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Israel, Australia, Collaborating on Australian Sovereign Defense Capabilities

By Jewish Press News Desk

The joint capabilities are synergetic and the joint effort will provide leading innovative local solutions for the benefit of Australian industries.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U Researchers: Sick Bats Also Employ 'Social Distancing' to Prevent Outbreak of Epidemics

By Jewish Press News Desk

New study from Tel Aviv University reveals that bats also resort to isolation which can assist in preventing mass contagion.

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Science and Tech

More than 500 Amazon Employees Demand Company Sever Contracts with Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Amazon employs Palestinians in Tel Aviv and Haifa offices and around the world,” said the letter. “Ignoring the suffering faced by Palestinians and their families at home erases our Palestinian co-workers.”

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

IDC Herzliya, Bar-Ilan, Develop Software to Help Measure DNA Sequencing Errors

By Jewish Press News Desk

Controlling off-target editing activity is one of the central challenges in making CRISPR-Cas9 technology accurate and applicable in medical practice.

Haredim & Hassidim / Religious & Secular in Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Social Media

TAU Study Shows Facebook, WhatsApp, Altered Haredi Attitudes on Sexual Abuse

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The study's findings indicate a trend of significant change in the Haredi society's attitude toward sexual abuse."

Featured / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan U. Technology to Be Tested in Israeli Astronaut's 2022 Space Trip

By Jewish Press News Desk

In early 2022, the second Israeli astronaut, Eytan Stibbe, will cross the atmosphere on his way to the International Space Station.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU Launching Multidisciplinary Center to Research Practical Climate Change Solutions

By Jewish Press News Desk

The unique center will utilize the knowledge, resources and capabilities of all the departments in collaboration with industry, academia, and government.

Featured / Israel / The Environment / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Gulf of Eilat Discovery: Animal that Regenerate All its Organs

By Jewish Press News Desk

This animal, can regenerate all of its organs so that each piece knows exactly how to regain functioning of all its missing body systems within a short period of time.

Featured / Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Hebrew U Professor in Large-Scale Study Showing Corona's Link to Strokes in Younger Patients

By Jewish Press News Desk

The researchers found a definite increase in stroke incidence among younger patients as compared to a similar age group before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel / Science and Tech

Israeli Startup to Produce Oxygen from Lunar Soil

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

While oxygen is needed for human life, most of it is used for the spacecraft’s launch and travel, as it is a vital component for fuel combustion.

The Environment / Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

On Earth Day, Hebrew U. Launches Academic Center for Green Sustainability

By Jewish Press News Desk

The center will promote research initiatives alongside the university’s “Green Campus” sustainability programs.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

TAU Study: British Variant 45% More Contagious than Original Coronavirus

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The study proves that active monitoring of at-risk populations and prioritized vaccination programs can prevent hundreds of deaths."

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU Innovation to Generate Immediate Melanoma Diagnosis Saving Many Patients' Lives

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Melanoma is a life-threatening cancer, so it is very important to diagnose it early on when it is still superficial."

IDF & Security / Europe / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Greece Signs $1.65 Billion Military Purchase Deal with Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The deal includes the establishment and operation by Elbit Systems of an international flight training center for the Hellenic Air Force, over a period of 22 years.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech

Weizmann Institute Uncovers Secret of Hunger Switch in the Brain

By Jewish Press News Desk

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs.

Featured / Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Amazon, Hebrew U, in Joint Development of Quantum Technologies

By Jewish Press News Desk

First agreement between Amazon Web Services and an Israeli academic institution on quantum computing research.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU Breakthrough: Activating Brain's Immune System Against Deadly Cancer Glioblastoma Prevents Spreading

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Glioblastoma is the deadliest type of cancer in the central nervous system, accounting for most malignant brain tumors."

Science and Tech / Gulf States / UAE

First Female Astronaut Joins UAE Space Program

By Israel Hayom

“I aim to work hard to script historical moments and achievements that will be etched forever in the memory of our people,” says recruit Noura Al-Matroushi.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

TAU: COVID-19 Vaccine Much Less Effective Against South African Variant

By Jewish Press News Desk

The South African variant is significantly more likely to break through the protective effect of two doses of the vaccine compared to the British COVID-19 variant.

