Monthly Archives: August 2015

Keeping your computer healthy

Israeli startup Fixico has been chosen by IBM to export its remote Endpoint Management product to the private market. Now you can download Fixico to check your computer’s functions, disk and programs upon startup. Fixico has free basic features or … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Ashdod fishing rig will increase fish stocks

A ​​6,000 hectare aquaculture project to be constructed off the coast of Ashdod in Israel includes a fishing rig, which will serve as a logistics center management of fish farms. Hi-tech cages six miles from the shore will lower in … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Hebrew version of Office for iPad

Microsoft has just released a new version of its Office365 suite for iPad users. This one comes with Hebrew language support. The reviews were quite positive. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-microsoft-releases-office-for-ipad-in-hebrew-1001055862

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Port handling by robots

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is introducing the Robotic Container Management & Storage System (RCMS). The system uses robotic carts and elevators to automatically load and unload containers efficiently in less time and requiring 50% less port storage space. It can … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Cyber help for airline industry

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed an agreement with Tel Aviv University that will setup a new joint center for innovation in aviation. It will develop technologies to protect airline reservations and financial systems and run airlines more … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

The water will flow from Jerusalem

A delegation from California governor Jerry Brown came to Jerusalem Institute’s Milken Financial Innovations Lab to learn how best to alleviate California’s severe drought. They heard from Israeli water companies Arad, Ayyeka, Emefcy, Miya, Netafim, RealiteQ, and Takadu and others. … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

From our roof, to your table

Several Tel Aviv restaurants are serving very fresh, locally-sourced vegetables. In fact they are grown on the roof of the nearby Dizengoff Center. They are supplied by Mendi Falk, the director of Green in the City, a hydroponics project in … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

New safe efficient Graphene production

Researchers from Israel’s Ben Gurion University and the University of Western Australia have developed a new optical process to generate Graphene – a chemical vital for medicine, electronics and energy. It is faster than existing methods and avoids current toxic … Continue reading

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Australian delegation to Israeli innovation

The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Spacecubed have organized its Entrepreneurs ‘Start Up Nation’ Innovation Delegation to Israel Oct 29 – Nov 5. It will explore Israel’s business and investment opportunities and entrepreneurial and innovation eco-system. http://spacecubed.com/2015/07/30/entrepreneurs-start-up-nation-innovation-delegation-to-israel/

Posted in Science & Technology | Leave a comment

Israeli-trained Indian SWAT team ends terror siege

A 28-commando Indian SWAT team trained by Israel in 2010 ended an apparent terrorist siege at a police station in the Punjab, near the Pakistan border. An Indian intelligence officer stated “This was their first operation since they were trained. … Continue reading

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment