Author: David Rutman

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in collaboration with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has successfully completed a series of interception tests for the Iron Dome defense system. These tests evaluated the system’s performance against a wide range of advanced aerial threats, including rockets, cruise missiles, and UAVs. Building on real-world operational experience from the ongoing […]

Utila, an Israeli startup providing institutional-grade Multi-Party Computation (MPC) wallets, has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate its global expansion and R&D initiatives. The round was led by Nyca Partners, with participation from Wing VC, NFX, and funds such as Haymaker Ventures, Gaingels, and Cerca Partners. Since emerging from stealth […]

A groundbreaking study by UCSF researchers may have unlocked the secret behind why women tend to outlive men and retain cognitive abilities longer as they age. The discovery sheds new light on brain resilience and aging, offering potential insights into neurodegenerative disease prevention. The key lies in the two X chromosomes that females carry. One […]

A planet’s orbit is a key characteristic, alongside its size and distance from its host star. While Earth follows a nearly circular orbit, many exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—exhibit highly elliptical orbits. Now, UCLA astrophysicists have analyzed the orbital shapes of exoplanets ranging from Jupiter-sized giants to Mars-sized worlds, revealing a striking pattern: smaller planets […]

A landmark study has revealed that bacterial vaginosis (BV)—a condition affecting nearly one-third of women worldwide and linked to infertility, premature births, and newborn deaths—is actually a sexually transmitted infection (STI). This discovery could revolutionize BV treatment and prevention strategies. Researchers from Monash University and Alfred Health at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre published their […]