Israel’s Desalitech won the Breakthrough Water Technology Company of the Year award at the 2016 Global Water Awards in Abu Dhabi.  Desalitech’s closed-circuit reverse osmosis desalination system counters the slow build-up of salinity in aquifers and waterways. http://www.thetower.org/3300oc-israeli-founded-firm-wins-global-water-award-in-abu-dhabi/

British engineering giant Dyson has linked up with Israel’s BreezoMeter to allow users of Dyson’s new Pure Cool Link fan to compare indoor air quality, humidity, temperature and pollen count with outdoors. Nearly 9,500 Londoners die annually from exposure to … Continue reading →

Professor Jerson Kelman is CEO of SABESP – the water company for Sau Paulo, Brazil’s financial center, with a population three times that of Israel.  He has come to Israel to learn how Israeli tech can help SABESP overcome Sau … Continue reading →

A team of students from Israel’s Rothschild-Hashomron High School in Binyamina came second at the prestigious international FIRST Robotics Competition in St. Louis, USA.  Over 20,000 students from 24 countries pitted their robots against one another in completing set tasks. … Continue reading →

New Israeli Education Ministry guidelines prohibit selling or serving of sweets, snacks, and sugary or fatty foods to school and kindergarten students throughout Israel.  Replacements include low-fat spreadable cheeses, avocado, whole-wheat pasta and bread, fruit and vegetables. http://www.timesofisrael.com/soda-sweets-and-schnitzel-nixed-from-school-menus/

Israel-based Ecoppia is building a plant in India to manufacture its robotic solar cleaners at a new, state-of-the-art facility near Chennai.  Ecoppia’s robotic cleaning system uses controlled air flow to push the accumulated dirt off the solar panels http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-solar-panel-robot-cleaners-outsourced-to-india/

The technology of Israel’s Tipalti ensures that companies never make payments to individuals or companies that are on government watch lists. Tipalti did $2 billion of sales last year. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-payment-tech-helps-keep-companies-off-terror-watch-lists/

Israel Air Forces’ Aerial Maintenance Unit is using 3D printers to print aircraft parts in order to keep 30-year-old planes flying.  The technology has attracted original manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed to see how the upgrades can make the planes perform … Continue reading →