A store full of robots
Israel’s RobotAppStore says it is the first online marketplace to enable the purchase and download of hundreds of applications that extend the functionality of any type of robot. Soon all robots will connect to the Internet, share a common knowledge database and upgrade functions in real-time.
Israel feeds the world
Please watch this 8min youtube video to see fourteen Israeli agriculture technology companies and two Israeli renewable energy companies demonstrate their products at Israel Agritech 2012.
Analysing the ecosystem
A delegation of top Massachusetts water companies, investment companies and government representatives are now in Israel talking with Israeli start-ups. They praised Israel’s innovative projects, its work ethics, team dynamics and lack of fear of failure.
Israel keeps your food fresh
(Thanks to NoCamels.com) Israel’s BT9 provides companies with sensors for their temperature-sensitive products and sends them alerts when there is a problem. It’s called “Cold Chain Management” – perishables are transported around the world and monitored in Israel. (Now called Xsense)
Smart energy grid for Netanya
Herzliya-based energy-storage innovator Nation-E has joined forces with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to develop and commercialize grid-level energy storage communication systems. The technology will be piloted with the Netanya Municipality.
A vaccine for crops
(Thanks to Israel21c) This article describes the latest developments at Israel’s Morflora. Its revolutionary technology (originating from the Hebrew University) delivers genetic traits to a seed, without transforming the genome of the treated plant. The new strain boosts crop yields and help battle world famine.
Women “man” unmanned vehicles
To avoid risks from Gaza snipers, missiles and explosives, Israel deploys the Guardium – an Unmanned (armored) Ground Vehicle. The UGV is equipped with 360-degree cameras and loudspeakers. They are controlled remotely by IDF soldiers who are all women.
Israel to transform Indian water system
Israeli water experts visited the Indian city of Raipur before a Dehli water conference. Abraham Tenne of the Israel Water Authority said, “The Indian water community looks to Israel as a sort of guru; they know the Israeli water industry very well and hold it in very high regard.”
Glasses to see in the dark
The Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative has given a $6.5 million grant to a team led by Ben-Gurion University to develop thin film nano-coating, a few microns thick, for night vision glasses. Nano-photonic technologies will change invisible infrared light to visible.
UK appoints Tech Envoy to Israel
UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced at a Conservative Friends of Israel lunch that Saul Klein, a partner at investment firm Index Ventures, would act as an unpaid ambassador for tech partnership between Britain and Israel and help build links with innovative Israeli companies.