Inhalation mask designed specifically for infants. highlights include: An Israeli device saves victims of the deadliest type of stroke. An Israeli contact lens helps the blind “see” through the sense of touch. An inspiring story from a Bedouin Arab who is a career soldier in the IDF. Israeli technology busted a 46-member international drug smuggling gang. An Israeli company is building a sea wave power station for an African capital city. Successful tour for the Barcelona soccer “peace” team. Israel’s new baby Asian elephant is the darling of its pregnant grandmother.
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Stroke device is a lifesaver. (Thanks to Atid-EDI) The revolutionary Ventritek105 device from Tel Aviv’s Biosan Medical treats Intra Ventricular Hemorrhage (IVH), which has a 50% average death rate. More than 90% of the study patients treated with Ventritek105 were alive and well at the 30-day follow-up.
Researching a cure for genetic cancer. Another article on Weizmann Institute’s use of two diverse antibodies to target aggressive hereditary breast cancer.
“It’s about saving people”. Several subscribers have sent me this link to Eli Beer who started United Hatzalah and its lifesaving ambu-cycles. The paramedics on two-wheels get to emergencies in 3 minutes, saving lives before an ambulance can fight through traffic. Watch this inspiring story of Chutzpah and co-existence.
92 years young and still practicing. Dr Cyril Sherer is still treating patients in Jerusalem 70 years after graduating in London. He and his wife spent 13 years in New Zealand and made Aliya to Israel in 1961. His story reads like a history of modern medicine.
The blind can “see” with their fingertips. (Thanks to Israel21c) Bar-Ilan Professor Zeev Zalevsky has invented a bionic contact lens that receives electrical signals and transmits the encoded image to the wearer’s cornea. The image gets translated into a tactile sensation that can be interpreted visually.
Treating corneal edema. (Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s EyeYon Medical has two solutions for corneal edema, which affects an additional two million patients every year. First, Hyper CL is a patented contact lens that uses osmosis to release fluid build-up. Then a DSPEK polymer film implant prevents the formation of fluid.
Inhalation masks for babies. Until now, infants’ inhalation masks have been miniature versions of adult ones – ill-fitting and unable to deliver medicine effectively. Now Israel’s Technion has made an infant-specific inhalation mask that even allows a pacifier to be stuck in the child’s mouth while he/she is wearing the mask.
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Gaza weekly deliveries: In the week ending 4th Aug 2013, 1475 trucks carried 41,271 tons of goods into Gaza from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Terrorists launched 1 rocket from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
Christian Arabs become Israeli Christians. (Thanks to BIG) The goal of the pro-Israel Arab Christians of Nazareth is to convince more young Arabs to join the army. “We live in a Jewish state, which is democratic and free. As Israeli Christians we see ourselves as part of this state and not as part of those who oppose it.”
Muslim IDF soldier despite everything. Ahmed Inaim is a Bedouin soldier from Nazareth who enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces, despite losing one brother who fell in military service. Another brother was wounded by terrorists in the same raid that captured Gilad Shalit. He explains why he chose to extend his service in the IDF.
Israel helps build industrial park for PA. Israel’s Civil Administration has fully supported the joint French / Palestinian Authority project to establish a new industrial park in PA-controlled Area A territory, near Bethlehem. Infrastructure for the park runs through Israeli-controlled Area C. The park opens in August.
Dead Sea salt makes healthy relationship. (Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israeli startup Naked Sea Salt partners with a Palestinian Arab company to use eco-friendly methods to harvest salt from the Dead Sea. Each of Naked Sea Salt’s fifteen flavors is blended with organic herbs and spices to create a tasty and nutritious product.
Wounded Syrians brought to Israeli hospital. Ziv Hospital in Tsfat is treating a Syrian man suffering from shrapnel and bullet wounds to his stomach and a 50 year-old woman with shrapnel in her heart. A 15-year-old Syrian girl walks after major surgery. Even the NY Times can no longer ignore Israel’s humanitarian efforts.
Aviva inspires the world. Check out the latest video and website of Aviva Krainess from Bet Shemesh, who founded Aviva Productions despite suffering from Lupus and losing nearly all her eyesight. Aviva has just finished producing “The Emperor’s Secret” – a unique production for “The Theatre of the Mind”.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
A submarine that thinks for itself. Current remotely operated submarines are limited by communication cables and require frequent human-operator contact. Ben Gurion University is developing an autonomous, independently thinking underwater vessel to check pipelines, map minefields and search for sunken vessels.
Independent connects to electric grid. Independent power producer Dorad Energy has hooked up its power station to the national grid. The 840-megawatt power station runs on natural gas and will begin full production by the end of the year – well in time for next summer’s peak.
