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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.

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.

(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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Israeli website builder Wix has released a version of its free DIY website builder that supports HTML5. Now Wix’s product will run on any platform from PC to mobile device. Its user-friendly interface allows users to build a professional on-line presence without the need for any coding or design skills.

Yossi Vardi graduated from Israel’s Technion some 40 years ago, and helped to build over sixty hi-tech companies. Yossi remains a strong advocate of the Technion’s vital importance to today’s innovative entrepreneurs – a key ingredient to Israel’s success.

(Thanks to NoCamels) Scientists at Ben Gurion University together with a team from Clarkson University in New York have managed to produce energy from living snails and cockroaches. The quantities are small, but practical applications have already been proposed.