Good News Notes: “A new type of early human previously not known to scientists has been discovered in Israel, Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University researchers announced Thursday as their extraordinary findings appeared in the prestigious academic journal Science. Researchers believe the new “Homo” species intermarried with Homo sapiens and was an ancestor of the…
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IceCure shares up as tumor-freezing tech gets FDA breakthrough device nod
Good News Notes: “IceCure Medical, an Israel-based maker of tumor-freezing technology, said Sunday that it had received notification from the US Food and Drug Administration recognizing its ProSense product as a “breakthrough device” to freeze tumors in a number of medical conditions including breast cancer. The breakthrough devices recognition is given by the FDA for certain medical…
Saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs by building fake ones
Good News Notes: “Israel’s bustling city of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea, is renowned for beaches, hotels and one of the world’s northernmost coral reefs. Magnificent, colorful, diverse corals, sponges, giant clams, fish and other marine life make these reefs a national and world treasure. Barely 40…
An energy revolution for Israel: Solar power to be cheaper than fossil fuel
Good News Notes: “Gilad Yavetz, CEO of Enlight Energy, called it “an energy revolution” for Israel. On Tuesday, his company and two others were awarded the country’s first-ever contract to build photovoltaic power stations backed up by battery storage that will generate electricity at a lower cost than fossil fuels.” View the whole story here:…
SodaStream announces five-year plan to decrease plastic use, turn to to metal
Good News Notes: “As a special tribute to Earth Day on Wednesday, Israeli beverage-maker SodaStream announced its pledge to save the use of nearly 67 billion single-use plastic bottles by 2025. SodaStream, part of PepsiCo, will replace all plastic bottles used to package its flavors in exchange for metal containers, which the company says will…
Meet the Israeli innovation that can put an end to plastic packaging
Good News Notes: “Plastics are everywhere. Often described as the material of the 21st century, plastics are found in our polyester clothes, our outdoor furniture and our supermarket food containers. An estimated 360 million tons of plastic were produced globally in 2018, and worldwide consumption continues to grow rapidly. The vast majority of it, more than…
Germ Transplant Helps Women With Tough-to-Treat Vaginal Infections
Good News Notes: “Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection in women that’s usually easily treated with antibiotics. But for those who develop recurrent infections, treatment options have been limited.” “Now, Israeli researchers report they were able to put recurrent infections into remission in four out of five women who received a “vaginal microbiome transplant.” The transplant…
3D-PRINTED HEART CREATED BY ISRAELI RESEARCHERS IN WORLD FIRST: ‘THIS HEART IS MADE FROM HUMAN CELLS’
https://www.newsweek.com/3d-printed-heart-human-tissue-world-first-1398925
IKEA Adapting It's Furniture For Those With Special Needs
https://news.yahoo.com/ikea-israel-among-first-major-143454225.html
Ancient Discovery
https://news.yahoo.com/customs-letter-long-lost-suitcase-165000160.html