UAVs authorized for civilian airspace
Israel’s aviation authority has given the go-ahead for the Starliner Unmanned Aerial System (drone) made by Israel’s Elbit, to fly in civilian airspace “as any other civilian airplane” without any restrictions. The certification process took six years to complete.
The first unmanned hybrid helicopter
Israel’s Steadicopter has unveiled Black Eagle 50H - the first unmanned hybrid helicopter of its kind. Powered by a combination of gas and electricity, it is on display at the Singapore Air show (Feb 15 - 18). Its uses include search and rescue, cyber, offshore rigs etc.
Bringing products to life
Israel’s Verto has developed AI-driven 3D visualization technology that creates a fully-fledged 360-degrees 3D video image of any item from just a few pictures taken from any smartphone. Verto has begun a 2-month joint venture with the Israel Diamond Exchange.
A good clean fight
New York is holding another Smart Energy Challenge for Israeli startup technology companies to help solve the state’s utility challenges. Last year’s winner was Israel’s Prisma Photonics (see previously) with its “real-time transmission line issue” detection system.
A sustainable partnership
Israel’s UBQ (see previously) has partnered Mexican plastic polymer producer, Resirene, to create a sustainable, UBQ-infused polystyrene material. UBQ will now be able to recycle waste plastic into new end-products, in addition to those produced from its current thermoplastic material.
Sugar-reduced chocolate chip
Incredo Sugar from Israel’s DouxMatok (see previously) makes Blommer Chocolate Company’s chocolate-flavored chips 50% less sugar and fewer calories compared to traditional chocolate chips. Blommer is the largest cocoa processor and chocolate ingredient supplier in North America.
Another reduced-sugar juice
Israel’s Better Juice (see previously) is being challenged by Israel’s BlueTree. Its innovative technology selectively removes sugars from sucrose without affecting taste.
Grow your own vegetables in a box
A previous newsletter (see ) featured the Living Box hydroponic farm in a box. Now another Israeli company AgwaFarm has developed the AgwaGarden with 59 seed “slots” LEDs and AI for tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, arugula, and even strawberries - enough for a small family.
Israeli tech in first US autonomous store
The world's first fully autonomous store Nourish + Bloom Market has opened in Fayetteville, Georgia. It features the Smart Shelf weighing system developed by Israel’s Shekel (see previously).
Discovery may help combat locust swarms
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Haifa University have found that a locust’s bacterial composition in its gut, called a microbiome, goes through drastic changes when the host insect joins a larger group. The discovery could help develop new ways to prevent plagues of locusts.