Instant electricity from Aluminum and water
The Israel Technion demonstrates its eco-friendly fuel cell that works immediately you pour water into a container of activated Aluminum powder. See it powering model boats and cars. It is 10-15 times more powerful than the equivalent Lithium-ion battery.
Do It Yourself
The CamMe app from Israel’s PointGrab allows you to control your smartphone camera from a distance of up to 22 feet. Just raise your hand and make a fist. The app will then start counting down and take your “selfie” photo.
A whole new ball game
(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s PlaySight has revolutionized tennis training with SmartCourt – a game-changing analysis and feedback system to help tennis players improve their performance. PlaySight has installed eight systems in the US and plans to bring it to every field sports club around the world.
Nevada geothermal power plant completed
Israel’s Ormat Industries has finished building the Don Campbell geothermal power plant in Mineral County, Nevada. The 16-megawatt power station is named after the late Ormat employee who identified the geothermal field.
Engineers without borders
Technion’s Professor Mark Talesnik empowers his students to change the world. Their first project was to build 62 sustainable biomass reactors for a Nepal village. They generate methane for energy, recycle waste into fertilizer rather pollute the water, and save using wood to produce harmful smoke.
Sustainable fish farms
(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israel’s Moti Cohen builds aquaponic farms that provide people with both fish and plants to eat. The crops feed off the waste created by the fish, while the fish thrive on the oxygen made by the crops. No waste or fertilizer. Moti has been advising the UN on aquaponics.
What you see is what you get
(Thanks to Uri) Israelis Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir have invented “seam-carving” also known as re-targeting. You can now reduce or enlarge the width of a photo without changing its height or distorting the content. It helps the easy transfer of images to mobile phone screens, for example.
Israeli students touch the sky
Two scientific experiments designed by grade 8 to 10 Israeli school students were launched to the International Space Station, where astronauts will perform them in zero gravity. Holon students are testing the formation of sugar crystals and Mateh Yehuda students are looking to mix oil and water.
You know the score
Israel’s Tonara iPad application displays electronic sheet music for each performer. The new version can follow any number of notes played simultaneously on any number of different instruments, track the user's current position in the score and turn the page at the right moment.
Just point, to switch on your oven
PointSwitch, from Israel’s PointGrab is designed to control home appliances via pointing and gestures. The PointSwitch chip can detect gestures up to 15 feet away and under all lighting conditions. PointGrab is working with manufacturers to embed its chips in “smart” appliances.