Featured / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Jerusalem College of Technology Graduates Win Government Contract to Use Drones in Deliveries

By Jewish Press News Desk

FlyTech was founded three years ago by former IDF officers from air force UAV squadrons who became Torah-observant during their military service.

Jewish / US / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Feinstein Institutes Researchers Studying Ashkenazi Jews Discover New Schizophrenia Genetic Mutation

By Jewish Press News Desk

Just a few hundred individuals who migrated to Eastern Europe less than 1,000 years ago are the ancestors of nearly 10 million Ashkenazi Jews today.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Science and Tech / Gulf States / UAE

Israeli and Emirati Companies Sign Deal to Bring Greentech Innovation to Region

By Eliana Rudee

The cooperation seeks solutions that promote sustainability by mitigating the negative environmental impacts of development.

Israel / Science and Tech

Israel Testing National Commercial Drone Network

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel is testing a flight control system for managing commercial drones traffic in urban areas.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U in International Study of New Model Predicting Snakebites to Save Lives

By Jewish Press News Desk

"We built a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary model which includes the behavior patterns of both sides – snakes and humans."

Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Researchers Say Understanding Constipation Would Help Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hebrew University researchers unveil a chain of physiological events that may help provide new methods for disease diagnosis.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Believe It or Not: Israeli Researchers Find Aspirin Reduces Likelihood of COVID-19

By Jewish Press News Desk

Studies showed that aspirin, in addition to its well-known anti-inflammatory effects, could modulate the innate and adaptive immune responses helping the human immune system battle some viral infections.

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Bionic Chips Replace Animal Testing in Developing Cancer-Fighting Drugs

By Jewish Press News Desk

This application represented the first time that the bionic chip was used to develop a drug protocol while avoiding the traditional dependence on animal testing. 

IDF & Security / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Asia

Elbit Gets $300 Million Deal to Supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Unnamed Asian Country

By Jewish Press News Desk

“There is a continuous demand for integrating unmanned systems to cope with a growing variety of operational needs."

Featured / Antisemitism / Science and Tech / Social Media

New Study Reveals Coded Language Used to Fuel Anti-Semitism Online

By Jewish Press News Desk

So successful is this new language based on numbers, acronyms, and hidden images, that it has driven the formation of alternative social media sites.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

Tel Aviv U Researchers: Our Brain Grew after Large Animals Became Extinct and We Had to Hunt Smaller Prey

By Jewish Press News Desk

"We correlate the increase in human brain volume with the need to become smarter hunters," explains Dr. Ben-Dor.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Into the Future: Tel Aviv University Launches New Artificial-Intelligence Center

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The AI revolution is expected to impact our way of life in every aspect,” from drug development to security systems, robotics and even social issues,” said Professor Meir Feder, who will head the center.

Israel / News Briefs / Europe / Science and Tech

Israel’s Mobileye, France’s Transdev ATS Team Up to Deploy Autonomous Shuttles by 2023

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The three companies will initially test vehicles on roadways in France and Israel, aiming to ready technology designs for production by 2022.

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / Coronavirus

Shaare Zedek Hospital Study Shows Encouraging Long-Term Recovery Data for Corona Patients

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We can cautiously report that based on our study, the majority of symptoms passed within a period of three to six months.”

Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U Researchers Observe First Evidence of Delayed Radio Flares from Tidal Disruption Event by a Black Hole

By Jewish Press News Desk

Flares are believed to be caused by a huge velocity jet launched when the star is destroyed and sucked into the black hole or as a result of the outward explosion of debris from the explosion.

