24-karat gold key to the immune system

Tel Aviv University scientists have developed a new method of introducing chemical residues into the immune system.While medications need to escape detection by the immune system in order to perform their function, vaccinations – de-activated versions of a disease or …

Bono’s beautiful day in Tel Aviv

U2′s front-man Bono caught Israeli music fans and paparazzi off-guard when he dined at a popular restaurant in the Jaffa Port on Monday (April 9). Local media reports cited today that the musician, also known as Paul David Hewson, is …

TAU comes up with financial alert

Researchers from Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with the Kiel Institute of World Economy in Germany, have developed a market “seismograph” – a new methodology that measures the interconnections between stock markets across the globe.

TAU comes up with financial alert

Researchers from Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with the Kiel Institute of World Economy in Germany, have developed a market “seismograph” – a new methodology that measures the interconnections between stock markets across the globe. The system has the potential …

Israeli children celebrate Autism Day

Israeli children marked the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day today (April 2) with a colorful message. Israeli children celebrate Autism Day. Under the banner, ‘Every Child Can’, children from the scout movement together with autistic elementary school kids held …

Israeli wind surfer takes the gold

Israeli windsurfer Lee Korzits secured a 2012 Olympic spot for herself by taking first place in the women’s RS:X race at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Cadiz, Spain, earlier this week.

Titanic tourists to flood Eilat?

One of the potential buyers of a collection of 5,500 artifacts from the doomed Titanic would install them permanently in an Eilat museum, according to a recent news article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The RMS Titanic, a British luxury …

Get set for the Tel Aviv Marathon

More than 25,000 runners — cheered on by 100,000 spectators — are expected to take part in Israel’s largest race, the 2012 Tel Aviv Gillette Marathon, on Friday, March 30. A whole roster of Marathon Festival activities is planned, including …

Israeli gamers make ‘Hunger Games’ fun

The Jerusalem development studio crew at Funtactix is responsible for the design and development of the official online game accompanying The Hunger Games. It was premiered on Facebook on March 23, the day the movie opened in the United States …