Writer: Karin Kloosterman

EMC is walking on (Israeli) clouds

The multinational IT firm has opened a Center of Excellence in Herzliya and an R&D facility in Beersheva to capitalize on Israeli cloud computing ideas.

A trainload of history

The Ottoman-built Tzemach Station on the Sea of Galilee is being renovated to become a tourist and academic center.

Why you get fat being a couch slouch

Israeli researchers find that inactivity prompts fat precursor cells to pile on the pounds twice as fast, regardless of calorie intake. Photo by Serge Attal/Flash90

UK opens door to Israeli high-tech

The British Embassy’s new High-Tech Hub seeks to join Israel’s R&D strengths with UK marketing and design expertise via business partnerships. British Ambassador Matthew Gould

Angels on Ambucycles

United Hatzalah, Israel’s only national all-volunteer emergency response organization, gets local medics to patients by foot or moped in a hurry.