Israel Active

I reported previously (Dec 2015) on MysizeID which measures your body for clothes with the sensors of your smartphone. Now MysizeID has been upgraded so that it can measure almost anything.  Helps with packaging, choosing furnishings, kitchen equipment etc.

Tel Aviv’s Cybertech is the second largest conference and exhibition of cyber technologies in the world. Over 10,000 visitors heard from the experts in many of Israel’s 450 cyber companies - 65 more than a year ago.  Israel’s PM also announced a new National Center for Cyber Education.

The European Union has invested 7.7 million Euros in the NanoPack project, led by Israel’s Technion, to develop nanotech food packages for perishable foods. Polymers based on Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) release antimicrobial and anti-fungal oils to inhibit microbes and increase shelf life.

At CES 2017, Israel’s Mobileye and its UK partner Delphi demonstrated their latest autonomous technology with a 6.3-mile driverless journey through the streets of Las Vegas. The car self-drove smoothly, handling “with aplomb impolite drivers cutting in … like a good driver was behind the wheel.”

Researchers at Ben Gurion University have developed a method of distinguishing between the genuine owner of a smartphone and a thief, by how the user presses the touch screen. It takes just 35 touches to reveal an imposter – long before he/she can steal valuable information.

Ben-Gurion University and Israel’s ImageSat International (owner and operator of the EROS satellites) are developing a high resolution hyperspectral imaging system. The cameras have been miniaturized and require only 10% of the data previously needed to produce high-resolution images.

I reported previously on the cosmic ray protection suit developed by Israel’s StemRad.  The suit will be tested in 2018 on the next trial flight to the Moon of NASA's Orion satellite. If successful, the suit will be used on the first manned flight to Mars in 2021.

Israeli cyber security company Intezer has developed a virtual "security camera" for a company’s computer processing. It maps all the active programs, down to each code fragment and highlights any unrecognized software. Intezer has just raised $2 million in funds.

Israel’s Knowmail is building “personalized Artificial Intelligence” to help employees manage email and other messages better. It studies your email habits, time management and personal preferences and automatically prioritizes your emails. Knowmail has just raised $3.5 million in funds.

Israel’s Insert is the first automated in-app marketing platform. It puts "inserts" (videos, banners, messages, surveys etc.)  into any live app in minutes, with no coding. Insert is partnering with Mobiquity of the US, a digital engagement provider to Fortune 500 companies.