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Better Place battery swapping tech to live on in Chinese buses

BY NIV ELIS — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:54:11 GMT

ZAE signed the deal with China's Bustil to design 7,000 swap stations for Nanjing, the Capital of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China; If all goes well, taxis may be added to the mix as well.

Over 270,000 light virtual candles via Defense Ministry app

BY JPOST.COM STAFF — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:53:03 GMT

The application honoring the 23,320 fallen soldiers and civilians killed since Israel's independence allows visitors to light a virtual candle, dedicate a personal message and share it on Facebook.

Court delays cancellation of Oil Refineries business licenses in Haifa

BY SHARON UDASIN — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:42:54 GMT

Atlit residents blockade Carmel Resins site, demanding factory closure.

3-d printing aircraft parts may be in Israel's near future

BY NIV ELIS — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 02:14:37 GMT

"The topic of 3-d printing is making its first strides in the manufacturing process."

Jerusalem Mayor Barkat lauds haredi startups

BY JEREMY SHARON — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:01:14 GMT

The event was held at the Jerusalem College for Technology as part of the start-up incubator project which has been initiated by the institution for haredi start-up enterprises.

Chief scientist says startups boom but fail to grow into mature companies

BY NIV ELIS — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:58:00 GMT

Report offers insight by presenting both accomplishments and areas of concern in high-tech sector.

Plan to prevent collapse of seafront cliffs gets green light

BY SHARON UDASIN — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 01:15:32 GMT

Expert analyses have demonstrated that the main causes of the erosion are waves battering the cliffs.

How was the moon formed? Israeli researchers shed new light on subject

BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 02:26:30 GMT

Technion and French researchers: The moon was formed from Theia, not from Earth

Parking - the problem and the solution

BY ARIEL SHAPIRA — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:23:13 GMT

There are various solutions that offer different approaches.

Study: Israeli patents in US jump 21%

BY NIV ELIS — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:41:22 GMT

Israeli innovation brings "international recognition and goodwill."

It's Passover cleanup time in Israel and e-waste recycling is on the rise

BY SHARON UDASIN — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:35:22 GMT

Electronic Waste Law went into force in March, 2014.

American-Israeli team secures US gov't grant to build Burundi’s first solar field

BY SHARON UDASIN — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:41:21 GMT

Grant comes less than two months after Gigawatt Global established the first utility-scale solar field in Rwanda.

Eco Wave Power to establish its first Chinese power station

BY SHARON UDASIN — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 20:59:26 GMT

Tel Aviv based firm which harnesses energy from ocean waves receives permission to establish first plant in China.

Watch: Technion students recreate Passover story with robots

BY ARIEL COHEN — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:57:41 GMT

Rube Goldberg's Passover Seder at Technion.

Noble Energy walks away from Ruth C exploration license

BY SHARON UDASIN — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:53:24 GMT

While the Ruth C license zone – located off the coast of Haifa,has yet to be explored, Noble Energy was authorized to act as the basin's operator during forthcoming.

Cyber Chief: 8% of ministry budgets should go to cyber security

BY NIV ELIS — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:11:32 GMT

The second annual Cyber Tech convention took place in Tel Aviv on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Foreign Affairs Ministry names teens in national cyber education initiative 'Cyber Ambassadors'

BY LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:05:57 GMT

Initiative is geared towards junior high students which offers after-school programs in computer technology.

Tech Talk: Student code contest

BY ARIEL SHAPIRA — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:46:23 GMT

Hundreds of Israeli schools are participating in the biggest programming contest in Israeli history

Brains will overflow at Nobel Prize laureate conference in Jerusalem this summer

BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:20:59 GMT

This is the second world scientific conference that the ministry is organizing with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

AOL venture-capital fund eyes Israeli companies

BY NIV ELIS — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 21:58:34 GMT

Fund president calls Tel Aviv "awesome city for technology."

Tech Talk: Technology – friend or foe?

BY ARIEL SHAPIRA — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:43:36 GMT

Today cyber criminals can hack into our computers and smartphones from anywhere around the world.

Delek, Noble sue the gov’t for $15m. over gas royalties

BY SHARON UDASIN — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:41:06 GMT

Firms claim government has collected more royalties than permissible on natural gas sales.

Tech Talk: What’s new in Barcelona?

BY ARIEL SHAPIRA — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:34:47 GMT

Last week, the Barcelona Mobile World Congress 2015 took place, the world’s largest 3GSM conference and exhibition.

Twelve teenage ‘geniuses’ take top three prizes in Intel-Israel Young Scientists Competition

BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:04:43 GMT

A total of 59 projects reached the Jerusalem finals, with 26 of them in the field of technology and computer science.

Israeli fan app brings home prestigious European award

BY JPOST.COM STAFF — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:24:36 GMT

Honor bestowed upon two Israeli entrepreneurs for creating 'Fanzino', an application that helps connect artist with audience in real time.

The 18th Intel-Israel young scientists competition takes place in Jerusalem

BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 17:22:51 GMT

Winners will be announced on Tuesday morning.

Solar panel installation begins on Knesset roof

BY SHARON UDASIN — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 18:16:03 GMT

Project will ultimately amount to a 4,650-square-meter solar roof with an installed capacity of 450 kilowatts.

IDF uses Google Glass-like technology for real-time warfare

BY IDF BLOG — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:51:08 GMT

“Google Glass” is being transformed into military technology that will eventually take a step further and be re-purposed for many other vital uses such as transportation, navigation and identification

Hebrew University receives USAID grant to boost crop yields

BY SHARON UDASIN — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 01:57:55 GMT

The grant, whose application was facilitated by the New York-based American Friends of Hebrew University, will enable the establishment of a Unit of Correlative Microscopy at Rehovot campus.

Akron, Ohio to partner with Israeli wastewater treatment firms

BY SHARON UDASIN — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:47:14 GMT

For three years, the Advanced Waste Water Treatment Demonstration Project will bring cutting edge water technologies developed by Israeli academics.