue Reading »

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| July 5, 2012
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Israelis rejoice over discovery of ‘God particle’

Scientists revel with colleagues around world over discovery in Geneva of new sub-atomic particle.

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

 

Theoretical and experimental physicists see the groundbreaking discovery of a new subatomic particle – announced Wednesday in Geneva – as even more of a technological and scientific achievement than America’s first landing on the moon. But unlike the astronauts’ romp over the dusty lunar rocks in 1969, the new breakthrough is so intangible that it leaves the general public clueless.

Scientists explain search for Higgs boson particle

Scientists explain search for Higgs boson particle – Photo: REUTERS

Scientists at Geneva’s European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) – where scores of Israelis have worked for decades to bring the discovery nearer – confirmed that they had discovered a particle fitting the description of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle” seen as key to understanding how the universe is built. Continue Reading »

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| July 4, 2012
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Israeli technology to secure France’s Louvre

France-based Synel technology to install comprehensive security system in world’s most visited art museum in effort to prevent burglary

By Sagi Cohen

 

 

With the help of Israeli technology, the Louvre Museum in Paris will stay secure. Synel, an Israeli subsidiary company based in France has just been awarded a large contract at the Louvre Museum.

Louvre Museum Photo: AP

Louvre Museum – Photo: AP

As part of the major project, Synel France was contracted to install a comprehensive system for security access control combined with electronic attendance. The deal is estimated to reach millions of shekels within several years.

The project, which is set to boost the museum’s security, will further entail the installation of Synel’s time and attendance management hardware, as well as the use of fingerprint verification, keypad entry, magnetic card, barcode card, proximity card, contactless smart card and facial recognition. Continue Reading »

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| July 4, 2012
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Rabbi With ALS Able To Walk And Talk Again After New Treatment

Rabbi Shmulevitz was diagnosed with ALS four months ago and given two to four years to live. Now, able to walk and talk again after treatment.

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In January we reported on an Israeli biotechnology company, BrainStorm, which announced successful results in its clinical trial for a treatment against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) – a fatal neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz - Image courtesy of Israel's Channel Two

Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz (Right) – Image courtesy of Israel’s Channel Two

Less than six months later, Israeli Channel Two audiences last night were moved to see an ailing rabbi, who had been diagnosed with ALS, able to walk and talk again after being treated with Brainstorm‘s ‘NurOwn.’ Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2012
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New Device Destroys Breast Tumors With Extreme Cold

Cryoablation, a process which uses extreme cold to freeze and destroy diseased tissue, has been used by medical experts for years to treat both malignant and benign tumors, mostly in the kidneys and prostate.

 

IceCure - Health News - Israel

IceCure - Health News - Israel - Photo: IceCure Medical

An Israeli biomedical company, IceCure Medical, has taken the technology into the field of breast tumors. Their system, called IceSense3, has been specifically developed to treat fibroadenomas, which are the most common type of benign breast tumors, typically seen in young women aged 15 to 30.

The system is currently being used worldwide for treatment of the benign lumps, but now also holds promise as a potential treatment option for malignant breast tumors, after a successful clinical trial on four women in Japan. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2012
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Menorah like image from the second Temple found in Rome.

The Romans were again caught red handed looting the Jewish second Temple.

By YourJewishNews.com/Shifra Unger

 

Historical sources describe the menorah looted by the Romans when they destroyed the Second Temple of Jerusalem in AD 70, as gold, as God instructed Moses in Exodus.

The menorah image stolen by the Romans from the Jewish second Temple

The menorah image stolen by the Romans from the Jewish second Temple

Thus, the recent discovery that a version of the menorah in a bas-relief on the Arch of Titus in the first century of the Roman Forum was originally painted rich yellow color should not be a surprise. But because the image faded to the color of the stone foundation after a long time – like so many other things in and around the Forum – a precise knowledge of their once brilliant pigmentation appears as an interesting revelation for historians and archaeologists. Continue Reading »

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| July 1, 2012
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Second Temple-era mikveh discovered under Al-Aqsa mosque

Al-Aqsa mosque was destroyed in an earthquake in 1927 • As it was being rebuilt, the British archaeologist Robert Hamilton documented the excavation of its foundations • He hid away the findings that the waqf found inconvenient • Today, thousands of findings, including a seal with the inscription “From Gibeon to the king” unearthed by Dr. Gabi Barkai and Zachi Dvira, shed light on the Temple Mount’s Jewish period • A peek back into history.

