The Israel Space Agency (ISA) has signed an agreement with NASA to cooperate on the SpaceIL Beresheet2 lunar Mission. NASA will participate in the selection of landing sites and join the mission’s science team. It is also expected to coordinate … Continue reading →

My Real Jerusalem Streets friend Sharon went straight from the OurCrowd summit to a tour of nine Israeli startups. It included Beit Shemesh’s Bioplasmer (biodegradable plant pots); QD-SOL (Solar-powered splitting hydrogen from water); Autonomous Pivot; and Rewind. http://rjstreets.com/2023/02/26/9-israeli-startups-for-a-better-planet-and-beyond/ https://www.bioplasmar.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHzgGiA75BA … Continue reading →

This must be the “final frontier” in Artificial Intelligent text generation. Israel’s Empathy (see here previously) has developed “Finding Words” – a tool that helps mourners honor their loved ones by composing the initial draft of a thoughtful and comprehensive … Continue reading →

Israel’s Electriq-Global (see here previously) is to build a manufacturing plant in the Port of Amsterdam to turn hydrogen gas into powder. The powder can then be transported and then turned into electricity by Electriq Global’s special dehydrogenation system. The … Continue reading →

Israel’s Techtonic is investing over $140 million to build one of Israel’s largest data centers. The 15,000 sqm underground facility in Beit Shemesh aims to be completed by mid-2025. It is intended to be resilient against malfunction and missiles. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sksx9zfcs … Continue reading →

Lenovo™ has established the Lenovo Cybersecurity Innovation Center (LCIC) in Beer Sheva, in cooperation with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. It follows the launch of the Fujitsu Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Israel in 2021 (see here previously). https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/cybersecurity-innovation-center-ben-gurion-university/ … Continue reading →

Nice article comparing the two leading robotic window cleaning companies – both Israeli. Skyline Robotics (see here previously) and Verobotics (see here previously). https://www.axios.com/2023/02/24/robotic-window-washers

Israel’s SMBIT (see here previously) is installing wireless sensors in the Israeli city of Herzliya to prevent flash flooding. The sensors provide the municipality with constant updates on what’s happening in its underground drainage system. https://nocamels.com/2023/02/sensors-prevent-flooding-of-city-streets/ https://www.smbit.co.il/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTtNVn9QEFE