Scientists at Israel’s Technion have discovered a desert plant that uses a “mustard bomb” toxin to induce mice to spit out its seeds and help the plant germinate. Taily weed, is the first known single species using “directed deterrence” to … Continue reading →

Israeli company TIGI Solar was one of three winners in the solar-thermal category at this week’s Intersolar Europe Exhibition. TIGI won thanks to its “Honycomb Collector,” a new type of solar-thermal technology that uses a transparent insulation mechanism that significantly … Continue reading →

(Thanks to NoCamels) Israeli developers at Microsoft have produced an application called “on{X}” that can detect what is happening and perform automatic actions that you have pre-programmed. Drive or walk somewhere and your Android phone can text someone or suggest … Continue reading →

(Thanks to NoCamels) Israeli company Alchemy Research offers a new method to power electric cars by using energy stored in aluminum grains. They have developed a process that produces clean energy from a reaction between aluminum and water. It also … Continue reading →

Israel’s Mellanox Technologies announced that Intel Corporation has selected the company’s 56 Gbps InfiniBand solution to optimize Intel’s I/O Expansion Modules and half-width server boards for high performance applications. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000756331&fid=1725

Apple Inc has again adopted Israeli technology, this time deploying Israeli traffic report navigation app Waze Ltd. as a source for its iOS6 Maps operating system. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000756797&fid=1725 http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/13/social-gps-app-waze-is-one-of-apples-sources-for-ios-6-maps/

Senior Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Joseph Cohen gave a lecture at Israel’s Technion entitled “Economic Growth and Innovation”. She praised Israel’s high-value products and co-operation between Israel and the US, especially with the Technion Cornell University venture in New York. … Continue reading →

Daniel Hillel has won this year’s $250,000 World Food Prize during a ceremony in Washington. Hillel is credited for the development of drip irrigation methods that conserve water while allowing food to be grown in some of the world’s driest … Continue reading →