Israel Active

Israelis are using 21st technology to record digital images and names of the 100,000 intact graves on the hill overlooking Temple Mount. Already the system has found missing graves amongst the 150,000 dug over the past 3000 years.

In Israel, we’re developing new materials atom by atom. It’s a whole new scientific venture. Watch Technion Professor Wayne D. Kaplan describe the Titan electron microscope – the only one in Israel.

Israeli start-up Sol-Chip’s solar battery needs no re-charging or maintenance. It can be used for alarms, monitors, game devices, identity tags, sprinklers and …. cows?

Bright LED is developing a LED street lighting solution that solves the problem of heat dispersion, thereby greatly improving energy use and slashing electricity consumption. It is conducting a pilot of its streetlights in a major Israeli city, and it will soon conduct trials in cities in Europe and the US.

‘Colorful’ is a Windows phone application that can tell you the colour of the object your phone’s camera is pointed at. It was developed by three Hebrew University students and costs only $1.99

Israeli environmental scientists plant hardy trees to improve air quality and provide renewable fuel, using ‘unusable' land and water.

That’s how Weizmann researchers describe their institute. From cell recycling to exploding stars, these geniuses enjoy the time and freedom to produce the next phenomenal discovery.

Following the Jewish holidays, some 30 high-tech events took place in Tel Aviv this week, to discuss, analyze and demonstrate just about every tech topic under the sun.

The Digital Life Design Summit at Tel Aviv Port seeks to evaluate and understand the impact of the digital lifestyle on life and design. The co-chair is Yossi Vardi who brought ICQ instant messaging to the world in 1996. Some of the attendees called the event Tel Aviv’s “Silicon Wadi”

Early Oct we reported about Seambiotic. This week it’s UniVerve, which has developed a complete process to produce animal feed and fuel.