A tech startup where autism is preferred
Point.AI hires high-functioning people on the spectrum – who often are underemployed — to annotate data, a task requiring keen attention to detail.
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Point.AI hires high-functioning people on the spectrum – who often are underemployed — to annotate data, a task requiring keen attention to detail.
One-atom layers of boron and nitrogen, arranged in a repetitive hexagonal structure, create a system with enhanced speed and efficiency.
JNF Canada, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), Start-Up Nation Central and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation offer annual prize to incentivize Israeli climate-tech innovation.
Smartphone app tracks how many steps you take and converts that data into virtual tokens exchangeable for real world goodies.
The treatment under development works against a novel target: succinate, a pro-inflammatory molecule secreted by gut bacteria.
Surgeons would be able to order hybrid organs – a pig organ with a human lining of blood vessels-that could help solve the acute shortage of organs for transplant.
Israeli technology enables viewers of the movie’s promo to take a starring role.
Black soldier fly larvae are chock full of protein, and they can clear greenhouse gases. One Israeli company is harnessing the insect’s diverse capabilities.
A novel approach from the Weizmann Institute of Science plugs the opening that the SARS CoV-2 virus uses to attach to cells in the body.
Analysis of 53,000 tweets from healthcare professionals shows they are suffering from increased sadness, fear and disgust due to the pandemic.
More boosters or combining different vaccine types may work better in elderly, based on Technion insights into the aging immune system.
Trains’ long lifetimes leave them vulnerable to sophisticated attacks that endanger passengers, but tech can prevent this from happening.
Changes in lung tissue indicate preparation for supporting the growth of metastasized breast cancer cells, say Israeli researchers.
BioMilk, ReMilk, Imagindairy and Fantastic Farms are developing real milk or milk proteins in the lab, without harming animals or the environment.
Two months ago, vaccines were seen as the great hope to end Covid-19. Now, as the virus continues to mutate, interest in emerging Israeli treatments is growing fast.