Monthly Archives: February 2024

A better water splitter

A detailed scientific paper describing the efficient method devised by Technion Prof Avner Rothchild and his team to split water into “green” hydrogen and oxygen. It involves using Bromine in the Decoupled Water Electrolysis (DWE) process. See here for Technion’s … Continue reading

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What a way to run a business

Israel’s Alignment Labs lost two of its 3 key employees who were called up to the IDF reserves. One was released, but only so he could donate a kidney to someone he didn’t know. So, they used their own developed … Continue reading

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Ramon Space Conference

Another wow year. The 19th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference was introduced by Israel’s President Herzog. His message was “working together” for “the future of humanity”. https://www.jns.org/space-diplomacy-builds-bridges-on-earth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-X85xo2p-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azoq20KQBSM

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Keeping railways safe

Israel’s Rail Vision develops AI-based safety technology for railways. It has just received European certification for its Main Line system which uses 2km range vision sensors to assess risks and detect threats for the railway industry. Even in poor visibility, … Continue reading

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Protecting vulnerable websites

Israel’s MazeBolt has developed RADAR – a system that constantly checks a company’s websites and reports any vulnerabilities to DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. It performs a real attack on the webserver, but not disruptive enough to crash it. … Continue reading

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Turn your Apple watch into a wrist camera

It took over seven years (see here previously) but Israeli-developed wristcam is a smart wristband that uniquely turns an Apple Watch into a camera capable of taking photos and recording video and audio, without relying on an accompanying phone. https://nocamels.com/2024/01/smart-strap-turns-your-apple-watch-into-a-camera/

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An innovation hub in the Negev

Synergy7 is an innovation hub in Be’er Sheva, aimed at boosting both the area and the entire Israeli tech sector. The Israel Innovation Authority is providing NIS 100 million of funding and it is backed by Ben Gurion University, Clalit … Continue reading

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Visitors

Friendly visitors to Israel in Jan included Chechia President Petr Pavel, former US Vice President Mike Pence, 9 UN envoys, 22 EU lawmakers, 40 US JCC leaders, 50 Hadassah leaders, Palantir directors, US student leaders, Christian Zionists, Indian influencers, Iran’s … Continue reading

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50,000 volunteers mobilized

Last week’s article about Lev Echad (One Heart – see here) supporting wounded IDF soldiers didn’t give the US charity enough credit. Since Oct 7, some 50,000 volunteers have run Israeli mental health hotlines; supported displaced Israeli families and reservists; … Continue reading

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See Israel through the eyes of the IDF

If you, your children, or grandchildren live in the USA, are aged 21-39 and want to gain a deep understanding of IDF soldiers’ mission in the current war, register for the Friends of the IDF’s National Young Leadership Mission to … Continue reading

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