“Burka” spectacles conceal undesired female images; the “Hechsher Sniffer” checks your food is kosher before you consume it; and a “Shidduch” (matchmaker) app for the iPhone. http://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/holidays/israeli-innovations-changing-the-jewish-world/2012/03/08/

Three Israeli universities (Hebrew U, Bar-Ilan and Haifa) are to establish a centre for researching the sea anemone Nematostella, which has the ability to restore damaged body parts. (If they can stop the jellyfish from stinging me during June then … Continue reading →

The Argentina Israel Program for Industrial Research and Development is offering grants totalling $160,000 for research and development projects that demonstrate innovation and potential application in the market. http://www.timesofisrael.com/argentina-israel-offering-grants-for-joint-business-projects/

Google co-founder Sergey Brin took Israel’s President Shimon Peres on a special tour of the company’s headquarters. At the start of the tour, Brin arranged a surprise for the president – a virtual journey back to his childhood in Poland. … Continue reading →

(Thanks to Yoeli) The National Academy of Sciences’ Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium program has entered into a new partnership with the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. NAS symposia advance the career of scientists – ten of whom have … Continue reading →

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University hosted the second annual Winter School on Cryptography. Attending were 130 of the top international brains in the subject that encodes information and secures the Internet from hackers and data leakage. http://www.timesofisrael.com/cryptography-theorists-brainstorm-better-bit-and-byte-borders/

Israel Technion’s contributions to the world’s scientific progress is amazing. Graduates have invented memory sticks, instant messaging, PDF compression, Better Place electric cars, quasi-crystals, “NaNose” cancer detector, ultrasound cardiac imaging, and ultrasound tumour destruction. http://pard.technion.ac.il/2012/03/02/hot-technion-facts-on-startups-innovation-israel-science-technology-2/

At Agro Mashov 2012, innovative Israel crops included a special plant, which serves as an insulin replacement for those who suffer from diabetes and obesity, as well as new varieties of strawberries and sweet potatoes that were developed in Israel. … Continue reading →

Israeli water purification experiments in space prove that Israelis are succeeding at the outer limits of leading-edge research into cleantech developments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_TIrhgYVyA&feature=player_embedded

IBM’s research centre in Haifa Israel has developed a water pressure management solution, which will control the water supplied to more than 600,000 people in Northern California’s wine country. http://www.israelnewtech.com/2012/03/water-technology-developed-in-israel-prevents-leaks-in-california-wine-country/