Author: David Rutman

From electreon.com ElectReon, and Israeli company which develops electric roads, among other things, has announced its partnership with German electric mobility firm EnBW to construct the first wireless electric road (ERS) in Germany. This according to a report in Geektime. EnBW will oversee the project and ElectReon will provide much of the technology, including an […]

GiantLeap developed a system that collects developmental measurements from children through a cognitive gaming app at home Israeli startup GiantLeap, a science-backed platform for children cognitive development test, has raised  $900K pre-seed. Investors including GoAhead Ventures, Legitimate have learned. Also participated in the round of funding Fusion LA, the Texas Medical Center’s Innovation Center, and […]

The hoard’s weight is about 845 grams of pure gold – a significant amount of money. A person could buy a luxurious house in the best neighborhood A person who lived 1,100 years ago, deliberately buried a clay jar in the ground, containing 425 gold coins – 24 carats. The pile of impressive and rare […]

Elicio Therapeutics, an Israeli startup, has made advancements in its next generation immunotherapy technology which could help with the war on Covid-19. The company published results of preclinical studies of ELI-005, a protein subunit vaccine for COVID-19. The medical and scientific aspects of this new development are hard for anyone who is neither a scientist […]

The US Presidential envoy Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are both on their way to Israel for talks. They will also visit Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Sudan, and Morocco The US Presidential envoy Jared Kushner and American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are both on their way to Israel […]

The Hollywood Reporter got the scoop that actress Charlotte Kirk was behind Ron Myer’s sudden resignation a Vice Chairman of NBC Universal. The Hollywood Reporter got the scoop that actress Charlotte Kirk was behind Ron Myer’s sudden resignation a Vice Chairman of NBC Universal. The 28-year-old was also involved romantically with former Warner Bros. chief […]

A flight from Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel to Frankfurt Germany which flew just before the Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide shutdown is integral to a new study on the transmission of the virus. Twenty four of the passengers on the March 9th flight, out of a total of 102, had contact with an Israeli hotel manager during […]

Algorithms may just be the answer to all of our prayers. An algorithm, something mathematical, can now be used to makes Corona Virus testing easier. Hopefully, by October, we will no longer need to suffer through extended waiting times for Covid 19 test results. That is when the new method developed in Israel which allows […]

Technion researchers have developed a new method for predicting basketball player performance, based on analyzing a player’s past performance and pre-game interviews. Kobe Bryant defending LeBron James in a February 2016 game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers A computational method developed at the Technion significantly improves the prediction of the NBA basketball players’ performance. The computational method […]

Scientists show that muscular structures first described by Leonardo da Vinci are essential for heart function The human heart is the first functional organ to develop and starts beating spontaneously only four weeks after conception. Early in development, the heart grows an intricate network of muscle fibers – called trabeculae – that form geometric patterns […]