Tag Archive for Israeli Technology

| August 4, 2017
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VIDEO: New Israeli System Neutralizes IED, Roadside Bomb Threat

 

Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, over 2,000 American troops have lost their lives to improvised explosive devices. This new system locates, identifies, and can destroy them before they injure, or worse.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

 

After three years of development, Israel Aerospace Industries has begun testing its Counter Improvised Explosive Device and Mine Suite mobile system.

The system can identify, locate and destroy improvised explosive devices and mines before troops even reach them.

According to project manager Reuven Y., the system, which is not yet operational, “is a new concept that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world. It is a breakthrough technology against IEDs.” Continue Reading »

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| July 28, 2017
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Israeli agriculture center wins UNESCO global prize for innovation

 

A first for the UN body to award Israel’s Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center the life sciences award.
• Volcani Center director said, This is a ‘great achievement for the state and underscores our contribution not just to science but to international cooperation for ensuring food security for future generations.’

By Danielle Roth-Avneri

 

The Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, a government-run institute in central Israel known for its groundbreaking discoveries, is among the three winners of the UNESCO Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences for 2017.

The Cohen family, Dr. Dai and Uri Ariel at presentation of the “Hadar strawberry,” named after Hadar Cohen kill by a terrorist in Jerusalem.  

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| June 23, 2017
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7 years running: Israel leads North Africa & Western Asia category in global innovation

 

Israel continues to lead the UN’s Global Innovation Index in North Africa and Western Asia category for 7th consecutive yea, ranking 17th overall in the high-income countries group.
• Ranking reflects results in human capital & research, market & business sophistication, and of course, technology production.

By Yair Altman and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israel continues to cement its status as a leader of global innovation, the U.N.’s Global Innovation Index for 2017 has found.

The Global Innovation Index surveys 130 economies, gauging standards from patent filings to education spending, with aim of providing policy makers with a comprehensive view of innovative activity that increasingly drives economic and social growth. Continue Reading »

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| June 14, 2017
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Israeli firm files patent application for 3-D “biological ink” for organ printing

 

CollPlant’s bio-ink enables the 3-D printing of tissue and organs, with the aim of providing a solution to the significant need of life saving organs.

By SHARON UDASIN

 

The Israeli regenerative medicine company CollPlant has filed a US  to be used in the three-dimensional printing of tissues and organs.

CollPlant’s patent application refers to formulations of bio-ink based on the firm’s rhCollagen (recombinant type 1 human collage), a plant-based technology that mimics human collagen – the main structural protein in connective tissues. By filing the patent, the Ness Ziona-based company expressed hopes of establishing its position as a leader in three-dimensional biological printing and of forming partnerships in the field of organ printing. Continue Reading »

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| June 4, 2017
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Porsche invests 10’s of million$ in Israel to acquire AI technology for its vehicles

 

Porsche is looking to Israel to bring it into the future of transportation, seen by its investment of eight figures in its effort to integrate artificial intelligence technology.

By ARIANE MANDELL

 

Porsche is establishing an “innovation office” in Israel, and investing eight figures in the effort, the German sports car manufacturer said in a statement released Thursday.

“Porsche is a company that draws on innovation,” the statement read. “And now it is establishing an ‘innovation office’ in Israel.”

Tel Aviv – Photo: PORSCHE

Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairmain of Porsche’s Executive Board and Member of its Executive Board for Finance and IT, said “Israel is a key market for IT experts and engineers. Continue Reading »

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| April 25, 2017
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WATCH: More F-35 stealths arrive in Israel for ‘Jewish conversion’ of ‘Made in Israel’ electronics

 

Upon arrival of the three F-35 jets, still plagued with original glitches, each aircraft will be immediately fitted with ‘Made in Israel’ electronic systems transferring the stealth fighter to a F-35i ‘Adir’, the most advanced jet-fighter in the world.

By Itay Blumental

 

Three F-35 stealth fighter jets landed on Sunday in Nevatim Airbase in the Negev, joining two others that arrived about four months ago.

The three planes will undergo a thorough testing and implementation procedure lasting about a year.

Israel became the first country after the US to receive the American-built jets, which will increase its ability to attack distant targets. Continue Reading »

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| March 2, 2017
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UN peacekeepers use Israeli surveillance technology in Africa

UN Peacekeeping soldiers in Central African Republic are using an Israeli made unmanned aerial vehicles and observation balloons to gather intelligence, guard their outposts and for carrying out field operations.
• Israel’s ambassador to U.N. says, “We are working to broaden this cooperation.”