IDF & Security / US / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

2 Boeing Tanker Jets Are First New Acquisitions on IDF's Latest Approved Shopping List

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the next phase, two additional tanker aircraft will be acquired, out of a total of up to eight that will make up the future refueling fleet.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U First: Biological Therapy Proven a Suitable Alternative to Antibiotics

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a biological substitute for the treatment of tuberculosis, which in the future could serve as an alternative for the traditional "chemical" antibiotic therapy.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

TAU-SAT1 – First Miniature Satellite Built on Tel Aviv U Campus – Orbiting Earth

By Jewish Press News Desk

At an altitude of 400 km above sea level, the nanosatellite will orbit the earth at a dizzying speed of 27,600 km per hour, or 7.6 km per second, completing a cycle around Earth every 90 minutes.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Israeli Nanosatellite Hitches Ride on NASA Rocket to International Space Station

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We have joined the ‘Civil Space Revolution’ called New Space, in which, unlike the Old Space, not only giant companies with huge budgets and large teams of engineers can build and launch satellites,” said Professor Colin Price.

Featured / Israel / The Environment / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Local

University of Haifa Researchers Say 45% of Israelis Admit to Polluting Natural Treasures

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the average Israeli is asked why they pollute they reply: "Because there was no trash can." When asked why others pollute they say: "because they enjoy it."

Featured / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew U. Researchers Find Minuscule Worm May Hold Secret to Reversing Brain Damage

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hebrew University research successfully produces genetically engineered synapses circumventing neural damage.

Israel / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israeli Startup Screens Embryos without Touching for Chromosomal Abnormalities

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Non-invasive, AI-based testing will completely replace the commonly used biopsy-based pre-implantation genetic testing."

Politics / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

TAU: Number of Arabs Studying Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Doubled in Five Years

By Jewish Press News Desk

TAU stressed that this growth took place without any affirmative action regarding admission requirements.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan U. Study: Neonatal Antibiotic Use Associated with Reduced Growth in Boys

By Jewish Press News Desk

Antibiotic exposure during the first days of life was found to be associated with disturbances in the gut microbiome up until the age of two.

History / Jerusalem / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Hebrew U. Study Analyzes How Corona Changed the Way We Remember

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This global crisis created a far more accepting culture for the role digital media must play in remembrance.”

Israel / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

StoreDot Batteries Pass 5-Minute Electric Vehicle Hurdle

By Brian Blum

Extra-fast-charging car batteries are commercially ready; now Israeli startup StoreDot is working with BP to repurpose gas stations as charging stations.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Archaeology

TAU Researchers Show Early Humans Used Chopping Tools in Breaking Animal Bones to Consume the Marrow

By Jewish Press News Desk

The researchers analyzed a sample of 53 chopping tools from Revadim, looking for use-wear traces and organic residues.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

As Global Bee Populations Disappear, Israel Discovers New Bee Species

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Israeli study focused on the impact of restoration activities of a threatened sand ecosystem along Israel’s coastal plains.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U Researchers Develop Blur-Free Photography of Moving Objects

By Jewish Press News Desk

Elmalem encoded motion information cues in the raw optical image which are decoded by an image processing algorithm which utilizes them for motion deblurring.

IDF & Security / US / Science and Tech

Israel, US Missile Defense Forces Completed Successful Intercept Tests of Advanced David's Sling

By Jewish Press News Desk

The tests were led by Rafael Advanced Systems from a testing site in central Israel, with the participation of the Israel Air Force and Navy.

Featured / Government / Science and Tech

President Rivlin Hosts Launch of Israel's Second Spacecraft to the Moon

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We are setting out on a new path, familiar but different, at the end of which we hope to land three spacecraft safely on the moon."

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / European Union

EU Awards 2 Bar-Ilan Professors $4.84 Million for Future Research

By Jewish Press News Desk

The ERC received 2,506 research grant proposals in 2020, out of which about 13% will be funded for 327 grant laureates.

Israel / News Briefs / Europe / Science and Tech

‘Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship’: Israel and Slovenia Sign Innovation Agreement

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa is visiting Jerusalem. This is his first visit outside of Europe.

