Protection against multiple threats
(Thanks to Nevet www.BroaderView.org) Israel’s RADA has developed a tactical Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) to detect UAVs, mortars, and rockets. Boeing is currently evaluating the system.
Before the typhoon
Israel’s water management company Miya won the Drinking Water Supply – Software category in this year’s IWA Project Innovation Awards for its work reducing water leakage in Manila, Philippines. Water lost through faulty systems was reduced from 67% to 38% - saving 700 million liters a day.
Israeli cooking app goes global
Israeli startup Kinetic Art is producing a vegetarian cooking application of 20 of America's leading chefs in association with the James Beard Foundation culinary organization. The application, called “The Best of the Best”, will be available for iPad, iPhone and Android devices.
The best start-up at IDCEE 2013
Israeli company Ubertesters won the best startup award, and a prize of about $20,000 in the IDCEE 2013 international technology conference held in Kiev, Ukraine. Ubertesters presented its cloud-based platform for the crowdsourced testing of mobile applications.
Database of Israeli companies fighting climate change
The Ministry of Economy presented a database of the Israeli companies that offer Adaptation technologies at the Warsaw Climate Change Conference. The companies address climate, waste, green building materials, agriculture and crisis management.
Water – a key to world peace?
“Filtration will ensure that life as we know it continues”, says the CEO of Israeli water filtration company Amiad. “Ensuring that there is enough clean water to grow the food burgeoning populations need is a concern for farmers and governments everywhere. With our systems, farmers grow ten kilos of cucumbers in an area where they previously had been able to grow just one kilo.”
A new green fuel
Ben Gurion University scientists have developed a revolutionary method for producing alternative liquid fuel from two of the most common substances on earth, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. BGU Professor Moti Herskowitch unveiled the breakthrough at the Bloomberg Fuel Choices Summit in Tel Aviv.
Checking the temperature
(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s BT9 has enhanced its Xsense automated data collection and analytics system for the cold supply chain. The range of products monitored by the sensors now include meat and poultry, fish and seafood, dairy, ice-cream, chocolate, snacks and medicines.
Don’t touch my bike
Israel’s HUHA team devised a solution to preventing bicycle theft that is only slightly larger than a plastic coca cola cap. The Cricket is a silent alarm that uses bluetooth technology to alert smart phone users if anyone touches their bicycle.
TCL TVs to have Israeli software
TCL Corporation, the third largest television brand in the world, has selected the industry-leading and award winning gesture recognition solution from Israel’s PointGrab to power TCL’s upcoming line of smart televisions. PointGrab’s software is already included in Samsung smart TVs.