The dark side of the Internet
Ben Gurion University engineer Mark Last has developed a system for detecting websites used for illegal military activities. It analyzes the occurrence of certain words and highlights those sites with an unusually high frequency of them. The system has near-perfect success rates.
Happy 40th birthday to the cell phone
The International media is full of news of the first cell phone call made in 1973 by Martin Cooper of Motorola. They are strangely silent about the fact that much of the technology was developed at Motorola’s Haifa development center.
For smooth video messages, just Glide
Jerusalem-based Glide has launched a game-changing instant video messenger that makes it easy to communicate with friends and family. With Glide, video messages are broadcast live the moment recording begins and simultaneously saved to the cloud for on-demand consumption.
An Exodus into science
Thousands of Israeli children and their families swarmed the interactive exhibits of the Clore Science Garden at Rehovot’s Weizmann Institute of Science on Passover. Exhibits included a “xylostone”, a solar mirror, the “moon cradle” and activities included building a bridge from trapezoidal blocks.
Israeli sweets are good for you
(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s Carmit Candy Industries has launched innovative confectionary to help shed pounds, boost the immune system and promote bone health. They include a weight-management wafer bar and chocolate coins with calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K.
You can hardly avoid it
This new video shows just how much Israeli technology impacts on our lives.
The stamp of approval
Based in the Gutwirth Science Park in Technion City, Israel’s NanoSpun won 300,000 Euros in the Nano/Polymer Challenge in Italy in 2011. It has now been featured on a new Israeli postage stamp - the Technion 2012 Cornerstone Centennial Stamp. NanoSpun typifies Technion's success in shaping and nurturing Israel as a high-tech global success.
Israel and NYC sign nano-tech agreement
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an international partnership in the field of nano-technology between New York State and the State of Israel. It will enable new investments and high-tech jobs for both.
Fresh water using the power of the sun
Israel’s SunDwater harnesses the sun’s energy to heat and distill polluted or salty water and turn it into safe, clean drinking water. Solar mirrors heat the water and turn it into steam, which is then re-circulated back into a holding tank as pure distilled water.
Keeping South Korea’s nuclear reactors safe
(From Atid-EDI) Waterfall Security Solutions of Tel Aviv has installed its Unidirectional Security Gateways at a South Korean nuclear generator. South Korea faces real physical and cyber threats and has recognized the value of strong protection for their critical control networks.