Author: David Rutman

A breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) tool RibbonFold is offering new insights into how disease-related proteins misfold, a process that plays a central role in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Developed by Mingchen Chen of Changping Laboratory and Peter Wolynes of Rice University, the novel AI method—called RibbonFold—accurately predicts the structure of amyloids, twisted […]

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover continues to make groundbreaking discoveries as it traverses the lower slopes of ‘Witch Hazel Hill’ on the rim of Jezero Crater, a key region believed to have once held ancient water. Last week, the rover paused at a unique geologic boundary known as a “contact zone”, where light and dark […]

O‘ahu’s iconic sandy beaches could face severe erosion by the end of the century, according to a new study from the Coastal Research Collaborative (CRC) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The research, published in Scientific Reports, warns that 81% of O‘ahu’s coastline is at risk of erosion by 2100, with 40% of shoreline […]

Hertz, one of the world’s largest car rental companies, has announced a strategic partnership with Israeli AI startup UVeye to deploy automated vehicle inspection technology across its U.S. rental operations. This move marks a major shift in how Hertz maintains its fleet of over 500,000 vehicles worldwide. Historically, vehicle assessments in the rental industry have […]

A groundbreaking archaeological study by the University of Haifa, published in PLOS One, has uncovered direct evidence of tools used to produce the prestigious scarlet dye during the Iron Age (1100–600 BCE), overlapping with the First Temple period. The research sheds light on the ancient dyeing industry at Tel Shikmona, one of the most important […]

Pillar Security, an Israeli AI cybersecurity startup focused on securing enterprise-grade AI-integrated software, has raised $9 million in Seed funding to accelerate its mission. The funding round was led by Shield Capital, the venture fund of Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and included participation from Golden Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, and […]