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The Israeli startup developing processors that perform AI tasks 1,000 times faster than Nvidia
CogniFiber is developing DeepLight processors that utilize multi-core optical fibers to process data at the speed of light as it travels through the fiber, aiming to increase processing speeds up to 1,000 times during AI inference while using only about 1% of the energy . to the article
Read Moreחדשנות ויזמות על ציר אקדמיה -תעשיה
דה מרקר פרסם כתבה על היזמות והחדשנות שביראד מוביל באקדמיה הכתבה התפרסמה במוסף דה מרקר, והדגישה את החשיבות של שיתוף הפעולה בין אנשי הקדמיה לאנשי התעשייה. “המדענים באקדמיה זורעים את פירות העתיד הטכנולוגי”, אמר ד”ר צביקה בן פורת, מנכ”ל ביראד. בכתבה הוזכרו מחקריהם המתקדמים של פרופ’ דורון נווה, מהפקולטה להנדסה, פרופ’ דוד זיתון, ראש המחלקה…
Read MoreIsrael: Bar-Ilan University develops molecular strategy to treat hematological cancer
The study could provide an answer to types of hematological cancers for which no treatment has yet been found Researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Israel have unveiled a new therapeutic approach in the fight against hematological cancer. The new method, developed by Professor Mira Barda-Saad and her research team at the Mina and Everard Goodman…
Read MoreIsraeli scientists extend mice’s lives by 23%, say the method may work on humans
Israeli scientists extend mice’s lives by 23%, aim for humans next Israeli scientists have boosted the life expectancy of mice by 23 percent, in an advance they hope could eventually be replicated in humans. They increased the supply of a protein, SIRT6, which normally wanes with aging, in 250 mice. In peer-reviewed research just published…
Read MoreIsraeli scientists extend mice’s lives by 23%, aim for humans next
Israeli scientists extend mice’s lives by 23%, aim for humans next Israeli scientists have found a way to increase the life expectancy of mice by 23 percent, in groundbreaking research that they hope to replicate in humans — who could then reach an average age of 120 years old. The researchers boosted the life expectancy of 250…
Read MoreIsraeli stadium deploys disinfectant tunnel in push for safer public gatherings during coronavirus pandemic
The industrial automation firm RD Pack in Karmiel, Israel, took the process that makes a disinfectant out of water and applied it to a tunnel structure, according to The Times of Israel. The tunnel is reportedly made out of an aluminum and polycarbonate frame and is currently being tested at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv as soccer players prepare to return…
Read MoreInsufficient vitamin D increases risk of severe COVID-19, says new study
Low levels of vitamin D may put people at risk for developing COVID-19, according to a new study by Leumit Health Care Services and Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine. “The main finding of our study was the significant association of low plasma vitamin D level with the likelihood of COVID-19 infection among patients who were tested for…
Read MoreVitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims
‘Sunshine’ vitamin is like a steroid, researcher says, urging public to head outdoors; another scientist urges caution, saying other factors may be at play Good levels of vitamin D, the so-called sunshine vitamin, help people to fight the coronavirus more quickly and effectively and reduce chances of hospitalization, Israeli researchers have concluded. However, others are…
Read MoreIsraeli scientists assist unprecedented mapping of cancer genome
Israeli scientists assist unprecedented mapping of cancer genome A team of scientists from Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine is taking part in the global Pan-Cancer Project to create a huge resource of primary cancer genomes. From the Jerusalem Post, February 9, 2020. to the article
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