Israel’s Enervibe develops and produces lithium-free kinetic energy harvesters that convert movement into electrical energy. Its innovative, environmentally friendly technology can power wireless sensors and IoT devices in many industries, e.g., automotive, electronics and wearables. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rj6fc3ubq https://enervibe.co/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QboEre0npNs

Omer Zur, founder of Israel’s Paratrek (see here previously) has developed the Trekker, so that his wheelchair-bound father can enjoy hiking. The slogan of the Paratrek is “Where there’s a wheel, there’s a way.” https://www.israel21c.org/a-hiking-wheelchair-that-is-changing-peoples-lives/ https://www.paratrek.org/home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfLNKTIAQg

Israel’s Sency uses AI, computer vision, and mobile technologies to target ways to “improve human body conditions.” Sency’s tech gets to know the person by tracking and charting his or her movements in real-time. The tracking is done via the … Continue reading →

Israel’s Sonovia (see here previously), manufacturer of Coronavirus-killing facemasks, is diversifying. It is partnering Italian denim manufacturer PureDenim to develop an eco-friendly reduced energy, water, and chemical manufacturing dyeing process to transform the outdated, polluting, indigo dyeing industry. https://www.israel21c.org/denim-set-to-be-disrupted-by-ecofriendly-indigo-dyeing/ https://fashionforgood.com/accelerator-programme/

Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists studying nanomaterials just 100 atoms thick, discovered that they retain magnetism only some 10 nanometers from their edge. The discovery could lead to the development of low energy, high functioning nano-electronic devices. https://campaign.huji.ac.il/news/working-tiniest-magnets-hebrew-u-discovers-new-magnetic-phenomenon-industrial https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04665

Scientists at Israel’s Ariel University have invented a new solar storm forecasting method, dubbed the Convolutional Neural Network. It combines AI deep learning of past radiation bursts with X-ray measurements from Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellites. https://www.israel21c.org/artificial-intelligence-can-forecast-damaging-solar-storms/

Tel Aviv University and India’s Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET) are to build a joint research center – the Thapar-Tel Aviv University Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing. It will promote research including for biomedical, automotive, space and … Continue reading →

Israel’s StoreDot (see here previously, and a BloombergNEF award winner in 2020) is well on the way to creating a future where drivers of electric vehicles can fully charge a flat battery in 5 minutes. It will initiate huge benefits … Continue reading →