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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Water advice for the World Bank
Israel has signed an agreement to share best practices on water with the World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/06/17/israel-world-bank-group-agreement-innovative-best-practices-water
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Water-saving tips in California
Israeli water technology experts went to Sacramento (twinned with Israel’s Ashkelon), to demonstrate smart ways to secure water from a desert. These included recycling wastewater, desalination, detecting leaky pipes and different charging structures for water purity. US cities Los Angeles … Continue reading
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Record $50 million donation for Technion
Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm, announced that he will give $50 million to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology – a record gift from an American donor. Viterbi, a Technion board member, invented an algorithm to eliminate interference in mobile communications. … Continue reading
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France-Israel TransTech Conference
On Oct 27 2015, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Israel-France holds its 6th TRANSTECH Conference seminar on Technology Transfer, Financial Technology & Clean Technology, to encourage an international cooperation between Israel, France and the European Union. http://www.transtech5.net/
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Beautifying Wikipedia
Israel’s Wikiwand takes content from a Wiki page and redraws it in a more aesthetically pleasing format, with extra elements – like a table of contents, maps, drawings, etc http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-apps-wikipedia-beautification-makes-info-more-accessible/
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$100 million gift to Cornell-Technion
Former NY mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $100 million to help pay for construction of the new Cornell-Technion Institute in New York. The first academic building will be named The Bloomberg Center – in honor of his two daughters, Emma … Continue reading
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Taking control if pilot loses consciousness
An Israeli-developed smart flight helmet will detect emergency situations in which pilots are about to lose consciousness, and take control of the plane in order to prevent disasters. Tel Aviv’s Lifebeam developed the Cannary system with sensors measuring the pilot’s … Continue reading
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Israeli scientists discover tiny nearby galaxy
A team of scientists from Tel Aviv University and the University of California have discovered the NGC 5253 dwarf galaxy, containing over a million relatively new stars. The galaxy was previously hidden by clouds of dust emitted by the galaxy. … Continue reading
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Engie cuts car repair costs
Israel’s Engie is a sensor and app that diagnoses car engine faults and gets the best repair deals. The sensor costs $9 and the app already has 30,000 users in Israel. The US target is 2016. http://www.timesofisrael.com/engie-cuts-car-repair-costs-and-car-repair-arguments/
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Major benefits for Israeli Arabs and Druze
The far-left Ha’aretz newspaper called the new initiatives of the Netanyahu government to benefit Israeli Arabs “praiseworthy” and “revolutionary”. These address housing shortages and education. The Israeli Cabinet also approved a $500+ million 5-year plan to develop Druze and Circassian … Continue reading
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