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The Hiriya landfill site that used to be such an eyesore to motorists has become Ariel Sharon Park and a top tourist destination during the holiday of Tabernacles.

Due to Egypt’s ban on the sale of palm branches to Israel for the Tabernacles holiday, an innovative Israeli technique was used for storing previously harvested branches.

Israel’s navy has installed a new simulator known as the “Bridge”. The new anti-terror technology will allow Israeli marines and commandos to thwart threats at sea more efficiently.

Israel is about to launch a spy satellite, able to take high-resolution images from an altitude of 600 kilometres. Its main task will be to keep a watch on Iran's nuclear programme sites and its arms shipments to Lebanon's Shiite militia Hezbollah.

See what happens when a flock of pelicans collide with an F15 plane? The engines catch fire and the pilot has just seconds to avert disaster.

When you visit the Haifa Museum of Art you are invited to complete a questionnaire and then are given a tailored guide to which exhibits should interest you.

An Israeli father has developed a new iPhone application ‘YellowBrck’ that is full of tips and ideas for entertaining children.

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s RiT Technologies has launched Beamcaster – its indoor wireless optical networking solution. The ultra-high bandwidth and ultra-secure wireless technology is ideal for open-plan offices, hospitals, schools and trade shows, providing high connectivity and easy installation.

Israel Technion’s Professor Dan Shechtman has been named as the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of patterns in atoms called quasicrystals. He also discusses his innovative and massively popular course on Technological Entrepreneurships.

The BIRD Foundation is putting another $3.1 million into four Israeli clean-tech companies. Their innovative technology will be used to advance USA renewable energy goals.