Science-Technology

Top 10 Israeli apps to revolutionize your journeys By Israel21c | August 7, 2013
Made-in-Israel apps help you find a bus, taxi, parking spot and the fastest route to drive. They even check your tire pressure and alcohol intake.
Personal audio enhancer helps you hear in crowded situations By | August 1, 2013
The PAE-300 looks a lot like a portable music player, and it comes with a wireless dock whose inputs you can hook into your TV.
Chemical company giants stall with global economy By | July 31, 2013
The effect of their slowdown and other economic factors rippled through the global chemical industry
Insect-inspired super rubber moves toward practical uses in medicine By Kristi L. Kiick, Ph.D. | July 31, 2013
A protein called resilin in nanosprings, biorubbers, biosensors and other applications
Ancient technology for metal coatings 2,000 years ago can’t be matched even today By Gabriel Maria Ingo, Ph.D. | July 24, 2013
Using mercury like a glue to apply thin films of metals to statues and other objects
First human tests of new biosensor that warns when athletes are about to ‘hit the wall’ By Joseph Wang, D.Sc. | July 24, 2013
Metabolite biosensors
Pressurized virus blasts its infectious DNA into human cells By Alex Evilevitch, Ph.D. | July 24, 2013
HSV-1, bacteriophages
New Samsung phones offer smart – and not so smart – performance By | July 22, 2013
Galaxy S4, Rugby III
Discovery of the missing link in evolution of bioluminescence By V.R. Viviani, Ph.D. | July 17, 2013
A “luciferase-like” enzyme in mealworm larvae that represents a missing link between the non-luminescent enzymes of the past and the “bright,” modern-day luciferase enzymes in fireflies
Toward anti-odor, anti-bacterial fabrics with the scent of vanilla By Ricard Garcia-Valls, Ph.D. | July 17, 2013
Microencapsulation, polysulfone
Cigarette smoke impacts genes linked to health of heart and lungs By Diana Bigelow, Ph.D. | July 10, 2013
How mainstream smoke and to a greater extent, sidestream smoke, inhibit the activity of genes that protect the heart and lungs
Where mint saves potatoes and apples stay green By Israel21c | July 10, 2013
Israel’s premier agricultural research organization is finding natural, simple alternatives for safely prolonging the shelf life of produce.
Parrot, Renny devices help avoid missed calls at home and away By | June 27, 2013
Bluetooth is arguably one of the more important – or at least convenient – wireless innovations of the past several years
Israelis find way to preserve fertility after chemotherapy By Israel21c | June 26, 2013
For the first time, there is hope of natural conception for young female cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment.
How chewing gum or a shed hair can let strangers read your ‘Book of Life’ By | June 26, 2013
A time of concern and debate about the privacy of email and other personal communications, Dewey-Hagborg raises some of what may be the ultimate personal privacy issues
Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer By Nicolas Keller, Ph.D. | June 26, 2013
Photocatalysis technology
There’s an app for that? So what? By | June 20, 2013
Forget the razzle dazzle! Forget apps – and put that money to better use. Just make your website work!
Bose does it again with new speaker; headphones By | June 14, 2013
Bose has definitely come up with a couple of new winners here
The Ubiquitous Lie of Chance, Human Reptile Descent By Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr. | June 12, 2013
We cannot be endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights if we do not have a Creator
Asteroids By | June 10, 2013
Likelihood of Impact
Die Hard and Hansel & Gretel: surprisingly good and unsurprisingly bad By | June 10, 2013
A new take on an old fairy tale
Splitting Time By | June 7, 2013
Time cloaking
New evidence on how fluoride fights tooth decay By Karin Jacobs, Ph.D. | May 29, 2013
Fluoride reduces the ability of decay-causing bacteria to stick, so that also on teeth, it is easier to wash away the bacteria by saliva
Human scabs serve as inspiration for new bandage to speed healing By Shutao Wang, Ph.D. | May 29, 2013
“Cytophilic” wound dressing material
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Re-creating the original colors of treasured ivory carvings from the ancient past By Ina Reiche, Ph.D. | May 29, 2013
The technology could be used to glimpse the original paintings on other objects
BioHug offers hug therapy in an automatic vest By Israel21c | May 16, 2013
BioHug’s Israeli pressure garment provides custom soothing for people with autism, PTSD and others prone to high stress.
Safer, more environmentally friendly flame retardant with first-of-its-kind dual effects By Jaime Grunlan, Ph.D. | May 15, 2013
The “nanocoating” is so thin that 1,000 layers of it would fit across the width of a human hair
Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer By Nicolas Keller, Ph.D. | May 15, 2013
Ethylene gas
Sonos Playbar – a TV sound bar with connections By | May 9, 2013
Sonos is building quite a reputation for itself, and the Playbar is a nice addition to its product line
Batteries that bend and flex will transform electronics, transportation By | May 8, 2013
Scientists are confident that the obstacles to making flex batteries a reality can be overcome