Monthly Archives: May 2020

Making websites accessible

Israeli startup AccessiBe develops an artificial intelligence tool for automating the process of making the internet accessible to people with visual, hearing, and motor impairments. It scans websites and automatically makes changes to send data and content formatted to disability … Continue reading

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Protecting from cyberattacks and disasters

Israeli-American cybersecurity startup Semperis helps government agencies and global companies continuously monitor for security vulnerabilities, intercept cyberattacks in progress, and quickly respond to breaches and operational errors. Business demand is high. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3822273,00.html https://www.semperis.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAy_NdrHUNw

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No need for passwords

Israel-based Secret Double Octopus offers a solution that replaces passwords with multi-factor authentication such as fingerprints and facial recognition. The company has just raised $15 million. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3813870,00.html https://doubleoctopus.com/

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Three new waste to energy plants

Israel has approved the building of three plants to convert waste to energy. The Israeli government will invest 70% of the NIS 4 billion cost. It is part of Israel’s plan to reduce the current 80% of waste sent to … Continue reading

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Another coronavirus disinfectant

Israel’s Tera Novel is distributing a state-of-the-art disinfectant developed by Israel’s Institute for Biological Research. Its high concentration of hypochlorite, with special ingredients, was originally developed for the IDF and later to the US army. It was trialed successfully in … Continue reading

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Disinfectant spray kills viruses for weeks

Israel’s Bio-Fence has developed an anti-microbial surface coating that kills bacteria and effectively destroys viruses. It is effective against the Herpes simplex virus which is much tougher than Covid-19. The treated surface (including walls, floors) actively kills pathogens for many … Continue reading

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3D-printing of tiny parts

Israel’s Nanofabrica develops 3D printers that manufacture electronic and optical parts. Nanofabrica’s nanoscale technology enables digital mass-manufacturing of complex precision parts. It is now working to adapt its ultra-precise printing to support efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3d-printer-startup-nanofabrica-raises-4-million-led-by-microsoft-venture-arm/ https://www.nano-fabrica.com/ … Continue reading

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Socrates collects coronavirus data

Israel’s Omnisol has developed Socrates – an Artificially Intelligent research tool, originally for security agencies. It has now been converted for use by Israeli hospitals to advance coronavirus research. Socrates saves researchers the labor of manually gathering data from multiple … Continue reading

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A 1-minute coronavirus test

Ben-Gurion University Professor Gabby Sarusi is developing a test that identifies carriers of the COVID-19 virus in less than a minute. A swab sample is placed on a chip – the virus, if present, resonates in the terahertz spectral range, … Continue reading

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Monitoring virus spread without compromising privacy

The app from Israeli startup Duality Technologies collects data and warns people who were exposed to coronavirus (Covid-19) patients, without having to reveal who they are. It can collate statistics about the location where people were infected and make recommendations. … Continue reading

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