Israeli school wins robotics competition
Teams from the World ORT-affiliated Misgav High School in Northern Israel won first and third place at the Fire Fighting Home Robot Contest at Trinity College in Connecticut, USA. 29 teams from China, the USA and other countries took part.
Filtering ships’ ballast
Amiad Filtration Systems (from my cousin’s Kibbutz) has won a 10 year contract with Calgon Carbon Corporation for cleaning ships' ballast water. Amiad’s Arkal automatic self-cleaning disc filtration technology also protects the marine environment from invasive species transported by ballast water.
Your phone can have a split personality
The Jade application from Israel’s Cellrox allows employees to use the same mobile smart-phone for work and personal use. The app allows the phone’s android operating system to run in separate environments, with a different contact list, different applications and different email accounts.
Israeli technology helps Canadian farmers
Canadian farmers are turning to Israel’s SAE Afikim, better known as Afimilk, to help them increase the milk production of their cows. The average US and Canadian cow will produce 10,000 litres per year. In Israel, it’s around 12,000 litres due to better management of the animals.
The recruitment agency app
QTRecruit can save companies a fortune in recruitment costs and could make recruitment agencies redundant altogether. Two former IDF solders have developed computer software that searches the Internet, gathering information about relevant candidates for a client’s open positions.
Israel to the rescue
(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s Agilite has produced a hands-free rescue device called the IPC (Injured Personnel Carrier). The IPC weighs less than 0.5kg and secures an injured person on a rescuer's back. It is a huge improvement on the Fireman’s carry technique and is already popular internationally.
Microsoft is really thinking about Israel
The Microsoft annual Think Next conference in April at Tel Aviv port will focus on the most creative technology people in Israel. This "Globes" report profiles eight of the start-ups that will participate in the conference.
Israel’s technological advantage
Israel’s natural gas is mostly methane and has a wide variety of uses in the chemical and transportation industries. Also, as a latecomer to the industry, Israel can benefit from the experiences (and mistakes) of other countries.
Israel is getting smaller
The best of the world of nanotech was on display at NanoIsrael 2012. Dozens of companies, along with over 40 start-ups, presented projects and products that use nanotechnology to produce better solutions in electronics, photonics, biotechnology, medicine, materials, agriculture, and more.
All the information you need – in your car
Israel’s Iway Mobile Ltd sells 70 Comodo car consoles a day. The system provides navigation, plus access to online radio and TV stations, parking by mobile payment, and much more. Iway Mobile is launching a pilot with China Unicom, which has 150 million subscribers.