Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Air taxi test flight over Jerusalem

Posted on October 22, 2023

Dronery, a subsidiary of Israeli company Cando Drones (see here previously) has conducted a test flight of its air taxi at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem as part of the Israel National Drone Initiative (INDI). https://nocamels.com/2023/09/israeli-air-taxi-takes-to-jerusalem-skies-for-first-time/

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New Israeli airline

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel has approved a new low-cost commercial airline, dubbed “Air Haifa” to operate from Haifa airport on short-haul flights to Eilat, Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey. Haifa Airport resumed international flights in June after a four-year gap. https://www.timesofisrael.com/air-haifa-new-airline-set-to-launch-out-of-northern-israel/ https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-759613

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Unemployment at new low

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in August 2023 from 3.4% in July. It is the lowest rate since the current method of measuring unemployment was introduced in 2012. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-unemployment-in-israel-falls-to-new-low-1001458188

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$27 million donation for science

Posted on October 22, 2023

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has received an unprecedented $27 million donation from the Paulson Family Foundation. It will fund the construction of a new building with state-of-the-art research labs at the Givat Ram campus of the School of Computer … Continue reading →

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Who didn’t start the fire

Posted on October 22, 2023

Excellent OurCrowd article that suggests that the FireDome platform from Israel’s mPrest (see here previously) would have prevented the deadly wildfire that devastated Maui in Hawaii. Alerts from smart grid management software include when faulty equipment might be about to … Continue reading →

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One communications app to rule them all

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel’s Spike is an all-in-one communications platform that aims to centralize instant messaging, emails, and video calls. It will end the chaotic task of having to switch between Gmail, Yahoo, Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, Slack, Microsoft Teams. Google Meet, Zoom, … Continue reading →

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A powerhouse of software solutions

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel has over 100 startups developing solutions that help software engineers become more productive. The budgets have of these startups been largely unaffected by the recent slowdown in the hi-tech environment. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hyfs0yk1p

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New floating solar record

Posted on October 22, 2023

Back in Nov 2021 (see here) Israel installed its largest floating solar energy field, covering 112 acres of the Habonim reservoir. Israel’s Teralight (see here previously) has just exceeded that with a 145-acre field on the reservoir at Kibbutz Ma’ayan … Continue reading →

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Electrolysis to kill Legionnaires’ disease

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israeli-founded CET Enviro uses electrolysis to purify the water circulating through power plants and the air conditioning systems in businesses, hotels, and other residential facilities.  Electrolysis generates strong oxidizing agents to inhibit the growth of Legionella bacteria. https://nocamels.com/2023/09/thwarting-deadly-lung-disease-by-electrifying-water-reserves/ https://cet-enviro.com/

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Clean swimming pools without chlorine

Posted on October 22, 2023

Israel’s Coppter Water Technologies is developing a non-toxic, no-chlorine, cost-efficient solution for disinfecting swimming pools and other water systems. The system uses the antimicrobial sterilization properties of low-concentration monovalent copper ions. https://www.israel21c.org/copper-provides-safe-way-to-disinfect-pools-and-wastewater/ https://www.coppter.co.il/

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