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Researchers at Tel Aviv University detected 73 percent of lies told by trial participants based on the contraction of their facial muscles. Credit: Pixabay.

Tel Aviv University discovers technology to expose ‘liars’ through activation of facial muscles

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University detected 73 percent of lies told by trial participants based on the contraction of their facial muscles—achieving a higher rate of detection than any other known method. The study...

Israelis are masters of food innovation. Here’s why

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What is the recipe for meat and dairy without cows? Snacks and sauces with less sugar and salt? Long-lasting fresh produce and compostable food wrappers? A fast-growing, climate-threatened world is hungry for such recipes. Appropriately...
Future Meat Technologies’ production facility in Rehovot, Israel. Credit: Courtesy.

Report: Israel floats plan to import foreign workers to fill tech vacancies

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Israel’s government is promoting a plan to increase the percentage of workers employed in the tech sector, including offering visas to foreign students and experts to fill job vacancies. Backed by Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked...
Former U.S. Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro (left) witnesses the technology of the Israeli self-driving car system developer Mobileye, which was acquired by Intel in 2017 for $15 billion. Credit: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

Israeli-developed robotaxis to debut in Munich next year

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Driverless robotaxis are set to hit the streets of Munich next year, courtesy of Israeli autonomous-driving technology giant Mobileye and partners. Plans for the robotaxi service were recently unveiled at the IAA Mobility Conference in...
A participant in the Jerusalem College of Technology LevTech Entrepreneurship Center’s fourth annual women’s hackathon, May 2021. Credit: Jerusalem College of Technology.

Women’s hackathon students develop image-processing technology to improve lives

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Nearly 25 percent of senior citizens in Israel live alone, causing a potentially fatal situation when one of them falls and needs immediate assistance. To help solve this problem, a group of religious women taking part...
Artist's rendition of artificial intelligence. Credit: Pixabay.

Into the future: Tel Aviv University launches new artificial-intelligence center

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Tel Aviv University has launched its new Multidisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science on Wednesday during the university’s AI week to encourage research that uses the most advanced methods of both disciples. The...
Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

February 4, 2004: Facebook shows its face

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Facebook was launched  from a Harvard dormitory room by Mark Zuckerberg, then 19 years old, and three classmates on this date in 2004. By summer they had an investor, Peter Thiel, the co-founder of...

January 13,1976: The first reading machine capable of translated printed material into spoken words...

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The first reading machine capable of translated printed material into spoken words was unveiled on this date in 1976 by inventor Raymond Kurzweil and the National Federation of the Blind. Kurzweil, a pioneering scientist...
Energy innovation in Israel’s Negev Desert. Photo courtesy of DeserTech.

How Beersheva plans to be a hub of desert technology

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Israel’s Negev desert has long attracted scientists, environmentalists and solar energy enthusiasts seeking Israel’s know-how on combating desertification. A new initiative, DeserTech, aims to transform that activity into an active networking community. DeserTech is intended to bring together entrepreneurs, investors,...
Participants in the first Jewish-Arab-Jerusalem Hackathon, November 2020. Photo by May Hatib.

Jewish-Arab Hackathon aims to model new projects and ties in Jerusalem

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A group of 20 young entrepreneurs took part in a new initiative by Jewish and Arab entrepreneurs to build new projects for the benefit of Jerusalem. The first Jewish-Arab-Jerusalem Hackathon took place this month in...