The UNC is home to an array of highly sophisticated electron and scanning probe microscopes, featuring complementary analytical tools for the analysis of nanoscale materials.A newly opened Unit for Nanoscopic Characterization at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem will contribute to …
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Pango puts you in a parking spot in NYC
The Israeli app takes the headaches out of finding a place to put your car in the Big Apple and other US cities, with more to come.
Israeli technology powers U.S. government-sponsored eco-friendly bus
The Electric Fuel zinc air bus during its record-breaking 145-mile journey in Rome, New York last summer.The day may be near when environment-friendly buses powered by a zinc air fuel technology developed in Israel are a regular sight on U.S. …
Cream of the crop
The Cedar Summit Dairy is one one of many small dairies that have set up their operation with Pladot’s assistance. Remember receiving fresh milk in clear bottles in the morning from the milkman, delivered to your door? In a growing …
Technion to provide stem cell technology to prestigious Cleveland Clinic
“The integration of engineering and medicine is unique and we found it at the Technion in Haifa” – Dr. Floyd Loop, the Cleveland Clinic’s chief executiveThe Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the prestigious Cleveland Clinic have agreed to jointly develop …
New Israeli electro-optic processor is as fast as a super-computer
The EnLight electro-optic processor operates at the unprecedented speed of 8 tera (8,000 billion) calculation operations per second – one thousand times faster than any known Digital Signal Processor. A small Israel company called Lenslet has developed a revolutionary electro-optic …
Israeli CEO named ‘Entrepreneur of Year’ by Forbes
Amnon Landan was named president of Mercury in 1995, and took over as its CEO in 1999. Since 1997, sales have risen 36 percent annually, jumping from $76 million six years ago to an expected $500m. this year.The cover of …
Using snouts to sniff out landmines
The boars proved more efficient than electronic detectors because in areas with a number of other metal objects, such as train tracks or dumps, they were able to distinguish the explosives from the rest of the metal.A young Israeli may …
Blackout prevention technology – the Israeli way
“To manage power successfully, it’s critical to be able to predict events – to know what the state of the power load is at any point in time, in order to see trouble coming before it hits,” says SATECH CEO …
Israeli agricultural technology keeps the cows cool and the crops watered
The PhyTalk system uses different sized sensors for measuring growth, sap flow, and moisture in a leaf, stem, and fruit.Beyond the familiar cliché of making the desert bloom, Israeli agricultural know-how has earned it an indisputable place at the forefront …
Peres to deliver keynote Nanotech address at U.S. conference
The purpose of the Congress is to bring together a critical mass of important stakeholders in nanotechnology, to talk about its applications in industry, and how it is possible to promote commercialization.When Shimon Peres appears in Washington DC this week …