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Israel’s Vayyar has developed some amazing technology. Vayyar’s Home system checks the vulnerable for risk of falling (any incidents alerted), alerts for intruders, analyzes sleep quality, turns on lights, air-con etc. All just with sensors (no cameras or wearables).

Vimeo has debuted a new platform designed to help creatives produce shareable, short-form videos in minutes. Vimeo Create is powered by AI technology from Israeli-founded Magisto which it acquired in Apr 2019 for around $200 million.

Israel’s TetaVi has developed “volumetric” Virtual Reality technology that produces true-to-life holograms into which the viewers can immerse themselves. 4-8 portable depth cameras capture very high-resolution videos to make a VR movie that viewers can stand up and walk inside.

Israeli hamburger restaurant group Burgus Burger Bar (BBB) has partnered with Israeli 3D cellulose hamburger printing startup SavorEat (formerly Chef-It ). Once SavorEat’s vegan burgers are ready to market, BBB will exclusively pilot the burger – planned for mid-2021.

Israel’s Defense Ministry and Infrastructure Ministry are to provide NIS 250 million funding to help build wind farms in the Golan Heights. It includes technology to avoid disrupting IDF and IAF activity and will help achieve Israel’s 2030 renewables target.

Researchers at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University, have developed an optical nitrate sensor, based on absorption spectroscopy. It gives farmers real-time, continuous measurement of soil nitrate levels thereby optimizing crop fertilization and reducing the risk of groundwater poisoning.

Collapsed bridges have killed people in Florida, China, Chile, Italy, Myanmar and Taiwan. An estimated 47,000 of US bridges are deficient. Israeli startup Dynamic Infrastructure provides a real-time 3D “medical report” on the health of bridges, tunnels and elevated highways.

This newsletter reported previously about Israel’s Waterways and its projects to bring water solutions to Africa. Another Israeli company, Water Ways Technologies, delivers irrigation solutions globally, and CEO Ohad Haber gave a presentation recently to investors in Winnipeg.

Two exciting Israeli water management startups at the Peres Innovation Center include Bermad and Kando – neither previously featured in this newsletter.  Bermad’s control systems are installed in 86 countries. Kando’s wastewater sensors pinpoint the sources of pollution (great video).

Israel’s Elbit has successfully tested its HyDrop automated water pellet system. Israel’s Fire and Rescue Authority used two aircraft to extinguish a burning field from 152 meters up – over 4 times the standard height for aerial firefighting and twice as effective. (See this article about )