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Israel’s BrightSource Energy is building a huge 750MW Concentrated Solar Power plant that will generate more electricity than 3.5 traditional US coal or gas-fired power plants.

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed sophisticated software, based on facial recognition technology, to piece together digitized fragments of the fragments discovered in an Egyptian synagogue in the late 19th Century.

Israel’s Fulcrum Stable Proteins is the first company in the world to harness proteins and nanoparticles for use in composite materials. It has just raised $2.3 million.

Israeli wastewater treatment company Emefcy was named Early Stage Company of the Year at the Global Cleantech 100 Summit and Gala held in Washington, DC. Seven Israeli companies were included in the Top 100 – the only Middle East country to be represented.

Brightway Vision has adapted its parent company Elbit’s night vision technology and is now working to produce an inexpensive system that improves vision while driving at night in order to prevent road accidents.

Moshe Lichtman has retired from being the head of Microsoft Israel’s Research & Development. Now at 55, he wants to build an Israeli company with annual sales over $1 billion.

Throughout Israel and abroad, Israeli company Conceptic’s has an exciting way to order your food in a restaurant. It’s been available for a few years, but I’ve only just got my teeth into it.

The Israeli social-enhanced satellite navigation traffic guidance system is to launch in the world’s largest country. 20% of Israelis and 7 million Americans use Waze. Also a 21 minute overview film.

Israeli start-up Qwilt has launched its product to manage the increasing volume of video traffic on companies Internet networks. Video is now 40% of Internet traffic and is forecast to double by 2015.

Weizmann scientists Brian Berkowitz and Ishai Dror have designed a chemical treatment system that can purify polluted water. It combines Diatomite, Iron and Vitamin B12.