High-school training by IDF intelligence services
Unit 8200, the Israeli military's NSA equivalent, is working with the Israeli Ministry of Education on a new big data training program for the country's high schoolers. A military service at Unit 8200 is regarded as a sure path to higher income jobs in Israel.
Water research partnership with Wisconsin
The Water Council of the US state of Wisconsin has signed accords with Ben-Gurion University and the Israel Innovation Authority to collaborate on water research. Israeli and Wisconsin water technology startups will develop joint applications for Wisconsin water utilities.
Working with South Korea on robotic and vehicle tech
Israeli and South Korean robotics researchers signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on robotics and autonomous vehicles. The agreement, came after the annual Korea-Israel Industrial Collaboration Conference in Seoul.
Wave energy for Ghana
Israel’s Yam Pro is to build a $180 million, 150-megawatt wave-energy power station along a 6-mile stretch of coastline near Accra, the capital of Ghana. Yam Pro’s system captures the energy from breaking waves by converting it into hydraulic pressure, which is then turned into electricity.
An innovation lab for senior citizens
The Center for Digital Innovation (CDI) is launching in Beersheva what it claims is the world's first innovation laboratory designed to meet the challenges facing today's senior citizens. These include prevention of falls, alleviating loneliness and the treatment of pain.
Harnessing nature to make a better world
Professor Oded Shoseyov of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) explains how HUJ research on sequoia trees, cat fleas and tobacco has already led to stronger, more elastic materials and better medical implants and treatments. With endless possibilities.
Monitoring the health of the coral reef
Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have “genetically bar-coded”
80% of the 540 species of fish living on Eilat’s coral reef. They can match pictures of the larvae to their DNA sequence. This information will help monitor the health of the reef ecosystem.
Work together – wherever you are
Israel’s XTRMX develops software tools that allow multiple people to edit and review the same video over the Internet simultaneously. It’s as if you are sitting in the same room with the editor. XTRMX is to be offered by Avid Technology, Inc. through their online store.
Voice-activated headphones
Israel’s Rubidium has integrated its voice trigger into the 66 Audio® PRO Voice wireless headphones, to produce the world’s first voice-triggered Bluetooth headphones with built-in Amazon Alexa. Users say “Alexa” to start interacting with Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.
Speeding up cybersecurity innovation
The Hessian Israeli Partnership Accelerator for Cybersecurity (HIPA) brings together top talents in cybersecurity from Israel and Germany to jointly work on cybersecurity projects. The partnership is a joint venture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute.