
TEL AVIV – Israeli water giant IDE Technologies opened the largest desalination plant in the Western hemisphere in California last week, JSpacenews reported. The new facility, constructed as part of an endeavor called the Poseidon project, will combat regional
by Deborah Danan23 Dec 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – An Israeli biotech company is developing an engineered micro-pancreas (EMP) to safeguard transplanted insulin-producing beta cells and eventually cure diabetes, ISRAEL21c reported. In addition to regulating type 1 diabetes, Betalin Therapeutics’ tissue-engineering invention also has the potential
by Deborah Danan21 Dec 2015, 12:33 AM PST0

Israel has become the first pit stop in the Australian Government’s mission to create innovation “launching pads” across the world. Israel’s Tel Aviv was touted as the equivalent to Silicon Valley when Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Innovation Minister Christian
by Breitbart Jerusalem16 Dec 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A new Israeli-invented social network allows users to pose questions directly to hi-tech superstars, ISRAEL21c reported. Called yes.no, the platform was designed to circumvent the often one-sided nature of conventional social networks by inviting users to ask questions
by Deborah Danan15 Dec 2015, 4:18 AM PST0

Israel’s upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield passed a full interception test on Thursday, hitting a target in space meant to simulate the trajectory of the long-range weapons held by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the Defense Ministry said. The success was
by Reuters10 Dec 2015, 2:39 AM PST0