School students launch 9 satellites
Nine miniature satellites developed by Israeli high school students were launched into space from a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket into a low Earth orbit. One satellite was developed by Druze students and is the first of its kind - launched as a delegation of Syrian Druze sheikhs visited Israel.
A chatbot for accurate answers
StandWithUs, the international non-partisan education organization dedicated to supporting Israel and combating antisemitism, has launched SWUBOT (Beta), an innovative AI-powered assistant designed to educate, inform, and empower individuals around the world. Please try it.
Technowarriers
Alumni of elite IDF units have founded Israeli defense tech startup Kela Technologies in the wake of Oct 7. They have developed an open (but secure) platform that enables Western militaries to integrate cutting-edge commercial technologies into military systems. It’s hi-tech, essential, and secret.
Secure communications to IDF Special Forces
An elite IDF special forces unit has ordered advanced tactical communication systems from Israel’s Silynxcom (see previously). It follows a successful field pilot in sensitive operational environments, and strong positive feedback on operational effectiveness and performance.
Watering a desert
A 17 minute video that explains how Israel made the Negev desert bloom and produce 40% of the country’s food crops.
Recycling EV batteries
Israel’s Colmobil (see previously) is spearheading the construction of an Israeli factory that recycles used Electric Vehicle batteries. It will be based on German technology as described here.
The first low-sugar full-flavor orange juice
Israel’s BlueTree Technologies together with Israel’s Priniv has launched the world's first commercially available reduced-sugar orange juice (33% less) with no additives. It is now available in Israeli supermarkets.
Yes, we have new bananas
Israeli-founded, UK-based startup Tropic has developed a “new, better” version of the banana. Israeli scientists at the company have hardened the banana against Panama and black sigatoka diseases, prolonged shelf life, and reduced CO2 emissions from food waste.
A 1 million qubit quantum computer
Israel’s QuamCore says it has developed a technology that can build a million-qubit computer in a 50 cm cube. According to the company, its technology drastically reduces both power consumption and costs from billions of dollars to just one million dollars.
Perfect recruitment with AI
Israel’s Perfect AI-powered platform for recruitment automates end-to-end processes to deliver faster, smarter, and fairer hiring. From candidate sourcing to interview scheduling, Perfect empowers recruiters to focus on human connection while the AI handles the rest.