Monthly Archives: May 2022

Re-charging deal for more Israeli buses

Posted on May 29, 2022

Israel’s Electreon (see here previously) has signed a $1.9 million agreement with Israel’s fourth-largest bus operator Electra Afikim, to supply its wireless, dynamic charging infrastructure to simultaneously charge 30 buses. Electreon already signed with Israel’s Dan Buses (see here). https://nocamels.com/2022/05/electreon-agreement-israel/

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1,600+ European funded Israeli projects

Posted on May 29, 2022

Israeli companies and researchers received 1,666 grants totaling over $1.35 billion from Europe’s Horizon 2020 seven-year research and innovation program. Startups mentioned in the article include Optima Design, Triox Nano, Vectorious, NanoPack, and the SniffPhone. https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-innovation-program-granted-1-35b-to-over-1600-israel-projects-since-2014/

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Funds to train haredim in hi-tech

Posted on May 29, 2022

The Israeli government is investing NIS 10 million to fund up to 70 percent of the cost of new innovative high-tech training and placement programs designed to encourage Israel’s haredi population to join the high-tech industry. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/328027

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NIS 2 billion for the disabled

Posted on May 29, 2022

The Israeli government is allocating 2 billion shekels to help integrate the disabled into the wider community. It will finance a range of new services including assistance from social workers, guidance in running a household, stenographic and translation services into … Continue reading →

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Education for energy and sustainability

Posted on May 29, 2022

Israel’s Bar-Ilan University has inaugurated a Center for Energy and Sustainability and launched a Multidisciplinary School for Sustainability and the Environment. It plans to invest hundreds of millions of shekels in research and environmental projects in Israel and around the … Continue reading →

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Israel is buzzing

Posted on May 29, 2022

To coincide with World Bee Day on May 20, here is the latest news on the Beehome from Israel’s Beewise that is reversing the decline of one of the most important species on the planet. Each Beehome houses 2 million … Continue reading →

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Prize-winning neuroscientist

Posted on May 29, 2022

Professor Haim Sompolinsky of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the first Israeli to win the prestigious Gruber Neuroscience Prize. He shares the $500,000 prize with 3 other scientists. Prof Sompolinsky’s research helps scientists understand the behavior of complex neural … Continue reading →

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All round vision

Posted on May 29, 2022

A detailed description of the innovative technology of Israel’s Addon Optics (see here previously) that can produce multifocal spectacles in just six minutes at a fraction of the cost of traditional manufacturing processes. https://www.israel21c.org/cheap-multifocal-eyeglasses-in-minutes-not-days/

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DNA protection for vehicles

Posted on May 29, 2022

Enigmatos is another Israeli startup that stops cyber-attacks on a vehicle’s computer systems. Enigmatos creates a “deep car identity profile” of a vehicle and recognizes any changes to that “DNA”. It is working with Israeli mobile operator Pelephone and is … Continue reading →

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All-robotic assembly for hi-tech wheels

Posted on May 29, 2022

Israel’s REE Automotive (see here previously) is to build a 130,000 sq ft UK manufacturing center for its revolutionary wheel chassis for electric vehicles. It features a commercial assembly line operated by autonomous robots and will supply REE’s European customers. … Continue reading →

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