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Israeli start-up United Parents has developed free software to guard children when they use the Internet. Parents are alerted when suspicious relationships or activities are detected.

So many readers have asked what to do with their old desktop or laptop. Eco Tech is an NGO which can upgrade potentially 1000 computers, employing 120 teenagers and benefiting 5000 people.

We reported about Israel’s 3DTV in Oct 2010. In a recent 2 minute interview, their CEO mentioned that they are able to deliver the same technology onto a laptop.

The IDC in Herzliya is a hothouse for the next generation of inventors. The Info Fridge, the Stui, How2UDo, PBI, 4T2, Plick, Mooderator and Moozot are all final projects of miLAB 2011 graduates.

Prof Yossi Hatzor of Ben Gurion Uni has won an international Rock Mechanics award for his way of estimating Paleoseismic PGA – the key cause of the devastating Christchurch earthquake.

A new supernova (exploding star) has been photographed by the three Israeli observatories – PTF Sky (Weizmann), Martin Kraar (Rehovot) and Tel Aviv Uni’s (Mitzpe Ramon).

The Israeli Government is investing a massive 1.35 billion shekels in its I-CORE programme and hopes to attract hundreds of top Israeli research scientists to return to Israel.

Israel’s Ormat Industries is to build the largest geothermal power plant in the world in a deal worth $130 million. New Zealand generates a third of its energy from geothermal sources.

The new environmental chemistry degree course at Israel’s Ariel University allows students to specialize in clean-tech - including ozone depletion, pollution and the ecological impact of energy.

Details from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics confirm that Israeli dairy cows produce more milk than those in any other country.