In his latter years, Israel’s founding father and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion devoted his life to the development of the Negev Desert. “It is in the Negev that the creativity and pioneer ...

With the adverse impact of climate change becoming clearer almost every day, the role of technology in mitigating these devastating effects has never been more important. Israeli innovation – from ...

To bring a new drug to market costs on average $1.3 billion, according to a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and takes up to 20 years. These astronomical sums do ...

Israel is known as an innovation leader, an inspiration in research and development, a home for significant religious sites and landmarks, a center of a burgeoning foodie scene and a thriving arts and ...

Liquid nitrogen is being used to power the world’s first air conditioner that works without electricity. There are no wires, no power supply and no greenhouse gas emissions with the revolutionary ...

Haifa-based ImaginDairy uses freely available DNA codes for milk proteins to recreate their DNA, the company’s CEO and co-founder Eyal Afergan tells NoCamels. The data is even available on the website ...

The US government is funding the development of an effective treatment created by Israeli firm RedHill Biopharma for the rare and deadly Ebola virus (EBOV). The funding comes via the Biomedical ...

The human brain is the most powerful computer in the world, capable of storing 2.5 petabytes of information (a million gigabytes) with information traveling through at speeds of around 260 miles an ...

Targeted therapies for cancer, which are designed to attack cancer cells without harming the normal cells around them, have revolutionized oncological treatments, improving efficacy and reducing side ...

A new handheld, self-scanning ultrasound device that attaches to a smartphone allows pregnant women to see their baby in the womb at any time and in the comfort of their own home, without a visit to a ...

A wristband allows people who can’t use their hands to operate any phone, laptop, or tablet. It translates the user’s movements into commands for any paired Bluetooth device, replacing the swipe of a ...

A sensor that measures the “heartbeat” of a plant is being used by farmers around the world to optimize the growing process, most notably how much water it needs, at a time when weather patterns are ...