Hebrew U launches Quantum center. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has founded the Quantum Information Science Center to advance computing and communication technologies.
A tiny Israeli computer for $100. Israel’s CompuLab has developed the Utilite – a 5.3 inch by 3.9 inch computer selling from $100. Inside is a Freescale i.MX6 system-on-a-chip, with an ARM Cortex A9 processor. Higher spec versions have 4GB of RAM, 512GB drive, quad cores and run either Linux or Android.
Breakthrough in memory technology. (Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s TowerJazz and Santa Clara’s Crocus Technology have announced a major breakthrough in magnetic technology. It features best-in-class performance, fast access times, low power and unlimited write cycles.
New Tel Aviv bus is electrifying. Passengers on Dan’s Number 5 bus line in Tel Aviv will encounter a much quieter and cleaner ride, aboard the country’s first fully electric bus. The vibrantly orange bus is about 12 meters long with a driving range of about 250 miles and a 4-5 hour recharge time. Fuel and maintenance costs are much less than the previous diesel equivalent. Dan plan to upgrade 25% of their buses to electric in 5 years.
Israeli technology helps capture European crime syndicate. Israel’s Cellebrite developed technology for the extraction and analysis of data from cellular phones, which has led to the arrest of 46 members of an international money laundering and drug trafficking organization.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Tasigli – “Please get it for me”. Tasigli is an Israeli personal shopping agency, serving global customers looking to locate and purchase unique, high quality and even simple Israeli products. Founded in 2012 by two top officers in the IDF reserves, Tasligli delivers “land of milk & honey” products anywhere in the world.
Building websites together. The unique code generators and algorithms at Israel’s Webydo reduce the time and cost of building websites vastly. Webydo has a secular CEO and a religious Zionist co-founder; it has an Israel-Arab financer, 15 female ultra-orthodox Jewish employees and 10,000 customers.
Ashdod to Tel Aviv in 35 minutes. A new Israeli train line has just been inaugurated that will cut travel times between Tel Aviv and the Southern cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. Transportation minister Yisrael Katz said, “The train lines mean a revolution in Israeli living”. People can have jobs in Tel Aviv and live elsewhere.
Facebook now “likes” Israel. Facebook is reported to be expanding its operations within the Jewish state in order to enhance its status as a favored platform for developers of applications and games. Facebook said that Israelis developed five of its ten fasted growing games.
Israel waives US funding. Despite assurances that the US will not reduce spending on Israel’s Iron Dome, the Israeli government has decided to allow its primary rocket defense system to be included in the US cuts. Israel’s ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, said that Israel “should bear its share of the burden.”
Wave power to Guinea. (Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s SDE Energy is developing a 100MW sea wave power plant along the coastline of Conakry – the capital of Guinea. The project will help Guinea Conakry become more independent and solve all its energy problems.
CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT
Stoudemire applies for Israeli citizenship. Amar’e Stoudemire, the New York Knicks star, is seeking Israeli citizenship. Stoudemire came to Israel to help coach Canada’s basketball team in the recent Maccabiah games.
He is also part owner of Israeli basketball club Hapoel Jerusalem.
Barcelona scores with “peace tour”. Barcelona FC took a break from pre-season training to hold a two-day “peace tour” in the holy land with Israeli and Palestinian Arab kids. A favorite among Israeli and Palestinian Arab fans, the Barcelona team included Lionel Messi, regarded as one of the best players in the game.
THE JEWISH STATE
“The Event” helps Olim. Jerusalem hosted the largest-ever seminar for new and veteran Olim (immigrants to Israel), to help them find employment and provide other assistance in settling into life in the Jewish State.
NY bar mitzvah boy helps Safed kids. Josh Wasserman has donated his 13th birthday gifts to establish a basketball team and renovate a new court for children living in a center for new Ethiopian immigrants in northern Israeli city of Safed (Tzfat).
Israelis are human too! (Thanks to Israel21c) Four blogs depict the face of Israel rarely portrayed in the media: Humans of Tel Aviv, Humans of Israel, Humans of Safed and Humans of Jerusalem.
But not this baby! When a rare baby Asian elephant was born at Israel’s Ramat Gan Safari Park, La Belle (the mother) received some coaching in how to bring up junior from Bubba – her mother, La Petite.
NIS 27 million win will finance his education. The latest big winner of the Israeli lottery is determined to invest rather than waste his fortune. An unnamed soldier won first and second prize and will use the interest “to finance my university education.” He also promised to look after his parents and siblings.
