Israel Active

Amazing! A positive article on Israeli high-tech from the UK’s broadcaster. “How Israel turned itself into a high-tech hub” by Katia Moskvitch. A new leaf? (I wish).

Israeli start-up Global Recycling Projects Ltd has built a solar-powered biomass reactor that turns untreated sludge into gas that powers electricity-generating turbines.

The Dead Sea Bromide Company has developed a solution called "Merquel" that neutralizes mercury emissions from coal burned in power stations.

I have absolutely no idea what this is, but prominent researchers from China and Israel have been taking part in a 4-day conference on the subject at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The two main subjects of the conference will be super-conductivity and topological insulators. So there you have it.

Israel’s Applied Cognitive Engineering Ltd (ACE), has developed the ‘Hockey IntelliGym’ that helps players develop perception and decision-making skills. The technology was initially developed to train Israeli combat pilots on the cognitive brain level.

With the Israeli-developed ShelfX, you scan the item yourself as you take it off the shelf. No checkout queues whatsoever. Now we just need to get rid of those trolleys and I may even enjoy shopping!

These are the names of two of Israel’s latest high-tech vehicles for gathering intelligence. The Granite combines synchronized radars and observation tools that can see the entire area and every target. The Storm Mk3 Jeep operates in the toughest of conditions and protects passengers from bullets and rollover.

Intel Corporation is investing NIS 55 million over the next five years in opening a new Israel research institute to research computational intelligence. Intel will work with several Israeli academic institutions to investigate computerized systems and the power of analysis and understanding resembling the capabilities of the human brain.

Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks will supply network equipment and Ka-band end-user terminals for Russia’s Rostelecom's future constellation of multi spot-beam satellites. The deal is estimated at tens of millions of dollars.

Israel’s portable navigation device developer NavNGo has launched operations in India to install its iGO GPS navigation software in company cars. NavNGo developed a special application for the Indian market, where streets are often unmarked and building’s numbers are not sequential.