Europe’s busiest airport and third biggest airport world-wide, London Heathrow, considers adopting the Israeli airport security system. After fearing future threats, the British management is flying over to Israel next week to learn about the ‘ring of steel’. Israel’s Ben Gurion airport maintains at least twelve layers of security – called ‘ring of steel’. The…
Microsoft goes North with their new research and development centre in the Galilee city of Nazareth. The third R&D centre of the giant software enterprise is going to employ around 50 people, bringing the number of Microsoft employees in Israel (Haifa, Herzliya and now Nazereth) to 1000. ‘The new site is an additional step in…
Charging batteries of e-vehicles could become yesterday’s affair if this experiment goes well: Israeli startup ‘Eletroad’ embedded copper chains into a street in northern Tel Aviv. This enables e-vehicles to charge simply by driving on this street via under-the-road electric charging beds that are connected to a power converter. According to ElectRoad the electric lines…
Nine reproductions of Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, Kandinsky and other famous painters are framing the beach promenade south of Bograshow street in Tel Aviv. The open air art gallery is a municipal initiative, in cooperation with the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Each of the paintings is briefly explained and made accessible for the whole family…
The third Holocaust commemorative ‘Ride for the Living’ in Poland is about to become a huge success. While only 15 cyclists signed up for the first ride three years ago, last year’s ride listed 85 cyclists. This year, over 150 participants between 16 and 81 from eight countries are joining the 88 kilometre stretch from…
