(Thanks to Israel21c) The plug-in from Israeli start-up Curiyo will display a subtle link to instantly available details about interesting subjects in any web page you visit. http://israel21c.org/technology/curiyo-plug-in-puts-the-data-you-want-at-your-fingertips/

There are now at least four Israeli start-ups offering customers free applications to help them find their way around giant shopping malls. I reported WiseSec’s Wiseby in March. Now Mally from GeniusMatcher has hit Spain and NavIn and IndoorGo are … Continue reading →

Tel Aviv-based TipRanks, a financial start-up that aggregates and ranks stock recommendations, was one of the “Best of Show” winners at this year’s Finovate competition in New York. TipRanks measures how well financial analysts’ stock tips have performed historically. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=326188 … Continue reading →

Georgia Kotantoula, a Greek biomedical masters’ student at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, won first prize in a European Association of Orthodontists’ competition. Georgia’s dental bacteria remedy has been patented by the university and will commence trials shortly. http://httpwww.afhu.org/greek-biomedical-science-student-wins-first-prize-dental-bacteria-remedy

(Thanks to Israel21c) Space exploration was the theme for this year’s “Night of the Scientists when research institutions and science museums around Israel opened to the public. 2013 is the tenth anniversary of the flight of the first Israeli astronaut … Continue reading →

A case study that highlights how the IDF implants technical skills in young recruits that equip them later to build hi-tech companies. http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=326022

Tal-Ya’s product is a unique tray that surrounds the base of a tree, vine or other crop. It saves farmers over 50% in water and 30% fertilizer resources, while preventing weed-growth. The tray also achieves a dramatic increase in crop … Continue reading →

Israel’s Evogene has successfully completed three years of field trials in Brazil to develop castor beans into bio-diesel and other industrial uses. The crop is sown after the soybean harvest, when rainfall is insufficient for other crops. It provides farmers … Continue reading →

On 24th September, twelve top Israeli academic institutions will hold an open evening showcasing Computer Science to mark the centenary of birth of Alan Turing, the “father of the computer era”. The public can meet scientists, tour laboratories, experience workshops … Continue reading →