Monthly Archives: May 2014

Now plants can decide when to drink

Posted on May 18, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s CommonSensor wireless smart water filter registers how much water is in the soil, rather than measuring pressure or humidity. It then controls irrigation when the plant needs it without any human intervention. Distributors are sought for … Continue reading →

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Conference of the Haredi Hi-Tech Forum

Posted on May 18, 2014

The Haredi Hi-Tech Forum was founded in 2012 to assist haredim develop their own business initiatives. Nine start-ups and groups participate currently in courses run by the forum, with sixty more applying for new courses in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak. … Continue reading →

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Intel likes Israeli Ginger

Posted on May 18, 2014

Intel Corporation has purchased the personal assistant and advanced computing and artificial intelligence part of Israel’s Ginger Software along with 16 staff. Ginger’s platform allows third parties to create custom personal assistants. Ginger’s English language training business remains independent of … Continue reading →

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CyberArk wins European award

Posted on May 18, 2014

(Thanks to elderofzyion.com) Israel’s largest private cyber-security software company, CyberArk, has been selected as “Best advanced persistent threat protection” at the SC Awards Europe 2014. It was also ranked “highly commended” in the identity-management category. http://www.cyberark.com/press-release/cyberark-wins-best-advanced-persistent-threat-protection-sc-awards-europe-2014

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Israeli teens take another top international physics prize

Posted on May 18, 2014

Pupils from Ilan Ramon Youth Physics Center in Beer-Sheva have won their 45th prize in the “First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics” competition. Israel has won the most prizes since the US-based competition began in 2007 – more than … Continue reading →

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Turning waste into energy in North Carolina

Posted on May 18, 2014

Israel’s Bluesphere is to construct a 5.2-megawatt power plant in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the fuel for the plant coming from organic waste from the city’s landfill site. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-trash-to-gas-tech-to-make-power-for-nc/

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Transforming phone camera imaging

Posted on May 18, 2014

Israeli startup Corephotonics has developed a dual-lens phone camera that can produce crystal-clear images on a smartphone even when the zoom function is used. It uses two 13-megapixel lenses with their own sensors, thus improving low-light performance and producing cleaner … Continue reading →

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R&D between Victoria and Israel

Posted on May 11, 2014

The Victorian Government of Australia will grant up to $250,000 for Victorian companies to work with Israeli companies on research and development in science, innovation and technology. The Israeli Government will offer Israeli companies soft loans of up to 50% … Continue reading →

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Another medical miracle

Posted on May 11, 2014

Adi Huja needed 120 units of blood when she was wounded in the 2001 Sbarro terrorist bombing in Jerusalem. Professor Avi Rivkind of Hadassah hospital told Adi that not only will she fully recover, but that he’ll one day dance … Continue reading →

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Ukranian mayor wakes up in Israel

Posted on May 11, 2014

Gennady Kernes, the Jewish mayor of Kharkiv who was shot and critically injured in the Ukraine unrest has regained consciousness in Haifa’s Rambam medical center. Kernes underwent two major operations in Israel to treat the damage to his lungs, stomach, … Continue reading →

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