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Intel Corporation will integrate the pen and mini-touch technology of Kfar Saba based N-trig into its Educational Tablet, a touch-enabled device for use in the classroom.

As Israel prays for the end of its current drought, the new Sorek large-scale desalination plant has completed testing and is now fully operational. Its reverse osmosis membranes can produce 624,000 cubic meters of water a day - two-thirds of the combined output of the existing Ashkelon and Hadera facilities.

The above, plus this article explains why, despite current drought conditions throughout the Middle East, Israel is currently supplying ample water to all of its citizens – and (in future) possibly most of its immediate neighbors.

Israeli startup Cyactive says it not only stops computer viruses already “in the wild” from causing damage, but also can beat most of them even before they are invented. Cyactive detects the core of any virus, because 98% of the code inside a new virus is copied from existing viruses.

How do you order a ring for someone when you don’t know his or her ring size? The handy Israeli app Findmyringsize will tell you. Take an existing ring and hold it over the images on your smartphone or re-sized computer screen. Simple to use and you could make someone very happy.

(Thanks to BBCWatch) There was rare praise from the BBC, when its technology correspondent paid a visit to Israel. The report includes filmed items shown on BBC TV news.

At the Vidor Family Visitors’ Center in Israel’s Arava, visitors receive an interactive learning experience about desertification, flora and fauna, and the development of communities and agriculture in the region. The Arava was originally a desert but is now the jewel in the crown of Israeli agriculture.

Raanan Stern has turned space management into an art form with this tiny artist studio in the heart of Tel Aviv. The modular design allows the artist to shift furniture around, open drawers or even remove them, depending on the activity. A folding bed is built into the back of the study door.

A comfortable ride is guaranteed, now that Tel Aviv’s SoftWheel has put “selective suspension” inside the wheel. When a wheelchair, bicycle or aircraft encounters an obstacle, he wheel’s hub extends or shrinks symmetrically as needed, dramatically reducing the shock transmitted.

Apple Inc. has decided to open a development center in Israel focusing on semiconductors. It will be Apple’s first and only R&D centre outside its California headquarters. It is a major change in strategy and signals the US giant’s confidence in Israel’s hi-tech skills.