Since winning the Aviram Awards competition and its $500,000 prize, Israel’s QD-SOL (see here previously) has gone from strength to strength. Investment and grants are helping expand its sustainable photocatalysis hydrogen generation using water, nano particles, and sunlight. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/upvb1boe1 https://qd-sol.com/technology/

Israel’s KikFin has produced a jetpack with fins that straps onto a swimmer’s back and propels them though the water. It can change direction with the slightest movement of the head. The hands-free operation is ideal for professional divers and … Continue reading →

Israel’s Arrows has developed Skills Coach – a web-based application providing a safe environment to practice and improve social skills. Ideal for autistic people, AI avatars engage in conversations in scenarios from chatting with a stranger in a café to … Continue reading →

Israel’s CODA (see last week) helps deaf people enjoy videos by using artificial intelligence-generated avatars to translate spoken language (English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, and Italian) into sign language almost instantaneously. Sign language gives emphasis that subtitles cannot. https://nocamels.com/2023/08/ai-avatar-turns-speech-into-sign-language-in-real-time/ https://ts2.space/en/israeli-startup-uses-ai-avatars-to-translate-spoken-language-into-sign-language/

Israel’s Impris has developed AI technology called HumAIns. It has been incorporated into a Siri-like in-car assistant that not only understands the vehicle but communicates with the driver just like a human. Also suitable for call-centers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3INIX8yoqwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqDQp4xb7X8 https://www.humains.com/