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In 2008 Israel relocated its Eilat fish farms to the Mediterranean port of Ashdod to prevent further damage to the Red Sea ecology. Studies have now shown that previously endangered Eilat marine species have recovered and no adverse affects have been reported regarding the Ashdod environment.

Israeli cyber-security companies received eleven awards at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco. Votiro won gold in the “Innovations in Next Generation Security” category for its software that “sanitizes” any form of data that enters an organization via the Internet. Covertix won two awards - silver for its database security and bronze for “Awesome Product of the Year”.

CleanTech 2014, the 18th annual international event for Clean Technologies at Airport City focused on environmental quality, infrastructures and green building, renewable energy and water technologies.

Israel’s Defense Ministry has successfully completed final testing on the “Sky Shield” system that protects commercial planes from missile attacks. A thermal camera integrated with laser technology deflects missiles. European authorities reported eight attempts to launch missiles at airplanes last year.

(Thanks to Israel21c) Another revolutionary new Israeli keyboard – this time from SnapKeys. It’s simple to use, with only two fingers or thumbs and is available on Windows and Android operating systems.

Prestigious American magazine, Fast Company has ranked Israel’s Water-Gen number 21 in its list of fifty Most Innovative Companies. Water-Gen has developed a unique patented technology that produces drinking water out of air, plus a mobile water purification solution.

The 392-megawatt concentrating solar power (CSP) plant built by Israel’s BrightSource Energy is now delivering renewable energy to the California grid. The five-square-mile Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System in the Mojave Desert is the largest plant of its kind in the world.

Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Peretz has allocated NIS 2 million to keep Israel’s beaches clean. In addition to allowing for increased cleaning operations, the funds will serve to provide educational activities in schools, public relations campaigns and enforcement.

Marine biologists and researchers have announced that Achziv’s Northern Israeli coastal beach is now an internationally recognized protected dolphin habitat. The dolphins enjoy Achziv Beach because of its sea cliff, which offers deep waters for the dolphins to feed in.

Watch how the gesture technology from Israel’s Pointgrab allows you to run applications on the Lenovo range of computers from up to 2 meters away, and in low lighting environments.