Monthly Archives: March 2021

Google’s Israeli microchip development center

Google is expanding in Israel by establishing an Israeli team to develop microprocessors for computer servers. These will comprise Systems on Chip (SoC), where multiple functions sit on the same chip, or on multiple chips instead of the traditional motherboard. … Continue reading

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Next-gen semiconductors

Israel’s Teramount has developed the Photonic-Plug, for connecting optics to silicon. Silicon-photonics is the process that sees ‘speed-of-light data transfer’ at low power consumption. Teramount’s breakthrough will ease bandwidth challenges from 5G rollout, sensors, and mobility systems. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3899311,00.html http://www.teramount.com/

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Israel’s hi-tech election

Israel employed several hi-tech innovations for the 2021 elections. They included “Vote & Go” polling stations with taxi transport for coronavirus patients and quarantined citizens. Incoming air passengers could vote at Ben Gurion airport and drones redirected voters stuck in … Continue reading

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Solving sustainability challenges

Sapir Academic College and the Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council hosted ECO-thon to help companies reduce their environmental impact, while helping the population of the western Negev. ZutaCore won the competition section with its “energy from computer cooling” solution. https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/03/22/startup-zutacore-wins-western-negev-eco-thon-event/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/03/17/eco-thon-event-aims-to-tackle-industrial-challenges-in-southern-israel-and-beyond/ … Continue reading

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Sporting success is all in the mind

Israel’s iBrainTech (reported here previously) was runner up in the Israeli round of the Startup World Cup 2021. A sports player uses a brain sensory cap to control a screen avatar just with their mind. Training the brain improves co-ordination … Continue reading

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Generating simulations

Israel’s Datagen Technologies develops visual simulations and recreations of the real world. It allows machine learning models to be trained more efficiently and at a far greater scale. It eliminates current bottlenecks of relying on manually collected real-world imagery. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3899272,00.html … Continue reading

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A new Industrial Revolution

The flagship product, DataMind AI from Israel’s Razor Labs transforms heavy industrial machinery into smart machines. The manufacturing process is transferred to the cloud, integrating with the machine’s sensors remotely, reducing resources and the CO2 footprint. https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/the-new-industrial-revolution-starts-with-this-israeli-company-662000 https://www.razor-labs.com/

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Turn your smartphone into a 3D studio

Israel’s TetaVi (reported here previously) is developing a system to transform a regular smartphone into a portable broadcast-quality video studio. It will enable users to create 3D holograms of themselves and project themselves into a video game, on a concert … Continue reading

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30-second baggage disinfection

The AirFort machines from Israel’s WarpUV use a 3D array of UV lights to disinfect travel bags and packages. They will help stop the spread of bacteria, spores and the viruses that cause, seasonal influenza, Covid-19, and viruses yet to … Continue reading

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3D printed communications in space

The first 3D printed integrated radiofrequency (RF) circuit from Israel’s Nano Dimension has been sent to the International Space Station (ISS) for space effects studies. The circuit will be used to transmit data to and from the ISS, to assess … Continue reading

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