Innovation

A rendering of the Beresheet spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

Exclusive interview with a founder of Israel's historic moon mission

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Monday, February 11, 2019

Just days before liftoff, Yonatan Winetraub reveals what sparked the idea, the planned lunar experiments and what surprising gifts are onboard.

Apple is hoping to stem the tide of sluggish iPhone sales.

Apple's iPhone may add an Israeli-made 3D camera

Time magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space.

Why this Harvard prof is obsessed with aliens

lines of clones with barcodes

Scientists can almost build a human from scratch

Haley Joel Osment portrayed a childlike android in the 2001 film "A.I." directed by Steven Spielberg.

Artificial intelligence not so intelligent, claim human scientists

New robot technologies were featured heavily at last year's event.

Tech superstars are headed to Jerusalem, and here's how to watch them live

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Thursday, February 7, 2019

OurCrowd event is 'part conference, part trade show and part circus.'

The spaceship was driven from the factory to Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, where it was packed into a cargo plane.

Israeli spaceship arrives at Cape Canaveral ahead of historic mission

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Wednesday, January 23, 2019

If successful, Israel will become only the fourth country to ever land on the moon.

Clockwise from top left: The FlyTrex drone, the Foldimate robot, the NFT flying car and the OrCam MyMe for glasses.

Jaw-dropping Israeli gadgets unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Friday, January 11, 2019

From a flying car to a robot that folds laundry, this year's event featured surprising innovations.

Photo Wakeup

How to create 3D-animated characters and people from a single photo

by Jaime Bender  |  Monday, January 7, 2019

New tech called 'Photo Wake-up' can help you blur the lines between still images and video.

A journalist films the spacecraft during a presentation for the media on Monday.

Israeli moonshot will make space history in 2019

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The dishwasher-sized spacecraft will be the first-ever privately-funded lunar landing.

The Bookful app brings to life the characters of Beatrix Potter.

Children's books get a 21st-century upgrade

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Beloved characters of Beatrix Potter come to life thanks to augmented reality.

An artist's rendering of an alien landscape.

Why 2018 was the year of the extraterrestrials

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Harvard's Dr. Avi Loeb took his search for aliens to a whole new stratosphere.

The core of Hickson's Compact Group 98 consists of the two "smudges" at the centre of the image. Each is a galaxy much like our own Milky Way.

Astronomers discover new tadpole-shaped galaxy

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Monday, November 26, 2018

And get this: it's 10 times larger than the Milky Way.

An artist's rendering of the dishwasher-sized SpaceIL ship.

In next generation of space race, Israel is at the forefront

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Monday, November 19, 2018

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch an Israeli spaceship to the moon. And that's just the beginning.

A view of the campus of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

How an Israeli school was a magnet for Amazon choosing New York

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Thursday, November 15, 2018

Cornell Tech's Roosevelt Island campus will supply the talent for the retail giant's new headquarters.

In the event that Earth ceases to exist, some scientists are planning for our future.

Harvard physicist: An alien spaceship might've flown by earth

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Dr. Avi Loeb says it's possible that it may have been a ship on a reconnaissance mission.

We're sorry, but we can't hear you. Can you please move that bag of chips closer to your mouth? Thanks.

Can a potato chip bag reveal your last conversation?

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Monday, November 5, 2018

A team of scientists at MIT, Microsoft and Adobe​ have figured out a way to turn everyday objects into visual microphones.

Fueling cars with water could help save money and the environment.

Cars fueled (mostly) by water unveiled

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Friday, November 2, 2018

A new startup is just the latest Israeli firm attempting to reinvent the auto industry.

A 3D rendering of a swarm of meteorites or asteroids entering the earth's atmosphere.

Aliens might be hitching rides across the Milky Way, Harvard physicists say

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Dr. Avi Loeb calls them 'tiny astronauts sitting in a natural spacecraft.'

Audioburst uses artificial intelligence to sift through millions of minutes of pre-recorded audio and find you exactly the song, podcast or radio show you're interested in.

A search engine for radio and podcasts is already making waves

by Michael d'Estries  |  Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Thanks to Audioburst, millions of minutes of daily audio content is now available to instantly comb through.