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A recent event organized by SpeedMind - Israel offered the opportunity for an inside look into Cyber Technology in Israel. The government, VC’s and companies offering a variety of products and services for the cyber security market are now investing in and promoting the Cyber Security market in Israel.

Here is a video of the visit to the Technion from the Chinese Ambassador to Israel. Long histories connect China with Israel and the Technion attracts top Chinese students to study here.

(Thanks to Herb) There are physical similarities between the Jewish State and the South-West State of the USA. So how does each deal with its limited water resources?

When you next board an Airbus or any plane with Pratt and Whitney engines, you can rest assured that Israeli technology is helping to power you to your destination. Bet Shemesh Engines produces components for the auxiliary power units and will continue to do so for at least the next seven years.

The eighth annual International Ilan Ramon Space Conference in Herzliya attracted the heads of 14 space agencies around the world. Israel announced that it planned to train another astronaut and was invited to join the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).

Three Israeli university researchers have designed a new encryption method for fiber optic communications. “It is analogous to many soft sounds of a lovely symphony scattered through a recording of background noise,” said the researchers. Only the authorized user can enjoy the symphony.

British Ambassador Matthew Gould outlined the scheme for Israeli and UK scientists to work on joint regenerative medicine research. And Israeli ministers welcomed the first group of post-doctoral students from India and China arriving on six-month research programs with Israeli Universities.

Israeli wind sensor company Pentalum Technologies has raised $5.5 million to expand production of SpiDAR, a cost effective device for remote sensing of wind. The device is 20% of the price of competitors, allowing wind farms to improve electricity production by up to 10% - equal to millions of dollars.

Israeli start-up 22Seeds is raising finance for Greenbox - a revolutionary iPhone-controlled wireless irrigation system. From the comfort of your home you can program your irrigation valves, optimize water usage, import water programs, integrate with weather forecasts and much more.

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israeli farmers in the Negev have cut their use of chemical pesticides by about 80%. They use natural predators – bugs that don’t harm the crops – to get rid of the pests. Also they allow the land to rest in the July heat to kill off any remaining insects and fungus diseases in the soil.