Monthly Archives: January 2019

More on the flying car

I reported previously (25th Nov) on Israel’s New Future Transportation (NFT) and its prototype electric car with wings that aims to solve congestion, while being affordable at $50,000. It will take-off and land vertically, is fully electric with a driving … Continue reading

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Another Israeli anti-drone system

Israel’s Convexum (Latin for drone) has developed a product that takes over drones flying in urban areas lands them safely in a pre-determined area. http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/12/23/israeli-anti-drone-technology-comes-to-forefront-as-gatwick-chaos-ends/ https://convexum.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxabjzXuehg

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Car and driver work as a team

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) can now handle 99% of the driving but when it comes to complex situations a human must make the decision.  The AV platform from Israel’s Ottopia, uses a remote human teleoperator to guide the vehicle in these … Continue reading

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Saving lives on the road

I reported previously (18th Nov) on Israel’s NoTraffic that allows cars with smart sensors to optimize flow through traffic lights. This video shows that the system has a much more important benefit – preventing accidents with other automobiles and pedestrians. … Continue reading

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Use Eve to set up your new hardware

I reported previously (Jul 2017) on Israel’s TechSee which uses an  Artificially Intelligent smartphone service called “Eve” and your smartphone camera to help you resolve technology problems. TechSee has just raised $16 million to expand business and move into sales. … Continue reading

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27 of the best Israeli products at CES

22 Israeli companies are in the Israeli pavilion at CES Las Vegas.  But there are many more Israeli products on display.  The Israel21c article describes 27 of them. https://itrade.gov.il/hongkong/2018/10/05/israeli-pavilion-ces-2019/ https://www.israelatces.com/ https://www.israel21c.org/from-flying-cars-to-robots-that-fold-laundry-the-israeli-techs-causing-a-stir-at-ces/

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Images from the Sun

I reported previously (25th Nov) about the image sensor of Israel’s TowerJazz onboard the NASA Parker Solar Probe spacecraft. NASA has now received the first images of the corona taken by the probe – the closest any spacecraft has orbited … Continue reading

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Smarter images from space

I reported previously (Feb 2017) that Ben Gurion University scientists were developing high resolution cameras for space-based imaging. They have now advanced to Synthetic Marginal Aperture with Revolving Telescopes (SMART) combining partial images from multiple nanosatellites. http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/new_imaging.aspx https://www.osapublishing.org/optica/abstract.cfm?URI=optica-5-12-1607

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Discovering co-existence in physics

Israeli and Danish scientists have managed to engineer magnetic forces between two non-magnetic materials. It has great technological potential for developing electronic devices that require magnetic and conductivity to co-exist. An entire new scientific area called Spintronics has been opened. … Continue reading

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Israel aims to be a Quantum superpower

I reported previously (see here) on Israeli research into Quantum computing. The Israeli government is now investing NIS 100 million in a research fund focused on quantum computing, which potentially can solve problems that current technology cannot. https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-joins-the-race-to-become-a-quantum-superpower-574510

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