Science and Technology
Self-driving hauling trucks are on the agenda as Israel Aerospace Industries forms a joint venture with Australian logistics company Bis Industries: “We are talking about networks of vehicles, linked by a data system to control centers.”
The office, the 25th in a global network dedicated to disaster management, is to be located in BGU’s Earth and Planetary Image Facility • U.N.: BGU “adds precious expertise on satellite technology to the network.”
Developments from the faculty of mechanical engineering at the Technion show innovation in light amplification: 10,000,000 rotations that pass through a cross-sectional area of about a micron squared, increasing the light 10 million times.
The Israeli-Lebanese announcement “offers the potential for greater stability, security and prosperity for citizens in both nations,” says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Knesset Ministerial Committee on Intelligence Services discusses but fails to vote on whether to mandate that the public use an alternative Health Ministry phone-tracking app.
It’s part of a group of deliveries of 820,000 barrels of gasoline and other fuels to the once oil-rich nation.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: “The UAE will be the fourth country in the world to send a mission to explore the moon.”
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz proposed that the Emiratis join a regional forum to export natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned six companies based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China for allegedly supporting Triliance’s continued involvement in the sale of Iranian petrochemical products.
“You’ll be hearing other countries coming in over a relatively short period of time,” said U.S. President Donald Trump. “And you could have peace in the Middle East.”
OrCam develops A.I.-driven wearable devices to aid the blind and visually impaired.
The development will drastically reduce flight times between Israel and Asian countries.
