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An Israeli company eVigilo has developed a system for residents to be notified of mass or local alerts through their mobile phone, television, radio, or computer.

It doesn’t eat, sleep or take a break. If it gets blown up then nobody gets hurt. The AMSTAF Autonomous Patrol Vehicle from Israel’s Automotive Robotic Industry is the ideal security guard.

The World Bank sponsored a 3-day “WaterHackathon” conference in Tel Aviv to try to solve the world’s water problems. An Israeli team won the competition to find the best disaster solution, for its project to amalgamate twitter and facebook messages relating to flood warnings.

This was the first University-developed innovation announced after the holidays. A Hebrew University scientist has developed a ‘pooper-scooper’ that turns dog droppings into ash. The video makes it look so easy that I think I’ll get one, even though I haven’t got a dog!

A new Israeli-developed ultrasound treatment removes all colours of facial hair from all colours of skin - permanently. Previous laser treatments only worked on dark hair and light skin types.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and representatives from the UK digital sector officially launched the British Embassy High-Tech Hub in Israel, in a 300 people event.

The Technion became the first Israeli University to be photographed for Google Street View. Filming lasted two days, using special cameras to take 360-degree views.

Dr Amit Goffer invented the amazing Israeli exoskeleton that allows paraplegics to walk upright. He explains how the device works at Israel’s Technion, where he and his team studied science.

The French company EDF energy is working in partnership with Dalkia Israel to build five solar farms on Kibbutz sites across Israel.

The team won $20,000 in the regional finals of the Intel Challenge Entrepreneurship competition in Poland. Their “perfect photo” venture goes into the global final in the US in November.