Monthly Archives: January 2014

Israel snaps up the photo app market

There are almost 13,000 photo apps on iTunes and Google Play. Almost the entire top ten originate from Israel. The reason is probably due to the fact those apps are the hottest trend in the smartphone market right now. And … Continue reading

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April launch for students’ satellite

Forty students at Herzliya High School have built a low-cost micro-satellite to be launched by Russia in April. The 10cm cube will circle the Earth every 90 minutes and form part of a network of international satellites designed to provide … Continue reading

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Two insulators meet in the lab

Something weird happens if you place two electrical insulators together. The bit in the middle conducts electricity. Scientists couldn’t investigate further until Dr Shahal Ilani built a nanotube-based sensor that could see below the surface. It has opened up a … Continue reading

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Cheap electronic circuits

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Yissum, the Research and Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has developed low-cost oxidation-resistant copper nano-inks. They can replace expensive silver inks that make up circuits in RFID-tags, solar cells, sensors and electrodes for displays. … Continue reading

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Boost your Wi-Fi signal

Israel’s Wi-Fi chip manufacturer Celeno is to deliver its unique “implicit beamforming” technology into the hardware of global company broadband company Ubee. The effect will be to extend the coverage and boost the Wi-Fi signal to any device, whether laptop, … Continue reading

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A collapsible camping grill

Israeli Roee Magdassi (a student at the Bezalel Design Academy in Jerusalem) has designed the Stakes camping grill that folds up to the size of a paper towel when not in use. His IDF service inspired him to make a … Continue reading

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Iron Beam – a light to the nations

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will unveil its Iron Beam laser air-defense system at next month’s Singapore Air Show. Iron Beam is a high-energy laser based system against rockets, mortar, and airborne target attacks. It complements Iron Dome by intercepting very … Continue reading

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Strike out

(Thanks to Nevet – www.BroaderView.org) The Economist (not known to be Israel-friendly) has praised Yossi Leshem of Tel Aviv University. Yossi’s research led to a radar system that detects possible aircraft collisions with flocks of birds. It has helped the … Continue reading

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Google’s new notebook has Israeli fast chips

Israel’s Altair Semiconductor has won a deal to install its 4G communications chipset in the new Chromebooks produced by the in partnership of Google and HP. The 4G chip accesses the Internet at ten times the speed of 3G chips. … Continue reading

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A millionth the size of an ant

Dr. Yuval Golan of Ben Gurion University explains a nano-particle and the exciting possibilities in the world of nano-technology. They include storage systems, contact lens sensors for diabetics, protective clothing, water purification, renewable energy and ultra-fast computers. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cio-in-action/nanotech-in-the-negev-israeli-scientists-see-big-opportunity-in-tiny-tech/#. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25776927

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