A research team from Ben Gurion University of the Negev has won a gold medal at the worldwide synthetic biology competition iGEM, held at MIT. The students’ genetic engineering technology (PlastiCure_BGU) breaks down plastic waste and releases energy. https://aabgu.org/plasticure-tackles-global-plastic-problem/

Since January, NatWest, one of the largest banks in the UK, has deployed technology from Israeli cybersecurity firm BioCatch within its private banking arm Coutts and for some of its business customers, successfully preventing online fraud and helping to protect … Continue reading →

I reported previously (Dec 2015) on the Raptor smart glasses for cyclists, developed by Elbit unit Everysight.  A test program is being launched for the Augmented Reality (AR) aimed to boost training and enhance performance, fitness and health. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-elbit-unit-everysight-testing-cyclist-smartglasses-1001165737

Israel and Germany have set up a three-year, 30 million Euro plan to promote joint nanotechnology initiatives. The program will support joint projects and aims to boost cooperation between companies and research centers in the nanotechnology sector in Israel and … Continue reading →

A recent workshop at Israel’s Technion presented the latest research cooperation between the Technion and Shantou University to help solve China’s severe ecological challenges. It will increase dramatically when the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology (TGIT) is completed. http://www.technion.ac.il/en/2016/12/the-worlds-biggest-laboratory/

Israel’s Nexar has come a long way since I’ve been reporting it. (See here.) In addition to its “bad driver” reporting function, it now says it has created the world’s first vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) network that aims to detect dangers on … Continue reading →

The cyber solutions from Israel’s Aperio alert and take action when hackers try to damage critical infrastructures, such as electricity grids or water supply networks. They detect anomalies, such as a wrong noise or temperature, in an apparently otherwise perfectly … Continue reading →

Israel’s Inokim, based in Moshav Avichail, has launched a new electric scooter – the Quick 3, which can be folded in 3 seconds and taken on a bus or a train. The scooter can travel 30 km on a full … Continue reading →