
A protein copied from insects can straighten hair safely
Resilin, combined with the strengthening power of cellulose, will power products ranging from hair straightener to flexible phone screens.
Brian has been a journalist and high-tech entrepreneur for over 25 years. He combines this expertise for ISRAEL21c as he writes about hot new local startups, pharmaceutical advances, scientific discoveries, culture, the arts and daily life in Israel. He loves hiking the country with his family (and blogging about it). Originally from California, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.

Resilin, combined with the strengthening power of cellulose, will power products ranging from hair straightener to flexible phone screens.

Earth & Beyond Ventures launches with announcement to put $125 million into local deep tech and space startups.

Just like in the high tech world, investors are becoming increasingly interested in the potential of Israeli TV and film, says popular Fauda actor and creator.

Waste heat is the biggest source of energy on the planet. A newly developed waste heat engine could recycle all that lost heat back into the energy, reducing our use of fossil fuels

Over 9,000 people from 81 countries registered for OurCrowd’s annual conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday. ISRAEL21c reporter, Brian Blum, attended.

Among the tools Harman will bring to Ferrari is the Harman Ready Upgrade, which delivers driver- and passenger-centric experiences wirelessly.

How do you get enough botanical molecules for industrial scale, pharma-grade production? By culturing them in novel cell bioreactors.

Onsite training at the price of an online course lets software engineers practice hard and soft skills for advancement, via whimsical ‘quests.’

NT-Tao gets $22m investment from Delek US, Next Gear Ventures, Honda, OurCrowd and the Grantham Foundation.

Israeli vehicle-inspection startup inks deal with largest used-car retailer in United States.

Volumetric capture powers new immersive content and experiences for the metaverse and Web3, potentially changing the way humans communicate.

Report finds CFOs of US companies lasted only 3.5 years in their jobs – lower than any other C-suite position – between 2016 and 2021.

Israel’s nascent space-tech industry is soaring into the stratosphere. Find out which companies are leading the way.

New idea in micro-mobility: low-speed carts you can summon via an app to take you somewhere within a limited location.

Communication systems on the nanosatellite and the ground station can reconstruct lost data in real time using smart signal processing algorithms.