By Nadav Shragai

 

 

In 1927, an earthquake struck Jerusalem, killing 130 people, wounding 450 and destroying or heavily damaging about 300 buildings, including Al-Aqsa mosque.

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| June 29, 2012
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Israel’s top 10 airport security technologies

 

No-one understands security like the Israelis, that’s why some of the world’s best new innovative airport security technologies are being developed in Israel.

 

 

Since the attempted terror attack on board a US airplane last Christmas day, airport authorities around the world are in a race to find novel solutions to fight terror. Israeli strategic and technical tactics feature high on their lists. What’s the secret to the country’s success in keeping Ben Gurion Airport terror free?

“Israel concentrates on the passengers and not their luggage so we have a real edge over the rest of the world in protecting travelers,” says Rafi Sela, a top security consultant and former chief security officer at the Israel Airport Authority. Continue Reading »

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| June 25, 2012
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Israel launches global green branding TV campaign

 

The State of Israel is, for the first time, launching an international television campaign on CNN to brand itself as a green country which pioneers “green technology”.

Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser

 

 

The State of Israel is, for the first time, launching an international television campaign on CNN to brand itself as a green country which pioneers “green technology”. The campaign is the joint initiative of the Prime Minister’s Office National Information Directorate, the Environmental Protection Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. This is the first time that the State of Israel has launched an international campaign of this kind.

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| June 25, 2012
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Israeli Site Helps Americans Find Jobs

 

Countless Americas are currently facing layoffs as unemployment rates stagnate. With more than 22 million Americans using social networks to find their most recent jobs, Ran Enoch has developed the Israeli startup JobsMiner to help Americans find jobs.

By Jspace Staff

 

 

Jobsminer.com serves as a job aggregator that is all encompassing. The site uses Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus to find hidden jobs which job seekers may not be aware of.

Israeli Site Helps Americans Find Jobs

Israeli Site Helps Americans Find Jobs

Users can log-in to the site, select a location, a specified job and see all of the potential openings, all of which are taken from social networking sites. Continue Reading »

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| June 21, 2012
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Israeli scientists produce plastic just as strong as steel.

Israeli scientists are developing a super-strength polypropylene, a plastic that the world will most widely use to replace steel and other materials used in pipes and machinery.

by Sarah Weiss

 


Moshe Kol, a professor of chemistry at Tel Aviv University or TAU, which is behind the project, said this could have a lasting impact on many industries including automobile manufacturing, in which plastic parts can replace the metal parts of cars.

Israeli made new plastic pipe as strong as steel.

Israeli made new plastic pipe as strong as steel.

Durable plastics consume less energy during the production process. And there are additional benefits. If parts of polypropylene replaced traditional steel parts in cars, cars in general would be lighter and consume less fuel, for example, Kol was quoted in the news media. Continue Reading »

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| June 19, 2012
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Facebook buys Israeli start-up for estimated $100m.

Tel Aviv-based Face.com has developed facial recognition technology for photographs loaded onto websites.

By GLOBES

Facebook Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired Tel-Aviv-based facial-recognition technology company Face.com. No financial details were disclosed but sources believe that the acquisition has been made for about $100 million.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - Photo: Courtesy

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - Photo: Courtesy

Face.com, founded in 2007, has developed technology used for facial recognition on photos loaded onto websites and through mobile aplications. The company has released two apps used on Facebook called Photo Finder and Photo Tagger.

In a brief statement, Facebook said the company’s technology “has helped to provide the best photo experience” for people sharing photos over the social netwirk.

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