Israeli Companies Bring Jobs to Americans
Israel-based Avgol, a global producer of fabrics, announced it will expand its North American operations by building a new production line at its Mocksville, North Carolina plant, creating dozens of new jobs. The expansion is part of a recent trend in Israeli business, in which the “home office” in Israel, seeking to expand sales in the United States, opens production facilities there, creating jobs and bringing production closer to markets.
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Pimp Your Ride with DIY Stickers
The day of customizing your car by yourself has arrived. No more begging MTV for a spot on its popular Pimp My Ride show; say goodbye to expensive custom car shops and car painters. Two new Israeli companies are offering instant do-it-yourself automobile personalization options that will have you driving the coolest car in your neighborhood in a matter of minutes – and without breaking the bank. StickOut and Carta2 launched crowdfunding campaigns at almost the same time for similar products that will dress up your car in a custom-made skin.
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Palestinians to Reach Energy Independence from Israel
Palestinians plan to begin using solar, wind and geothermal power in an effort to cut their dependence on Israeli energy and save money at the same time.
The Palestinian Authority has approved a national plan to reach ten percent power generation from renewable sources by 2020, and a new energy law set to be approved soon calls for energy generation programs.
Palestinians are set to hold a conference called “Green Future for Palestine” in the West Bank town of Ramallah next week, which will bring together international investors and Palestinian companies in the fields of renewable energy.
Intel opens “Internet of Things” Lab in Haifa
Intel has opened in Haifa a lab to focus on the “Internet of Things” (IoT), which is to focus on smart cities, smart homes, smart agriculture and smart transportation. IoT refers to the connectedness in everyday devices. Small, inexpensive, low-power chips in everyday objects can connect them with a central computer or mobile device to monitor and control them. Sensors can gather data to ensure the various objects work efficiently and in unison.
How to Produce Milk Without Electricity
For more than 1.5 billion people without adequate access to electricity, keeping milk fresh is a Sisyphean battle. But new research by Israeli researchers that short pulsed electric fields can be used to kill milk-contaminating bacteria could make storing milk outside the refrigerator possible.
Through a process called electroporation, bacterial cell membranes are selectively damaged. According to lead investigator Dr. Alexander Golberg, of Tel Aviv University’s Porter School of Environmental Studies, applying this process intermittently prevents bacteria proliferation in stored milk, potentially increasing its shelf life.
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