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There are 20+ Israel companies involved in carbon capture and removal. Many of them, and others, presented at Israel’s first conference on carbon sequestration. Projects included deep-sea seaweed to capture CO2 for photosynthesis and converting organic waste into biochar.

After two years of virtual events, 2,000 industry experts returned to Expo Tel Aviv for the Israel Mobile Summit, part of Israel Mobile Week. Some interesting new Israeli apps include Simplify (to overcome the fear of flying) and CR8 (to specify who and where to date).

Another Israeli maritime safety startup, Captain’s Eye, has developed an AI-based system that detects unusual events on ships in real-time, such as smoke and leakage, security breaches, unsafe crew behavior, and other anomalies. It can prevent property, physical, and financial damage that might occur at sea.

Israel’s Wilco has developed an upskilling platform for software developers. Developers join a game-like experience designed to accelerate their professional growth. Engineers go on quests that challenge them to navigate complex life-like scenarios while utilizing real tools and technologies.

The winner of the 5th annual Women’s Hackathon at the Jerusalem College of Technology was “EasySurf,” a mechanism that enables seniors to have easier access to modern-day technology. Second was a flying defibrillator and third place was a camera that detected babies left in a car.

Israel is to be the first in the world to pipe desalinated water into a natural lake - the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). After much testing, the NIS 900 million, 15km pipe effectively will, by next year, connect the lake to five desalination plants on the Mediterranean coast.

Israelis have unlocked the secrets of cellular plant biology, taking active ingredients from plants to develop supplements that the body needs to survive and thrive. Hear from Professor Uri Lesmes at Israel’s Technion Institute, and then from the co-founders of Israel’s Bioharvest.

Isha Foundation’s Sadhguru spoke to 4,500 in Tel Aviv on the 48th day of his 100-day journey to Save Soil. He said, while the rest of the world had witnessed degradation of fertile land, Israel was one nation that had been busy transforming desert into fertile, agricultural fields.

Israel’s Space Plasmatics (see previously) uses solar power to heat up eco-friendly propellant into ionized plasma gas for maneuvering nanosatellites in space. The startup uses patent technology that originated at Israel’s Technion Institute and tested (see ) on Eytan Stibbe’s recent mission.

Israel’s Autotalks (see previously) has developed ZooZ2 – a device installed on the handlebar of bikes and scooters. It warns riders of potential collisions with vehicles, plus alerts all V2X (Vehicle to Everything) equipped vehicles about the existence of the rider.