Israel / Global / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Hundreds of Business People from 47 Countries to Attend Digital Conference on Doing Business with Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

So far, 1,338 businesspeople from 47 nations have participated in ARISE B2B events, creating an aggregate $53 million in immediate transactions.

Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Tel Aviv U Research: Development of Inner Ear in Embryos Similar to Crystal Formation

By Jewish Press News Desk

"We identified a new developmental mechanism that is driven by mechanical forces: the organization of hair cells in the inner ear resembles the way atoms are organized into a crystal."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Germany / European Union

‎€10 Million to Israeli-German Development of Drugs Against Lethal Fungal Infections

By Jewish Press News Desk

Invasive fungal infections of the internal organs or bloodstream can have a high level of mortality (up to 50%), are often difficult to treat, and cause at least 1.6 million deaths per year.

Israel / Global / Iran / News Briefs / The Environment / Gulf States / UAE / Ben-Gurion University

Israeli Conference on Contending with Desertification Attended by UAE, Iran

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Nearly 2,000 people are participating in Ben-Gurion University’s 2020 Drylands, Deserts & Desertification Conference (DDD) which began on Monday.

Science and Tech / Kosher Food News

JCT Hosts First-Ever Conference Examining if Lab-Grown Meat is Kosher

By Jewish Press Staff

In light of the technological advances in producing lab-grown meat by in vitro cell culture, Jerusalem College of Technology in partnership with the Sulamot Organization hosts virtual gathering to examine the Halachic implications of this and other cutting-edge technologies.

Politics / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Haifa U. Study: 2 Prerequisites for Surviving COVID-19: Female Leaders and Tolerance of Uncertainty

By Jewish Press News Desk

“The study findings underscore the complexity of the connection between gender, leadership, and culture."

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar Ilan Study Shows Declining Gene Coordination Threatens Longevity

By Jewish Press News Desk

This study conclusively demonstrates the long-speculated relationship between aging, gene regulation, and somatic damage.

Headline / Judea & Samaria / Science and Tech / Sovereignty

WATCH: US Expands Collaboration with Israeli Academia into Judea, Samaria, Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman signed the amendments to the agreements in a special ceremony held on Wednesday at Ariel University, in Samaria

IDF & Security / Science and Tech

IAI Unveils New Passive Coherent Location System

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new system covertly detects and tracks non-emitting aerial targets using non-cooperative transmissions.

Featured / Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Science and Tech / Gulf States / UAE

First Israeli Hi-Tech Delegation Takes Off for the Emirates

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This is not just a business opportunity, but a political opportunity for a new page between the Israeli hi-tech community and the entire Middle East."

Israel / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Haifa U's Prof. Fahima Celebrated for Global Impact on Food Insecurity

By Jewish Press News Desk

The study developed a way to yield more protein and mineral-rich wheat grains which will help to improve its nutrition value.

Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar Ilan Researchers Use Gold Nanorod Scattering to Identify the Immune System's 'Killer and Savior'

By Jewish Press Staff

Further development of this technique will lead to novel methods to predict stages of manifestation of diseases like cancer from simple tissue fluids or blood samples.

Israel / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israel's Phantom Technologies Introduces Drone Detection and Jamming

By Jewish Press News Desk

Drone signal jamming is very similar to cellphone jamming methods, using a similar wavelength to interfere with the target's electronic system.

IDF & Security / Europe / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Czechs to Buy Rafael Air Defense System

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Czech decision Followed an international tender process which lasted several years.

Featured / Israel / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Tel Aviv Launches Electric Road Pilot

By Jewish Press News Desk

The construction of an electric road to charge public transportation vehicles will make Tel Aviv-Yafo the first city worldwide to roll out the technology for charging buses on a wide scale.

US / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Coronavirus

Preventing Firearm Suicide During Covid-19, Social Unrest, as Firearm Purchases Hit the Roof

By Jewish Press News Desk

Since March, America has seen a surge in firearm purchases and increased difficulty in access to mental health care, especially in communities most affected by the virus.

