Category: Technology

Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike. So a lot of work has gone into designing the most efficient traps to control the populations of these flies. Biting fly traps tend to be blue, because decades of […]

Israeli hi-tech founders often dream of an exit (mergers and acquisitions, or M&A) deal. How does an Israeli tech company exit at a good price? A corporate auction may sometimes improve the starting price, but how does a seller company get to the best starting price in the first place? And what are potential buyers […]

Rice is one of the staple foods globally, ranking third after wheat and maize in terms of production and consumption. It contributes over 20% of the total calorie intake of the human population. In sub-Saharan Africa rice ranks fourth in production after sorghum, maize and millet. Nigeria is the continent’s leading rice producer and produces […]

Porsche Taycan decorated with thorns in a spiky makeover for the 2023 Porsche Scopes. Swedish artist Fabian Bergmark Näsman unveils spiky Porsche at the 2023 Scopes festival in Stockholm, an installation in which he used a silver-bodied Taycan with an array of 73 spikes. Image credit Porsche SCOPES/ Fabian Bergmark Näsman Fabian is presenting an […]

By now, the issue of a talent shortage in Israel’s hi-tech scene has been well-documented.  According to the Israel Innovation Authority’s State of Hi-Tech 2022 report, the country’s tech industry is experiencing a dramatic shortage of engineers and programmers; a prior report from Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman found that there were 18,500 vacant positions […]

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental wellbeing. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, cognition and educational attainment in adolescence and adulthood. It can also provide resilience in times of stress. But, sadly, brain development can be hampered […]

The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not fundamentally changed since the first powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. However, as engineers learn more about aerodynamics and attempt new experiments, propellers are evolving to more complex shapes. These feature multiple blades, high sweep angles, blade tip devices, and other features to optimise performance […]

Famed ringed Saturn captured by Janes Webb Space Telescope in its first near-infrared observations, on June 25, 2023. The initial imagery from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) is already fascinating to researchers. Saturn itself appears extremely dark at this infrared wavelength observed by the telescope, as methane gas absorbs almost all of the sunlight falling into […]

Meta Platforms plans to launch a Twitter-rivaling microblogging app called Threads, days after Twitter boss Elon Musk attracted criticism by announcing a temporary cap on how many posts users can read on the social media site. Threads is expected to be released on Thursday and will allow users to retain followers from photo-sharing platform Instagram, […]

South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of thousands of samples of biological material from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. The samples are currently held in biobanks in the country. The aim is twofold: to ensure researchers have access to all available samples, and to establish common policies, procedures and standards […]