Introducing – Israel's Southern High Tech Hub
Beersheva has seen its share of cornerstone ceremonies over the last two decades, but it is still tough to fathom that its miraculous growth materialized and yet the first of 23 buildings planned for the city’s high-tech park were inaugurated only two and a half years ago.
Meanwhile, two buildings are operational and located close to the railway station at Ben-Gurion University, which led the effort to construct the Gav-Yam Advanced Technologies Park over the years together with the Beersheva Municipality.
Far away from the crowded startup scene of Tel Aviv, a high-tech hub has been quietly growing in Beersheva.
The Israel Startup That's Turning Trash into Energy
Last month, world leaders gathered at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris to commit to reducing carbon emissions. But while industrialized countries tackle the environmental problem (which, many would argue, they caused), developing countries are left to face the consequences, such as polluted air and water – with very few resources to address them.
An Israeli startup called HomeBiogas aims to change that with its newly developed biodigester, which turns organic waste into fertilizers and biofuel for cooking, replacing cooking gas. From six liters of food waste or 15 liters of animal manure, this solar-powered system can produce enough biofuel for at least three hours of cooking.
A Breakthrough Israeli Research Improves HIV/AIDS Treatment And Could Lead To Cure
For people living with HIV, the widespread antiretroviral therapy (ART) can help slow the spread of the disease and prevent it from developing into AIDS. However, ART is not effective against all strains of the disease, nor is it a cure for the virus, which still affects 37 million people globally, according to the World Health Organization.
Several Israeli universities and scientific institutes have recently made strides towards new, more effective treatments and a possible cure for HIV/AIDS. In recognition of World AIDS Day 2015, NoCamels spotlights some of their most groundbreaking research.
Leave it to TravelersBox to Handle Your Loose Foreign Change
The American Transportation Safety Authority collected nearly $675,000 in loose change left behind at security checkpoints in 2014. It’s not that people are prone to throw away hard-earned cash, but leftover foreign currency isn’t always easy – or worthwhile – to convert to your home currency. That’s where TravelersBox comes in, with ATM-like machines set up in international airports that could provide a unique solution to this ongoing traveling hitch.
IN PICTURES: The Israeli Who Looked into the Eye of a Volcano
The photos here were not digitally rendered for a Disney film or the cover of a fantasy novel. They are the work of prize-winning Israeli photographer Erez Marom, who has captured the biggest moments in the big wide world, from Namibia to Ethiopia, Greenland and Iceland. 'You can't know whether your photos are going to be a success,' he tells Ynet.
