Monthly Archives: February 2014

Seven startups in 3 days

Posted on February 9, 2014

35 students from 15 different faculties participated in a 3-day workshop at Israel’s Technion to generate an innovative business start-up. Seven new start-ups were developed, of which two advanced to compete in Israel’s Biztec Entrepreneurship Challenge competition. http://pard.technion.ac.il/technion3ds-three-crazy-days/ http://biztec.org.il/

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Dialysis for Cities

Posted on February 9, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) At Tel Aviv’s recent WATEC water technology conference, the JNF showcased its expertise and exportable knowledge in water for countries experiencing similar conditions as Israel. Rain flows, water stress, and how to make non-arable land better suited … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv incubator develops Google Glass apps

Posted on February 9, 2014

Israeli lawyer Alexandra Gambrian is running a hi-tech incubator in Tel Aviv for eight developers, building applications that use Google Glass. Google’s new glasses are in trial mode and include a small screen, speaker and touch surface for an enhanced … Continue reading →

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The “Waze” of agriculture

Posted on February 9, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s ScanTask has developed AgriTask, to help farmers make decisions on planting, harvesting and the use of pesticides. Its algorithms utilize weather reports, GIS data, information about agriculture from local governments and crowdsourcing data from individual farms. … Continue reading →

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50% more usage

Posted on February 9, 2014

The power-extending products from Israel’s Lucidlogix Solutions can now extend battery life of smartphones and tablets by 50 percent. GameXtend, WebXtend and NavXtend are targeted at Android device manufacturers who want to reduce the power drain from high-performance hardware and … Continue reading →

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Half of the Knesset visits Auschwitz

Posted on February 2, 2014

58 of the 120 members of Israel’s Parliament marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Auschwitz for the 69th anniversary of the camp’s liberation. They marched to the Birkenau death complex in formation, flanked by the Knesset guard and flying Israeli … Continue reading →

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Torah scroll dedicated at Iron Dome base

Posted on February 2, 2014

The International Young Israel Movement (IYIM) has dedicated a Torah scroll to the IDF’s Iron Dome unit recently deployed in Haifa. IYIM’s project repairs scrolls that have fallen into disrepair. It has presented over 200 Torah scrolls to IDF bases … Continue reading →

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“No greater ally on Earth than Israel”

Posted on February 2, 2014

Newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made his first official comments on the Jewish state since taking the helm. “Part of my job description is to be a defender of Israel” he said, “There’s no greater ally … Continue reading →

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“The 10th most powerful country in the world”

Posted on February 2, 2014

(Thanks to Uri) I was initially concerned, but India’s National Power Index (NPI) 2012 states “Though a small nation in terms of area and population, Israel ranks highly on technological and scientific progress” “… also ranks a high fifteen on … Continue reading →

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“A great way to show off your fantastic country

Posted on February 2, 2014
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