Israel Active

There is a lovely quote in Rowan Jacobsen’s latest article, inspired by his visit to Israel’s (and the world’s) largest water desalination plant at Sorek.  “A few miles from here (Syria) water disappeared and civilization crumbled. Here, a galvanized civilization created water from nothingness.”

A study by scientists at Israel’s Tel-Hai College and UK’s Oxford University found that pea plants will risk putting down roots into pots containing varying amounts of nutrients. They will take the “gamble” when their only other growth medium contains low amounts of nutrients.

Hornblower Niagara Cruises - the official Canadian Tour Boat operator in Niagara Falls - has deployed RADWIN’s FiberinMotion® mobility solution to provide high-speed wireless connectivity onboard its boats.

Israeli startup SuperMeat is developing a method for bio-engineering “cultured meat” from animal cells. Its tagline: “Real meat, without harming animals.”  Vegan CEO Koby Barak says it will be kosher, vegan-friendly, prevent world hunger and stop global warming.  Wow!

Israeli tech entrepreneur Ran Poliakine has developed the Tap Strap – a wearable device that senses finger movements and translates them into text from any surface to any smart device.  The Tap Strap sends a character or command to a device based on which fingers touched the surface. !

This NoCamels article features nine Israeli companies who are making major contributions to agriculture through their innovative technology.  These are Sensilize, BioBee, miRobot, Roots, Tal-Ya, Morflora, Netafim, GreenWall and EdenShield.

In southern Israel's Arava desert, thanks to innovative Israeli technology, strawberries, argan trees and sustainable fish thrive in some of the harshest environments.

I featured previously the dashcam app from Israel’s Nexar which records and reports bad driving.  App users have automatically profiled the driving behavior of over 7 million cars in San Francisco, New York, and Tel Aviv.  Nexar has just raised $10.5 million of funding.

Israeli starup Kwik has developed smart buttons, which let consumers order products from their home by pressing a button.  Kwik is working with Domino’s, Budweiser, Huggie’s and others.  Kwik has just raised $3 million to expand to the US.

I reported previously on the RealSense camera technology developed by Intel Haifa.  Now Intel has installed the human-like depth perception technology into Typhoon H - a new drone developed by the Shanghai-based aerospace company Yuneec International.