Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Rafael’s technological and economical success

Posted on March 30, 2025

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems concluded 2024 with record-breaking sales, plus profits were up 64% at $257 million. And the impending operational deployment of its Iron Beam laser defense system is set to vastly reduce missile interception costs. https://www.jns.org/rafael-reports-record-growth-as-iron-beam-nears-deployment/

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The most innovative of 2025

Posted on March 30, 2025

Ten Israeli-founded firms were selected in this year’s Fast Company Most Innovative Companies list. They are Axonius, aiOla, MineOS (Data Privacy), Pinecone, AISAP, Percepto, Dazz, Silverfort, WSC Sports, and Zencity.   https://www.mineos.ai/ https://www.israel21c.org/fast-company-names-10-israeli-firms-most-innovative-of-2025/

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New Negev airport

Posted on March 30, 2025

Israel plans, within seven years, to build a new Israeli international airport in Moshav Nevatim near Beer-Sheva. It will create 50,000 jobs and handle up to 15 million passengers. Haifa airport has already been updated and Ramon airport’s capacity will … Continue reading →

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A beautiful country

Posted on March 30, 2025

Israel is home to approximately 200 beauty-tech companies and is in the world top five of the beauty market. It is famous for Dead Sea products, pomegranates, & almonds. Startups include Nimble Beauty, Sofwave, Ananda Labs, Mistrix, MeNow, Smart Resilin, … Continue reading →

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Seeing smells

Posted on March 30, 2025

Scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have “cracked the code” as to the parts of a dog’s brain responsible for its enhanced ability to distinguish odors. They used laser-based speckle pattern detection and a high-resolution camera to avoid invasive equipment or … Continue reading →

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Solar observatory in Druze town

Posted on March 30, 2025

Israel’s Innovation, Science, and Technology Ministry and the Israel Space Agency have established Solaris – Israel’s first national solar observatory, in the northern Druze town of Isfiya. Students study solar flares 93 million miles away. Educational programs are in Arabic … Continue reading →

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Superior in-car voice recognition

Posted on March 30, 2025

The Spatial Hearing AI technology from Israel’s Kardome (see here previously) is now available on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin in-vehicle computer to enable precise voice recognition and communication. A single microphone array identifies up to six users. https://www.kardome.com/blog-posts/kardome-mobility-nvidia-agx-spatial-hearing-ai-voice-recognition

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Business is booming at Cybertech

Posted on March 30, 2025

AI, quantum computing and Google’s planned $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cybertech firm Wiz were the major talking points at the Tel Aviv Expo – the venue of Cybertech Global 2025, Israel’s prestige cybersecurity conference. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-cybertech-is-bracing-for-ai-and-quantum-threats/

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Lab for battery technologies

Posted on March 30, 2025

Bar-Ilan University has launched a NIS 30 million research lab complex for the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly battery storage devices and fuel cells. https://helmsleytrust.org/news-and-insights/israels-first-university-based-prototype-lab-for-fuel-cell-and-battery-technologies-launches-at-bar-ilan-university/

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Expanding higher education

Posted on March 30, 2025

The University of Haifa is preparing to receive the first intake of 64 6-year students to its new Herta and Paul Amir School of Medicine. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv’s Afeka Academic College of Engineering and Jerusalem College of Technology have been … Continue reading →

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