Israel Active

(Thanks to Herb) For once, the New York Times has published a positive article about Israel, so I’ve just got to include it.

Microsoft revealed the extent of its adoption of Israeli technology at the tech giant’s Think Next event in Tel Aviv. Visitors got a peek at no fewer than 40 new projects being developed at Microsoft’s labs and development centres in Israel.

The Innovation Labs (iLabs) team at Microsoft Israel have developed a technology (called “Alice”) that allows for any mirror or reflective surface to become a three-dimensional display.

Israel’s nano-technology field has over 2000 scientists and students. Thousands of papers have been published plus 170 “success stories” in the form of start-up companies and approved patents. The next 5 years will focus on R&D programs that can be applied to industrial applications.

(Thanks to Israel21c) A clever display of Israel’s technological achievements during its 64 years. You need to click on the right arrow key when the image appears.

The first ever “TentTech” Sustainable Technology Camp for ecological innovation took place in Southern Israel’s Negev desert. 80 participants represented the disciplines of science, technology, art and environment to build 15 useful projects for environment-friendly living. (courtesy of Ilan Graicer) http://bit.ly/tenttechpressphotos

Intel Corporation has launched its 3G Ivy Bridge processor, which it developed in Israel and the US. The Ivy Bridge is a quad-core processor, designed to offer substantially improved graphics and computer processing speed. The processors is being embedded in all new PCs.

(thanks to Herb) An Israeli start-up has a way to make plants genetically resistant to disease. Morflora's Dotan Peleg and Miri Lapidot believe they will change the face of global agriculture. The U.S. government found the technology so promising that it's helping to fund trials.

Ben Gurion University are developing an olive tree forest at their Wadi Mashash agricultural research farm in the Negev desert. 240 olive trees have already been planted with at least 600 more to follow. The trees are expected to survive on the normal limited and variable rainfall of the Negev.

The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera became the first Israeli medical centre to implement an advanced robotic system that automatically dispenses medication to hospital wards. The system prevents errors in the medication distribution process and saves time for the nursing staff.