Saving lives from IEDs
(Thanks to Eli) Defeating the threat from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) has been the aim of the world’s anti-terrorist forces. The Miniature Reactive Jammer (MRJ) from Israel’s Elbit Systems was launched at DSEi in London. The device detects, analyzes and disrupts the IED trigger signal.
PointGrab wins Euro Prize
Israel’s PointGrab has won the 2013 European Technology Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan for its achievements in "gesture recognition for consumer electronics." PointGrab’s technology is in computers, smartphones and TVs, including Samsung’s Smart TVs, Acer and Fujitsu PCs.
Night of the scientists
On 24th September, twelve top Israeli academic institutions will hold an open evening showcasing Computer Science to mark the centenary of birth of Alan Turing, the “father of the computer era”. The public can meet scientists, tour laboratories, experience workshops and hear lectures and presentations.
Fuel from castor bean seeds
Israel’s Evogene has successfully completed three years of field trials in Brazil to develop castor beans into bio-diesel and other industrial uses. The crop is sown after the soybean harvest, when rainfall is insufficient for other crops. It provides farmers with a high value crop and vital extra revenue.
Tal-Ya trays go into production
Tal-Ya’s product is a unique tray that surrounds the base of a tree, vine or other crop. It saves farmers over 50% in water and 30% fertilizer resources, while preventing weed-growth. The tray also achieves a dramatic increase in crop yield. The company is now selling trays internationally.
Learning to dare
A case study that highlights how the IDF implants technical skills in young recruits that equip them later to build hi-tech companies.
Israelis touch the stars
(Thanks to Israel21c) Space exploration was the theme for this year’s “Night of the Scientists when research institutions and science museums around Israel opened to the public. 2013 is the tenth anniversary of the flight of the first Israeli astronaut - Ilan Ramon.
Greek student at Hebrew U wins top dental prize
Georgia Kotantoula, a Greek biomedical masters’ student at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, won first prize in a European Association of Orthodontists’ competition. Georgia’s dental bacteria remedy has been patented by the university and will commence trials shortly.
Should you trust the tipsters?
Tel Aviv-based TipRanks, a financial start-up that aggregates and ranks stock recommendations, was one of the “Best of Show” winners at this year’s Finovate competition in New York. TipRanks measures how well financial analysts’ stock tips have performed historically.
You’re never lost with Israeli indoor GPS
There are now at least four Israeli start-ups offering customers free applications to help them find their way around giant shopping malls. I reported WiseSec’s Wiseby in March. Now Mally from GeniusMatcher has hit Spain and NavIn and IndoorGo are beginning to move in.