Monthly Archives: December 2015

Smartphone – heal thyself

Posted on December 27, 2015

A team of Israel Technion researchers including Professor Hossam Haick (famous for the cancer breath test) has developed a synthetic polymer that mimics human skin and can be integrated into flexible devices so that future smartphones will be able to … Continue reading →

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Israelis win most European research grants

Posted on December 27, 2015

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 24 of its 291 early-career starting grants to 24 Israeli researchers – making Israel first place for the number of research grants per capita. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4737045,00.html

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Saving power for mobile phones

Posted on December 27, 2015

Israel’s Lucidlogix based in Netanya is the developer of PowerXtend – power-saving technology that extends the battery life of smartphones (see Feb 2014 newsletter). Lucidlogix has recently licensed PowerXtend to Meizu, one of the top ten smartphone brands in China. … Continue reading →

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Anti-AIDS company wins Tech “Oscar”

Posted on December 27, 2015

Israel’s Circ MedTech, developers of PrePex, won the Sutter Health award (part of Applied Materials’ Tech Awards – considered “the Oscars of Silicon Valley”) honoring individuals and companies that use new or existing technology to improve health conditions around the … Continue reading →

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Israel is a leader in the Internet of Things

Posted on December 27, 2015

Innovation Endeavors, the Venture Capital firm of Google chairman Eric Schmidt, has issued its 2015 Israeli Internet of Things (IoT) Landscape. It concludes that Israeli IoT is booming, especially in Israel’s strength areas of healthcare, life science, ag-tech and cyber … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Internet of Things

Posted on December 27, 2015

Israeli start-up Dojo Labs has developed a stylish pebble-like device, to monitor all data sent by anything connected to the Internet – smart TVs, smartphones, smart tablets, smart refrigerators, even smart water faucets – to determine if they have been … Continue reading →

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Marine research station in Haifa

Posted on December 27, 2015

Texas A&M University, in collaboration with the University of Haifa, is launching a $6 million marine research center in February, to help mitigate risks associated with offshore oil exploration. http://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-am-to-open-6-million-research-center-in-israel/

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Israel’s first Arab college

Posted on December 27, 2015

Education Minister and Jewish Home Chairperson Naftali Bennett announced, “For the first time in the annals of the state of Israel we are establishing a general academic college in an Arab town,” said Bennett. “This is history for the Arab … Continue reading →

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An Israeli office in the UAE

Posted on December 27, 2015

Israel is to open a diplomatic-level mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, its first openly established representative office in the United Arab Emirates. Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold visited Abu Dhabi earlier in December, the … Continue reading →

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Israeli resolution gets UN approval

Posted on December 27, 2015

An Israeli resolution on utilizing agricultural technology for sustainable development passed at the United Nations with 124 countries voting in favor and 37 (Arab block) abstentions. Ambassador Danny Danon called it a “victory for Israeli innovation.” http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-resolution-on-agtech-wins-broad-support-at-un/

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