Sci-tech

Bar-Ilan becomes Israel’s second largest research university, surpassing HUJI

Over the past seven years, Bar-Ilan has seen a 30% increase in total student enrollment, marking the highest growth rate among the country’s major research universities.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bar Ilan University, engineering department
Background made of various alkaline and lithium-ion batteries, positive pole visible.

ICL forms lithium iron phosphate venture for battery market

The project demonstrates significant step forward for ICL's battery materials portfolio, this time into Europe.

|ByGLOBES/TNS
SOFIA BOUTELLA in ‘Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.’

‘Rebel Moon’ fails to land its own mythology - film review

Netflix’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” attempts to create a ready-made Star Wars-like series with its own internal mythology and iconography.

|ByMARK OLSEN
Prof. Eyal Zimlichman, Sheba Medical Center's Chief Innovation Officer (left) signs MOU with Liberty Science Center in the presence of the governor of New Jersey and mayor of Jersey City.

Sheba launches digital health partnership with SciTech city in New Jersey

Israel’s largest hospital is partnering with Liberty Science Center (LSC) to develop a cutting-edge high-tech hospital simulation space designed to highlight the future of digital health.

|ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Bringing humans to Mars and humanity together

Together, we can bring humanity to the face of Mars and reach new heights for the benefit of all humankind... and we will.

JUNE 6, 2016ByCHARLES BOLDEN
Mars as seen from Hubble telescope

'Smart car' tech to get boost from US-Israel collaboration

American and Israel officials have embarked on an initiative that will look to incorporate self-driving technology for use in both the public and private sector.

MAY 26, 2016ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN
An autonomous self-driving vehicle goes onto the road during a demonstration at one-north business park in Singapore October 12, 2015.

Tech Talk: Student hackathons are the new rage

In small groups of up to five people, more than 250 of Israel’s most talented young coding and design enthusiasts created Web, mobile and hardware products.

MAY 26, 2016ByARIEL SHAPIRA
THE HACKATHON has given us a glimpse of what might be created by the next generation of hi-tech entrepreneurs, who strive to create complete projects from scratch in specific domains and within a specific time frame.

Travel, tourism and entertainment in the technological age

A look at exciting new Israeli startups that are active in the tourism industry.

MAY 4, 2016ByARIEL SHAPIRA
ROM HENDLER

Australian tells BBC he created bitcoin, but some skeptical

Craig Wright last year became the latest in a line of men alleged to be the creator of Bitcoin, a currency that has attracted the interest of banks, speculators, criminals and regulators.

MAY 2, 2016ByREUTERS
A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015

Tech Talk: Start in Germany

The conference, which hosted German industry leaders from a variety of fields, assisted entrepreneurs and startups in receiving useful information and connections with corporations.

APRIL 26, 2016ByARIEL SHAPIRA
GILLI CEGLA, the founder & CEO of Novawind and an angel investor who specializes in business and innovation development between Israel and Europe.

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs; mum on numbers in Israel

The move comes as global PC sales have slowed.

APRIL 20, 2016ByNIV ELIS
Intel sign

Tech Talk: Dmexco comes to Israel

Top decision-makers from the Israeli digital economy will have the opportunity to make first-class contacts and find out about the multifaceted business potential offered by dmexco.

APRIL 14, 2016ByARIEL SHAPIRA
SOME OF THE 400 participants in the the second annual Cyber (K)night hackathon that took place at the First Station in Jerusalem last week.

Tech talk: Cybereason takes on Operation Kofer

JULY 28, 2015ByARIEL SHAPIRA
Computer keyboard [illustrative].

Buzz Aldrin to step foot in Israel for first time

Renowned Apollo 11 astronaut to attend International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem.

JULY 23, 2015ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
US astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first men to land on the Moon during the Apollo 11 space mission July 20, 1969.