What’s happening at WATEC
Foreign government ministers from dozens of countries will attend Israel’s International water conference WATEC 2015 starting Oct 13. There are joint sessions with California, China, Europe and the OECD. The event is preceded by Cleanvest - a full day investors’ summit.
The brains behind fast-charging batteries
This article complements technical one about Israel’s StoreDot – developers of fast-charging batteries. StoreDot employs 20 PhDs - organic chemists. quantum physicists, electrical engineers and device engineers – all working together to build new molecules.
EU requires Israeli encryption technology
Top international lawyer Dr. Patrick Van Eecke has stated that new stricter European Union regulations on data security in the wake of leaks at Target, Sony and the IRS, requires companies to seek advanced encryption software such as supplied by Israeli cyber-security firms.
Automating the freight business
Israel’s Freightos automates freight sales for some of the world’s largest logistics providers. It allows companies to give instant quotes to ship goods in any currency. Freightos has just raised $14 million of funding.
Better microchips
Israeli startup Optimal+ analyzes the production processes of semiconductor manufacturers. By processing “big data” Optimal+ can make big cost savings. Optimal(plus) has just raised $42 million to fund its rapid growth plans.
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions
The Israeli cabinet approved plans to slash emissions of greenhouse gases by 25% by 2030. The NIS 800 million cost would eventually save the economy NIS 100 billion in fuel savings and reduced disease from pollution.
Virtual Reality on a chip
Israel’s GemSense has developed an instant Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality (VR/AR) environment on a microchip. GemSense is working with Samsung and Google to turn ordinary items into a 3D experience. GemSense’s Cave Driver 3D game was a huge hit at Tel Aviv’s DLD Innovation Conference. The innovation also opens up major possibilities for medical treatments.
Israeli robots to protect USAF troops
Israel’s Roboteam is to supply the US Air Force with 250 anti-IED Micro Tactical Ground Robots (MTGRs). Each robot weighs less than 20 pounds, has 5 cameras, a microphone, infrared laser pointers, travels at 2 mph, climbs stairs, and has a range of more than 500 meters.
Teen invents GPS ID tag to prevent kidnapping
16-year-old Israeli Amit Saban, a member of the gifted students' program at Tel Aviv University, has launched a startup that makes "smart" ID tags with built-in GPS technology that can help soldiers and civilians in distress, and even prevent abductions.
The secret of fast battery charging
Dr Doron Myersdorf, CEO of Israel’s StoreDot, reveals that the low resistance of his company’s organic “nanodots” allow 100 times more current than can be provided to traditional batteries.