Featured / IDF & Security / US / Science and Tech

US Army Launches Operational Pilot with Advanced Drone Developed by Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The system's capabilities have been demonstrated in Israel, with confirmed interceptions of incendiary devices flown over the Gaza border by terrorist organizations.

Israel / Science and Tech / Coronavirus / European Union

EU Grants 9 Israeli Groups $5.3 Million to Tackle Coronavirus Outbreak

By Jewish Press News Desk

The program enables Israeli participants to compete for extensive grants which support long-term R&D and test applications of proposed solutions in a variety of fields together with potential customers.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Israel Launches Nanosatellite to Perform Groundbreaking Medical Experiments in Space

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The laboratory, developed by Israel’s SpacePharma, will conduct four experiments in the fields of medicine, biology and chemistry.

Science and Tech

Israeli Expert Exposes Massive Cyber Attack on US, European Targets

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It appears the malware was possibly preparing infrastructure for a larger attack.

US / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Lockheed Martin Signs New Industrial Cooperation Agreement with Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lockheed Martin has committed to invest back into Israeli-based companies at a rate of 35% of the contract value of any new contracts.

Featured / IDF & Security / Video of the Day / Science and Tech

Watch: the Arrow 2 Flight Test

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jointly funded and produced by Israel and the United States, development of the system began in 1986 and has continued since.

Headline / IDF & Security / US / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Rafael to Establish US Iron Dome Production Facility

By Jewish Press News Desk

In 2019, the US Army announced its intent to buy two Iron Dome batteries to fill a need for an interim capability.

Featured / Science and Tech

Scared of the Corona? Disturbed by the Economy? A Surprising Number of Exoplanets Could Host Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

Projects like these offer more than new avenues in the search for life in outer space. They also offer scientists insight into forces that might change life on our own planet one day.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar-Ilan Researchers' Chip Provides 50% Smaller Memory Footprint

By Jewish Press News Desk

The research team's work on the developed embedded memory technology is documented in more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Israel / Gaza / Science and Tech

Israel Donates Third Water Generator to Gaza Strip

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Recent water tests produced by the first pilot show that the quality of the drinking water is the best seen in the Gaza Strip in years.

Featured / Science and Tech / Coronavirus

Fully Recovered from Coronavirus, United Hatzalah's Eli Beer Donates Plasma

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I was made aware that I could donate plasma and that this would help save the lives of others who are suffering from this terrible disease,” Beer said on Sunday.

Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Coronavirus

Survey: Despite Investments, Government Aid, Israel's Hi-Tech Must Take 'Painful Actions' to Survive Crisis

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The State of Israel expects Israeli industry to solve these most complex challenges – mainly health and economic challenges. However, we will not be able to do so without the necessary assistance."

IDF & Security / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

IDF Starts Training in Elbit’ New Brigade and Battlegroup Mission Training Center

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new training center immerses commanders, headquarters staff and two subordinate command levels in high-fidelity combat situations in actual battle zone territory.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Haifa U Researcher Discovers Earliest Evidence of Feather Molt in Flying Dinosaur

By Jewish Press News Desk

Once a feather reaches its full size it becomes a dead organ; the bird must then shed the old feather and sprout a new one in its place to ensure that its plumage remains functional.

Israel / Science and Tech

Israeli Drones Deployed to Save Live in Arctic Circle

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Israeli technology was chosen by the Norwegians after they examined many alternatives, mainly thanks to the sensor system and the ability to operate in freezing conditions.

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Bar Ilan Researchers May Pave the Way to Exponential Multi-Level Magnetic Memory

By Jewish Press News Desk

A newly-discovered ability to stabilize and control exponential number of discrete magnetic states in a relatively simple structure may pave the way to multi-level magnetic memory with extremely large number of states per cell.

Israel / News Briefs / Ben-Gurion University

Israeli Cyber Researchers Develop Method to Pinpoint Malicious Drone Operators

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Our system can now identify patterns in the drone’s route when the drone is in motion, and use it to locate the drone operator,” Mashhadi says.

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