Writer: Karin Kloosterman

Clean-tech energizes Eilat

Every February, Israel’s favorite southern beach resort is turned into a pilgrimage site for clean-tech gurus taking part in the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference. The

What next for Answers.com?

Acquisition of the world’s most popular Q&A site by Summit Partners will further fuel the website’s quest to become the ultimate destination for answers. Twelve

The Druze soap star Hollywood loves

A Druze grandma from northern Israel has created a soap empire that has attained celebrity status, used by the likes of Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Angelina Jolie.

Preventing pneumonia and saving billions

An Israeli engineer has developed a new intubation device that may save billions of dollars in health expenses each year. LunGuard’s peristaltic feeding tube may significantly

Detecting depression online

An online ‘depression detector’ developed in Israel can identify depression 78 percent of the time, according to a team of clinical psychologists. Photo by Nati

Pasta di ‘Israeliano’

A new super pasta wheat developed in Israel has high nutritional quality, inbuilt pest-protection, and it also tastes great, say European experts.

A solution to olive your problems

Inspired by biblical descriptions of the health benefits of olive oil, physiologist Dr Shaul Eger has devoted himself to concocting remedies in which it’s a