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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Award-winning aid to analyzing scan results
The imaging analysis technology and algorithm from Israeli startup Aidoc streamlines the workload of radiologists struggling to review the increasing number of medical scans performed today. Aidoc has just won the 2016 Geektime Techfest startup competition. https://www.geektime.com/2016/11/22/aidoc-wins-first-place-at-geektimes-techfest-startup-competition/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx0BbRdx9Gk
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Now Israelis have reinvented the spoon
Two graduates from Israel’s Technion developed a spoon that their child with motor co-ordination problems could use without spilling its contents. Now anyone can buy it. Useful also for the elderly or anyone suffering from tremor. www.elispoon.com www.elim.co.il
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Car mechanic app expands to US and UK
I featured Israeli App Engie previously (see here) with its ability to diagnose automobile faults and find the best repair shops. Engie has just received $3.5 million of funds and the U.S. and UK versions of the product have been … Continue reading
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Safer, cleaner fuels
Tel Aviv’s 2016 Israel Fuel Choices Initiative Summit featured silent electrical, cars, buses, bicycles and even airplanes. It was organized by Israel’s Fuel Choices Administration whose NIS 1.5 billion ($400 million) government budget supports over 200 research groups and 500 … Continue reading
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Technion students win international biology gold medal
A student team from Israel’s Technion Institute won a gold medal at the iGEM international synthetic biology competition, hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their “Flash Lab” chip contains E. coli bacteria that detects pollutants, metals etc. http://mfa.gov.il/mfa/innovativeisrael/sciencetech/pages/technion-student-team-wins-gold-medal-in-igem-international-biology-competition-3-november-2016.aspx http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=37723
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Diapers from jellyfish
I reported previously (May 2014) on Israel’s Cine’al and its technology to turn jellyfish from dangerous pest into super-absorbent material. Its eco-friendly solution has now attracted the interest of normally anti-Israel UK news media The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/nov/01/jellyfish-tampons-diapers-hydromash-environment-israel
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Let’s talk to each other again
Want a phone-free family meal, or just a break from constantly checking messages and emails? Purchase an Israeli Pause. The sleek metallic box blocks Wi-Fi signals, calls, texts and emails for up to six phones. Enjoy quality family time, or … Continue reading
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Ethiopian-Israeli to become IDF Colonel
Avraham Yitzhak will be the first colonel of Ethiopian descent in IDF history when he becomes chief medical officer of the IDF Southern Command. Yitzhak came to Israel in 1991, graduated in medicine at Ben Gurion University and was the … Continue reading
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New Rio mayor celebrates by visiting Israel
Marcelo Crivella, winner of the election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, expresses his love for Israel at every opportunity. He celebrated victory by flying to Israel with a delegation of family and friends, where he met mayor of Jerusalem … Continue reading
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Ethiopian-Israeli beauty queen publicizes Israel’s diversity
25-year-old Yityish ‘Titi’ Aynaw was crowned Miss Israel in 2013. On her fifth speaking tour of the USA, the Ethiopian-born Israeli emphasized that the world must learn how “unique and diverse” the Jewish state is. She is currently studying international … Continue reading
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