Israeli science
Israeli hospital launches AI system to enable hospitalized children to communicate without speaking
The system uses AI to create personalized printable communication boards in under five minutes, tailored to each child's needs as well as their age, language, gender, and background.
Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls
Amid Iran war, 53 of Israel's future scientists showcase projects in Jerusalem contest
War trauma can hinder development of children's teeth, study finds
Israeli scientists first to document scorpions 'hitching a ride'
They said this unique behavior sheds light on the intricate relationships of myrmecophile arachnids.
Origin of intense light in supermassive black holes and tidal disruption events revealed by study
The new study by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a significant “breakthrough” for understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes.
How an Israeli pollination company helped boost California’s pistachio crop
Between April 2022 and April 2023, Edete pollinated 500 acres of pistachios in Bakersfield, Calif., for one of the largest growers in the US.
Blinking could provide clues to human response under stress
By analyzing the behavior of politicians and game show contestants, researchers can study human physiology under conditions of stress that would be impossible to reproduce in the lab.
Were the limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya intentionally designed?
Spheroids are either handmade or naturally shaped stones chosen and transported to places where they are used, making them one of the longest-used technologies on record.
Haifa U. researchers awarded $100,000 to discover shark survival secrets
78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.
TAU researchers: Out with BMI to measure weight, in with body-fat percentage
Higher fat content in a person is defined as obesity, and can cause a range of potentially life-threatening cardiometabolic diseases including heart disease, type-2 diabetes, fatty liver, and more.
Israel must bring its scientists back home - opinion
Israel's economy loses out on NIS 2.4 billion every year by not having their scientists return home as opposed to working abroad.
Self-morphing materials can make industrial production more eco-friendly
The exhibition presents various systems of self-morphing materials, which are at the very forefront of science, imitating material processes that occur in nature so as to grow and develop.
Leave bats alone for environmental conservation, experts advise
To prevent future pandemics, leave the bats alone – even though they are a reservoir for many viruses, conservation experts say.
