Israeli scientists develop strong plastic to replace steel
June 8th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 8 (IANS) Israeli scientists are developing a super strength polypropylene, one of the world's most commonly used plastic, to replace steel and other materials used in pipelines ... Read more...
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Israeli scientists open prospect of repairing damaged hearts
May 23rd, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, May 23 (IANS) In a unique feat, Israeli scientists reprogrammed skin cells from heart failure patients to grow into healthy, new heart muscle cells capable of integrating with ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Malaria-fighting tobacco!
February 13th, 2012 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) A genetically modified tobacco plant that can fight drug-resistant malaria has been developed by Israeli scientists.Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that tobacco ... Read more...
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Satellites to track down people in distress
January 26th, 2012 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 26 (IANS) Israeli scientists are developing miniature satellites that can identify people in distress.Experts at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology aim to launch three small satellites weighing six ... Read more...
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Israel develops green pesticide
December 29th, 2011 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 29 (IANS) Israeli scientists have developed an inexpensive environment friendly pesticide.Researchers, led by Shmuel Gan-Mor, at Israel's Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), said they have developed an emulsion based ... Read more...
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‘Thirdhand smoke’ bigger health hazard than suspected
January 13th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Cigarettes produce "thirdhand smoke" - an invisible residue that deposits on carpeting, clothing, furniture and other surfaces - that may be a bigger health hazard than previously thought, ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia captures ‘Israeli spy’ vulture
January 5th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) A vulture tagged by Israeli scientists was "arrested" on suspicion of being a Mossad spy after the bird strayed into Saudi Arabian territory, a media report said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Israeli scientists find HIV cure: Journal
September 5th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 5 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Israeli scientists have developed a method that can wipe out HIV infected cells without affecting the healthy ones but it will be a while ... Read more...
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New sniffing-based device to help disabled people to communicate
July 27th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 27 (ANI): Israeli scientists have come up with a unique device based on sniffing, that could allow several disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones.Sniffing ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Optical tweezers” to help development of advanced quantum computers
July 7th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): Israeli scientists have developed a new tool that uses holographic technology to manipulate up to 300 nanoparticles at a time, such as beads of glass or polymer, that ... Read more...
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Soon, a ‘pacemaker’ for the brain
June 29th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Israeli scientists are trying to develop a chip that will allow doctors to wire computer applications and sensors to the brain, aiding the treatment of disorders such as ... Read more...
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Now, contraceptive pill for men!
June 27th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): Israeli scientists have come up with the male alternative to the female contraceptive pill.The formula works by removing vital protein in sperm required for a woman to conceive. ... Read more...
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Boffins refine ways to generate and control “Airy beams”
June 18th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI) Israeli scientists have demonstrated new ways to generate and control "Airy beams". "Airy beams" are named after English astronomer Sir George Biddell Airy, who studied the parabolic trajectories ... Read more...
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Roman Gladiator Cemetery Discovered In Northern England
June 8th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Scientists announced on Sunday that they have found the world’s best preserved cemetery of the Roman gladiators. After seven years of investigations, the scientists found the ultimate resting place of the gladiators, ... Read more...
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Childhood scents get ‘etched’ onto the brain
November 6th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Childhood memories, like the smell of your favourite school teacher's perfume or the aroma of grandma's fresh baked cookies, etch themselves into the brain's emotional memory, say Israeli ... Read more...
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Heartburn drugs safe for foetuses, says Israeli study
October 8th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): A new study done by Israeli scientists has shown that heartburn drugs are safe for the foetus.The study, conducted by researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ... Read more...
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Breathalyser screening may help spot lung cancer early
August 31st, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 31 (ANI): Israeli scientists have come up with a device that can help spot lung cancer molecules on the breath of patients.Dr. Hossam Haick and colleagues at Technion-Israel Institute of ... Read more...
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Criminals may fake DNA evidence to ‘engineer crime scenes’, say experts
August 19th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Experiments conducted by Israeli scientists have shown that it is possible to obliterate all traces of DNA from a blood sample and add someone else's genetic material in ... Read more...
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Just two cans of fizzy drink a day can cause severe liver damage
August 12th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12 (ANI): Drinking as little as two cans of fizzy drink a day can cause severe long-term liver damage, warns new study.The research, which raises health concerns associated with non-alcoholic ... Read more...
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Bacteria can anticipate future and prepare for it
June 18th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Bacteria are hardwired to anticipate future and prepare for it, claim Israeli scientists.While analysing microorganisms' genetic networks, researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that bacteria can 'foresee' ... Read more...
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Now, plants can SMS when they”re thirsty!
March 18th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Israeli scientists have developed a new device enables plants to send a text message when they need a drink.
According to a report by Fox News, Israel Agricultural ... Read more...
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Blind mole rat may serve as living tumour in cancer research
March 5th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): Studies on how blind mole rats survive very low oxygen environments can help win fight against cancer, say researchers.
American and Israeli scientists from the Universities of ... Read more...
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Now, tiny “lab-on-a-chip” to detect pollutants, disease and biological weapons
February 18th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Taking a huge leap in the detection of pollutants, Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a highly accurate nano-scale biomonitoring laboratory to keep water safe from pollution ... Read more...
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Sleep apnoea can surprisingly prolong life for some sufferers
October 4th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 4 (ANI): Israeli scientists have discovered that sleep apnoea, an exhausting sleep disorder that causes heavy snoring, can actually prolong life.Studies conducted in the past have shown that ... Read more...
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Poisonous ink likely cause of Biblical text-writing monks deaths
June 28th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 28 (ANI): Monks who wrote Biblical texts and other religious materials might have died out of exposure to toxic mercury, with which the red colour ink they used for ... Read more...
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Israeli scientists revive extinct date palm
June 14th, 2008 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
By Ofira Koopmans
Tel Aviv, June 14 (DPA) Israeli scientists have succeeded in getting a 2,000-year-old date seed to sprout and grow into a palm of a native type that had been extinct ... Read more...
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