Monthly Archives: October 2016

Find your lost fortune

Posted on October 18, 2016

The Bank of Israel has a new website, Har Hakesef2, which lets you search for lost bank accounts and pension funds.  Enter your Teudat Zehut number, and then fill in the date that it was issued and a few other … Continue reading →

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Haifa to Acre, by cruise ship

Posted on October 18, 2016

Israel’s Ministry of Tourism has spent NIS 11 million upgrading the ports of Haifa and Acre and has inaugurated a new mini-cruise liner service between them.  The service leaves Acre at 10am and 3pm, returning from Haifa at 11am and … Continue reading →

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Your story becomes art

Posted on October 18, 2016

Israeli startup Dreame allows you to commission your own work of art from a professional artist, based on a personal story (real, imaginary or a dream) or photo that you submit.  You select from Dreame’s network of 500 artists across … Continue reading →

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Maryland delegation to Israel

Posted on October 18, 2016

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan led a trade delegation of around 25 private-sector representatives to Israel. Successful business transactions included a partnership with Cyberbit for a cybersecurity training center in Baltimore that will employ about 100 people. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4858751,00.html

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Economy is growing faster

Posted on October 18, 2016

The estimated growth of Israel’s economy has been revised upwards again.  Growth in the second quarter is now calculated at 4.2% (revised from 4%).  Exports of goods and services increased by 13.7%. Private consumption increased by 7.2% and investments in … Continue reading →

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Breaking the waves

Posted on October 18, 2016

Researchers at Israel’s Technion and Israel’s Sela Ltd. have rewritten engineering rules to build the Dganit – a boat that is lighter, faster, more durable and uses less fuel. The design stops waves from the “slamming” effect that causes stress. … Continue reading →

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Water from air – using less energy

Posted on October 18, 2016

Scientists at Israel’s Technion have designed a low-energy system for harvesting safe drinking water from air. It uses a liquid desiccant to separate water vapor from air and then condenses just the vapor. It saves up to 65% of the … Continue reading →

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Helping Panama save water

Posted on October 18, 2016

A delegation of Panama’s water sector decision makers came to Israel to see its technology and strategy for making best use of its water resources.  They were most impressed with Israel’s central control of water and also focused on Israel’s … Continue reading →

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Smartphone repairer does home visits

Posted on October 18, 2016

Israeli startup MOBILAB gets you a trusted technician to fix your smartphone at home or the office. Use their app (if your phone is still working), or their website.  Available in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak and Givatayim, it … Continue reading →

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Rothschild Blvd becomes Innovation Blvd

Posted on October 18, 2016

Trendy Rothschild Boulevard was transformed into “Innovation boulevard” on Sep 27 as part of Tel Aviv’s Digital-Life-Design (DLD) conference. It showcased interactive and virtual reality displays, robots, talking trees, video and street art, music tech and 3D textiles. http://www.timesofisrael.com/rothschild-blvd-to-become-innovation-blvd-for-a-day/

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