An inhaler at a fraction of the price

A tiny breath-activated turbine inside the inhaler beats at a mesh packet containing the drug particles. This releases all the particles into the air at the same time. Solomon explains that while today inhalers are mostly used for asthma, they …

Israeli researcher proves the healing power of the cranberry

Cranberries: new research proves the benefits are real. Cranberries have long been known as a popular folk remedy for the treatment of urinary tract infections, but until recently there was no scientific evidence to back up this claim. Now Professor …

Israeli pencil beam X-ray could make flying safer

Ze’ev Harel, CEO of Xurity: “Our main aim is to become the standard in airports.”In a post-9/11 world, the term “airport security” is synonymous with long lines, delays, and random suitcase inspections that in one instance led Al Gore’s possessions …

Israeli researcher develops weight loss drug

It’s no secret that obesity statistics are on the rise, and along with them the likelihood of many more people developing heart disease and diabetes. And while the late Anna Nicole Smith helped to popularize the diet pill in America, …

Tracking the next big Mideast quake [VIDEO]

Earthquake damage, Israel 1927 (Source Library of Congress). By identifying the location of the next quake, Dr. Shmuel Marco hopes to prevent damage like this from reoccurring. It sounds like an alternate version of The Da Vinci Code: Geologist Dr. …

Israeli technology guards your mobile phone identity

‘ClassifEye has developed a unique means to ensure that the authentication is in real time and not a stored image or hacked authorization.’The nature of identity was once a question left exclusively to philosophers and psychologists. Now, with the advent …

Israeli scientist targets the building blocks of Alzheimer’s

German company Merz Pharmaceuticals, a leading international player in the area of Alzheimer’s disease research and treatment, knows when a new drug technology has potential. The company has already developed Memantine, a blockbuster anti-dementia drug that earns the company $1 …

Israeli researchers take first step toward live computer chip

Professor Eshel Ben-Jacob – We’re thinking of adding features to computers to make them more flexible and adaptable, like human brains. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein might have been unprecedented in its time, but since then popular culture has been clogged with …