Monthly Archives: July 2015

Get your Andy Ram watch

Posted on July 5, 2015

Israeli tennis star Andy Ram has reached the $75,000 crowdfunding target for his new “Pulse Play” sports watch. It is a first of its kind, displaying a table of results during the game, a games history, and social and global … Continue reading →

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Business ties with Taiwan

Posted on July 5, 2015

Ernest Lin, from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), attended Israel’s Technology 2015 Exhibition. He suggested Taiwan could be a good testing ground for Israeli technology, with advanced tech installed in factories to ensure that they work properly on … Continue reading →

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Trade with Vietnam soars

Posted on July 5, 2015

Trade between Vietnam and Israel exceeded $1 billion in 2014 and increased over 80 percent in the first quarter of 2015. A Vietnamese delegation was in Israel, and discussed plans to increase bilateral trade and investment as well as cooperation … Continue reading →

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India and Israel: A good partnership

Posted on July 5, 2015

A summary from India on the status of Indian and Israeli bi-lateral co-operation. It covers agriculture, water, energy, defense, IT, technology and medicine. http://www.a2zstartup.com/india-and-israel-a-good-partnership/

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Radio waves to release hydrogen from water

Posted on July 5, 2015

H2energy Now is the first Israeli startup to be invited to the European Union-sponsored Alpine High-tech Venture Forum. H2energy’s technology uses radio waves to break the hydrogen-oxygen bond in salt water. The hydrogen produced is a source of clean energy. … Continue reading →

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Catch a thief with your old smartphone

Posted on July 5, 2015

Israel’s Salient Eye uses the camera on your old and unwanted smartphone as a motion-sensor, taking photos of intruders as they walk past the phone. The app then sends these photos and a loud alert to warn the homeowner of … Continue reading →

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Smell based fingerprints

Posted on July 5, 2015

Practically every human being has his or her own unique smell. Israel’s Weizmann Institute researchers have developed an “olfactory fingerprint” that tests 34 different odors and could be used to identify any of the 7.3 billion people on Earth. It … Continue reading →

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20,000 visit Technology 2015

Posted on July 5, 2015

More than 20,000 people came to the recent Technology 2015 exhibition in Tel Aviv to see the latest Israeli developments and innovations in computers and software, automated command and control systems, hydraulics, robotics, calibration tools, industrial printing and dozens of … Continue reading →

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Seeing Israeli agri-tech up close

Posted on July 5, 2015

JNF Toronto brought to Israel a business mission of North American young professionals to experience Israeli agri-tech. They visited companies such as Kaiima, Forrest Innovations, Evogene, Phenome Networks, Saturas, Rootility, GroundWork Bio, miRobot, Taranis and AlphaStrauss. http://ibdconsulting.com.au/site/israel-cultivates-the-next-wave/

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Better security in churches

Posted on July 5, 2015

Israeli start-up Churchix uses facial recognition technology to identify dangerous criminals who try to infiltrate into church congregations. Unlike synagogues and mosques, church security is traditionally at a minimal level, yet needs to prevent atrocities such as that recently in … Continue reading →

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