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Israel’s StoreDot (famous for its technology that re-charges a dead phone battery in one minute) has now developed a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) made of a single layer of organic molecules. The LCD displays vivid colors for TVs, phones, tablets and (future) roll-up screens.

Israel Technion student Eden Saig has developed a system that classifies sentiment in texts on social media. The system can identify potential terrorist threats or suicide risks. Eden’s system won Amdocs’ Best Project contest.

Israel’s Mellanox has launched “Spectrum” - the world’s first 100 Gigabit open Ethernet-based switch. It allows businesses to increase the bandwidth of their data centers without having to upgrade all their other equipment. (A bit nerdy, but vital to computer managers!)

The Israeli government’s Environmental Services Company Ltd is to begin operating a new facility recycling plastic waste and turning it into fuel (600kg oil per ton of waste). The facility will process 3,000 metric tons of plastic waste every year.

The Israeli government approved the establishment of a National Authority for Technology and Innovation (NATI). The authority aims to help strengthen Israel's international economic relations and maintain its position as a technological powerhouse.

The SCIO molecular scanner from Israel’s Consumer Physics is ready to ship to its first customers. The SCIO has been 4 years in development and raised $2.76 million on Kickstarter (1381% more than it asked for). So prepare to hear cries of “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it!”

Israeli startup SteamCC has invented the Ripples coffee “foam printer” that produces a personalized design in the foam on the top of your coffee. Choose one of the hundreds of designs available on the Ripple Maker’s touchscreen, which is printed out through the tiny openings in the machine’s nozzle.

Over 100 Israeli and international startups participated in Israel’s first major global Internet of Things (IoT) conference in Tel Aviv - the Wearable Tech & IoT Israel. They’re aim was to discuss how wearables are evolving and becoming an integral part of our life.

Samsung is founding a startup accelerator in its Israel development center. Samsung is looking for 6-10 startups in mobile communications, information security, wearable computers, big data, cloud computing, biometric identification, wireless charging, and autonomous vehicles.