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All 4 members of the Israeli team won medals (two silver and two bronze) at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held virtually in Singapore. The 351 students from 88 countries had to solve complex tasks using codes and algorithms in under five hours.

Team ARe-Paint from Ben Gurion University won the "Tambour" challenge at the recent HackIDC event at the IDC in Herzliya. Their Augmented Reality (AR) app matches surface colors to the pallet color on a catalog and then projects that color onto to any wall or surface to match the shade to furniture etc.

The motorcycle safety technology from Israel’s Ride Vision (see previously) definitely saved the life of Israeli doctor Eyal Nachmias. Available in Israel and Italy, it and can be fitted in less than an hour., Ride Vision is working with global partners to embed the system in new bikes.

Israel’s Maabarot Metal Works has developed the Envomed 80 - a machine that reduces medical waste into a safe environmentally friendly product that is disposable alongside municipal waste. It can treat up to 250kg of infectious hospital waste in 20 minutes, without having to send it off-site.

Interesting video describing some of the measures that Israeli cybersecurity companies are employing to protect companies against ransomware attacks.

The Jewish state's highest security prize - the Israel Defense Prize – has been awarded to 4 projects involving Mossad, Israel Security Agency, IDF Unit 8200 and C4I Corps, National Cyber Division, Military Intelligence Directorate & Unit 81, MAFAT, the IAF, Rafael and IAI. But keep it quiet!

Israel’s Wisesight uses AI to help parking system subscribers avoid fines for not activating their payment service. It also helps cities reduce traffic jams, remove parking meters and optimize parking spots.

Another Israeli startup Yoran Imaging uses military thermal imaging technology and Artificial Intelligence to ensure products are packaged flawlessly. It is used by Nestle, PepsiCo and soon Colgate. Yoran has also received a $1 million grant from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 initiative.

Israel’s Plastopil based on Kibbutz Hazorea has been manufacturing 100% recyclable thin, flexible packaging for the chilled food industry since 1960. It now has a presence in more than 20 countries.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have engineered the thinnest piece of technology - layers of Boron and Nitrogen just two atoms thick. Electricity causes the layers to slide and can be used to control advanced electronic devices.