Monthly Archives: June 2022

Making CO2 useful

How do you dispose of excess carbon dioxide (CO2)? Israel’s Carbonade converts it into reusable carbon byproducts. The co-founders found a chemical catalyst, developed by Israel’s Weizmann Institute that, when used with water, converts CO2 into anything from detergents to … Continue reading

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Israeli mathematicians share Shaw Prize

The 2022 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences has been awarded to Israelis Noga Alon and Ehud Hrushovski for “their remarkable contributions to discrete mathematics and model theory; with interaction notably with algebraic geometry, topology, and computer sciences”. https://www.shawprize.org/laureates/mathematical-sciences

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Revolutionizing rail ticketing

Israel’s Save A Train is the leader in digital B2B Rail ticketing worldwide and the largest global rail distributor. It operates services in over 12 European countries, plus China and is expanding to the USA, Canada, Australia etc., with features … Continue reading

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Time moves on

An update on the time management app 24me (reported here Jun 2014) which has now been downloaded millions of times. Hillel Fuld interviews its co-founder and inventor of the smart personal assistant for busy individuals. https://www.israel21c.org/24mes-liat-mordechay-hertanu-on-managing-our-hectic-lives/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26PGvL52ytI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtFGghaATZ0 https://www.twentyfour.me/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlxGp1xOSJU

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Solving the world’s traffic problems

Article featuring Israeli startups with hi-tech solutions to prevent traffic jams and parking nightmares. Those not previously reported in this newsletter include Mobi a.k.a. Mobility Insight (AI traffic management) and Trailze (navigation for urban micro-mobility providers). https://www.israel21c.org/11-startups-trying-to-solve-the-worlds-traffic-problems/ https://www.trailze.com/ https://www.mobilityinsight.net/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk7Ly5D06OA

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Everyone uses Israeli technology

Quote from the CEO of ETF Managers Group, “Most technology users, from online shoppers to Fortune 500 companies, are unaware that they use Israeli technology applications and solutions every day… Israeli innovations power some of the biggest names in the … Continue reading

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Welcome to the age of the drone

More about Israel’s Airwayz, (see here previously) whose software has been used to test the management and control of fleets of autonomous drones from multiple companies flying across Israel. See here for previous articles about Israel’s National Drone Network Initiative. … Continue reading

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See 14 Israeli cybersecurity companies

Southern California-Israel Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Elite Entrepreneur Organization is welcoming the “Merage-Homeland/Cybersecurity” presentation featuring 14 Israeli companies on June 15th, 2022 in Beverly Hills. https://www.scicc.biz/news/merage-homeland-cybersecurity.htm

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Defending the planet

Scientists from Israel’s Weizmann Institute joined 100+ astronomers worldwide in a recent NASA planetary defense exercise. Weizmann’s David Polishook, director of Weizmann’s observatory, played a key role in the exercise’s mission to discover and assess the threat of a “near-Earth … Continue reading

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The best biochemical product of the year

The World Bio-Protection Forum (WBF) has awarded Best Biochemical Product to Israel’s STK Bio-Ag Technologies for REGEV, the first ‘hybrid’ foliar fungicide (see here previously). https://stk-ag.com/stks-regev-wins-the-best-biochemical-product-award-at-the-the-world-bioprotection-conference-and-award-ceremony/

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