When NASA needed help storing data from its lunar space probe it turned to Israeli company Sital Technology for the technology. Now other space projects are underway. In June, NASA launched the first Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a probe that is …
Author Archives: Ilana Teitelbaum
Israeli architect invents popular Sudoku spin-off
A fascination with artists M.C. Esher and Bridget Riley led an Israeli architect to develop a new form of Sudoku that uses three-dimensional shapes to create the game. When you open the morning paper you may find that alongside the …
Unlocking the secrets of ancient wheat to battle disease
A wheat field in the north of Israel. After 10,000 years of domestication, wheat has lost its resistance to disease and drought. Picture courtesy of Wikipedia.Bread might be the staff of life, but beyond the romantic images of amber waves …
Bringing Israel’s boutique wines to America
Richard Shaffer has a life that most can only envy. He hosts events throughout the United States that involve the pouring and drinking of quality wine. In this case, boutique Israeli wines that Shaffer is introducing to America via his …
A voice of direction in the darkness
With the push of a button, the visually impaired can activate pre-recorded directions from Step-Hear’s base units, helping the user navigate anything from a museum to a hospital or a shopping center.Imagine if you were standing in the hallway of …
Creating a beacon of green on Israel’s busiest highway
The new $7 million Porter School of Environmental Studies will be the first in Israel to be designed with a platinum rating from the US Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Within a few years Israel’s greenest building will be …
Lightning proves key to predicting flash floods
Flash floods are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the US, arriving without warning and wreaking swift destruction. As the country’s most common natural disaster, many lives would be saved if flash floods could be predicted in advance. Now …
Bedouin women team up to transform their village
Making a difference: the Bedouin women taking part in the training program hope to open the first businesses in Qasr as-Sirr. The new Bedouin village of Qasr as-Sirr still only has a population of about 9,000 people, and it doesn’t …
Providing an Israeli shelter for Africa’s refugees
Yohannes Bayu, founder of the African Refugees Development Center. His own experiences as a refugee fueled his decision to help others.For Yohannes Bayu, founder of the African Refugees Development Center (ARDC), time is always of the essence. To talk to …
One Touch Purchasing Makes Internet Shopping a Breeze
Jeremy Kagen of eBiz Mobility: “It’s fewer clicks than a credit card payment.”Every day, internet shoppers take a risk: they give their credit card information online, leaving themselves open to identity theft or unauthorized charges. And by the same token, …