Monthly Archives: January 2017

GDP up 3.8% and a trade surplus

GDP up 3.8% and a trade surplus. Israel’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.8% in 2016 – 1.8% more than the growth in its population.  Israel also had a balance of payments current account surplus of $13.4 billion in 2016. … Continue reading

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Intel launches full range of Israeli micro-processors

I reported previously (11th Sep) that Intel announced its Israeli-designed and developed 7th generation micro-processor – the Kaby Lake. Now Intel has officially launched the full line of those advanced processors. http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Tech/Intel-launches-next-gen-processors-developed-and-designed-in-Israel-477358

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A handy bag for wheelchair users

Israeli startup Handy Bag designs and manufactures bags are easy for wheelchair users to access their belongings unaided. Founder Yair Zur was inspired by his wheelchair-bound parents – one a war veteran and one with polio. Yair raised his goal … Continue reading

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Behavior biometrics to protect credit cards

Israel’s Leumi Card will integrate the first-of-its-kind mobile app that uses behavioral biometrics. Based on cutting-edge technology of Israeli startup SecuredTouch, the solution uses finger size, touch pressure, touch surface and more to validate the card owner and eliminate the … Continue reading

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Whatever happened to the Ash Poopie?

Newsletter readers back in Oct 2011 may remember that Hebrew University of Jerusalem Professor Oded Shoseyov invented a device for turning dog waste into ash. Israel’s Paulee CleanTec is building the device and its innovative technology into eco-friendly commercial products. … Continue reading

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A novel travel guide

Israeli startup “Books on Map” provides readers with virtual tours through a city’s streets by way of novels that reference that city.  Combining library, treasure hunt and social network, it services Paris, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Books on Map won … Continue reading

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Reducing pesticide usage by 40%

I reported previously (Feb 2014) on AgriTask – an app from Israel’s Scantask that improves farming efficiency. AgriTask is now protecting about 1,000 farmers in Israel, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Kenya and Thailand from crop damage and saving them up … Continue reading

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Rehabilitating the Dead Sea region

Israel’s International Cooperation Ministry has established and dedicated a new NIS 4 million Dead Sea Research Institute.  Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian Authority scientists will work together at the Institute, to study the Dead Sea and find ways to rehabilitate it … Continue reading

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Robotics in China

As predicted previously (Oct 2015) the Sino-Israeli Robotics Institute was inaugurated during the second Sino-Israeli Robotics Summit in Guangzhou, China. The 4,800sqm robotics incubator includes exhibition and demo area, innovation lab, training center and corporate offices. http://www.israel21c.org/new-home-for-israeli-robotics-in-china/

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US signs joint US-Israel cybersecurity act into law

The US-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 has been signed into US law.  The act will expand existing joint research and create a grant for new development. http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-cybersecurity-collaboration-act-signed-into-law/

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