| Israeli Technology Startup Can Find Earth’s Lithium Deposits From Space
Lithium is a vital component for use in electric vehicles, semiconductors, chips, cell phones…
Merav Galili: Israel Has the Potential to Become a World Leader in ‘Impact Innovation’
Impact innovation can loosely be defined as harnessing emerging technologies to create solutions…
Expanding Hi-Tech Centers to the Periphery: Adding the Galilee and Negev to the Mix
Israel needs to open up hi-tech to new communities in new regions and create innovation centers in the periphery as well as establish new growth areas — that according to Erel Margalit Ph.D., founder and Executive Chairman of the Jerusalem-based venture capital firm Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). Dr. Margalit is also the founder of two…
Research Breakthrough: Tel Aviv University Team Creates Technology Just Two Atoms Thick
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have created an ultra-thin piece of technology only two atoms thick. The result of a multi-disciplinary effort from TAU’s Raymond and Beverly Sackler schools of Physics and Astronomy and of Chemistry, the findings of the study were published in Science magazine. The breakthrough could “significantly boost the speed and efficiency…
Skin Cancer: Israeli Researchers Develop Noninvasive Technologies for Early Detection
It’s estimated that as many as 3 million people worldwide develop non-melanoma skin cancers each year, plus 132,000 melanomas (the most deadly kind). As with many cancers, early detection is key to survival. Researchers in Israel have developed new technologies that can detect skin cancer early, quickly, and accurately, without time-consuming, painful invasive procedures required.…
EU Approves 20-Second Israeli COVID-19 Test — Could Be a Game-Changer at Airports!
Israeli company Virusight Diagnostics has received European approval for its SpectraLIT coronavirus test, which gives results in 20 seconds. The small hand-held device used for the test could be invaluable at airports (among other places) where it would enable the quick screening of passengers before they board their flight. The system involves a mouth (not…
Silicon Wadi: How Did Tiny Israel Become an International Technology Powerhouse?
The term Silicon Wadi refers to areas of Israel with a high concentration of high-tech companies. Wadi, the Arabic term for valley or dry riverbed, is also used colloquially in Hebrew. Hence, Silicon Wadi is Israel’s equivalent of California’s Silicon Valley. The term originally referred to Tel Aviv and its environs, but high-tech centers have…
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