- Israel, in a joint program with the U.S. military, is helping take Combat lasers from science fiction to science fact. Successful test firings have become routine for the Mobil Tactical High-Energy Laser, MTHEL, a joint American-Israeli weapon designed to swat down small short-range rockets and even artillery shells in mid-air.
- Israeli civilian planes will be pioneering defenses against anti-aircraft missiles. Israel Radio said the plan calls for "a joint project with the U.S. to produce an advanced system."
- Israeli scientists are cleaning up the environment. A Tel Aviv University professor who pioneered the use of bacteria to clean up oil pollution in oil tankers, pipelines and on beaches has been named the winner of the prestigious annual Proctor and Gamble Award for Applied and Environmental Microbiology awarded by the American Society of Microbiology.
- Israel and Texas signed a three-year $500,000 a year agricultural R&D cooperation agreement last month. Israel and Texas will each contribute $250,000 a year to finance the agreement. It is believed the annual budget will finance 2-3 agricultural research projects a year. A scientific committee, composed of representatives from both states, will select suitable projects. Like Israel, large parts of Texas are arid, and many projects will probably be devoted to irrigation.
- A growing number of U.S. police departments are using advanced communications technology developed in Israel to improve their law enforcement and public safety capabilities.US police forces are choosing Israeli technologies to improve law enforcement capabilities
- Medical researchers at Haifa's Technion have succeeded in producing heart tissue using human stem cells.
Judith also offered some more examples on Dec. 22.
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