By Shlomo Cesana & Israel Hayom Staff

 

The United Nations is using Israeli equipment, including an observation balloon and unmanned aerial vehicles, to protect its peacekeepers in Africa — despite the international body’s long history of hostility and hypocrisy toward the Jewish state.

RT’s SKYSTAR 180 aerostat. – Photo: RT LTA SYSTEMS LTD

Within the framework of its security cooperation with the U.N., Continue Reading »

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| February 6, 2017
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WATCH: Israel’s optical technology ruled the Super Bowl with incredible playbacks

 

Football fans no longer just watch the game from the sidelines, but now view the action from the center of the field by integrating this incredible new technology that provided amazing 360° viewing for the TV audience.

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As New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons fans gritted their teeth on Sunday night during the first Super Bowl to end in overtime, they could connect closer than ever to their favorite teams through an innovative Israeli technology.

While watching the game on their TV screens, fans were able to “Be the Player” – experiencing first-downs and fumbles from the players’ point of view through Intel’s 360 Replay, developed in Israel.  Continue Reading »

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| August 22, 2016
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Israel’s PM to offer African leaders new technology at September UN meeting

 

Exhibition featuring Israel’s cutting-edge technology in the fields of science, agriculture, and medicine is organized by Israeli envoy to the U.N. Danny Danon, with the purpose of assisting rural African villages and further strengthen Israel-Africa ties.

By Mati Tuchfeld

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with African leaders in New York in September, as part of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Netanyahu visited Africa in July for a four-day trip that included meeting with the leaders of Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

The meetings scheduled for September will take place as part of a special exhibition organized by Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Continue Reading »

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| June 23, 2016
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MIT Tech Review: Israel’s Mobileye ranked 6th, on a list of the world’s top 50

 

view videoIsrael’s Mobileye technology company, which makes vision systems for mobile vehicles, was ranked 6th on list of the world’s 50 “smartest” companies, by the prestigious MIT Technology Review.

By Ilan Gattegno and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israel’s Mobileye technology company was ranked sixth on a list of the world’s 50 “smartest” companies published on Tuesday by MIT Technology Review.

The Mobileye logo – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The first five spots were taken by Amazon, Baidu, Illumina, Tesla Motors, and Aquion Energy.

Describing Mobileye, MIT Technology Review wrote: “How can automakers compete with companies developing self-driving vehicles, such as Google parent Alphabet? Continue Reading »

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| June 9, 2016
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WATCH: Israel’s new helmet allows troops to see through their armored vehicles

 

view videoIsrael’s Elbit Systems unveils new helmet deigned to allow tank & APC personnel to see 360° through their armor.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Elbit Systems unveiled a helmet-mounted system on Wednesday designed to allow armored personnel carrier and tank crews to see straight through their armor.

The helmets give soldiers a 360-degree, real-time view of their surroundings while in the vehicle.

Called IronVision, the system has attracted the interest of the IDF, which may choose to acquire it. If it does, the product would represent a significant leap in the capability of personnel in closedhatched armored fighting vehicles to identify threats, as well as friendly forces. Continue Reading »

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| May 18, 2016
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Israel’s drip irrigation giant opens first manufacturing plant in China

 

view videoNetafim CEO released a statement that the location for their first plant in China was chosen due to its low rainfall levels that has led to an increasing interest by local farmers to find innovative ways in water conservation.

By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN

 

Drip irrigation and other water-saving technology will be getting a major boost in China, after Israeli drip irrigation leader Netafim opened its first production plant there on May 9. Netafim announced the inauguration of the plant in Yinchuan, the capital of the northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Stephan Titze, Eitan Neubauer, Israeli Ambassador to China Matan Vilnai and David Zeng, Managing Director for China at Netafim.

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| March 16, 2016
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Israeli scientists develop smart bionic-heart

 

Researchers from Tel Aviv University say the smart tissue will be aware of the heart beat and intervene when it’s not functioning properly, providing regular reports to the patient & cardiologist.

Ilan Gattegno and Israel Hayom Staff

 

In a significant breakthrough, researchers from Tel Aviv University say they have engineered a bionic heart.

A computerized image of the bionic heart engineered by researchers at Tel Aviv University

The heart, comprised of smart tissue transplanted into patients, will be able to monitor and regulate tissue function. The smart tissue will help the heart beat and intervene when it’s not functioning properly, and provide an exact and regular report to the patient and cardiologist. Continue Reading »

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| February 17, 2016
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VIDEO: Israel constructing planet’s largest solar thermal electricity-plant

 

Watch: Israel’s new solar-electricity plant, being constructed in the Negev, is expected to provide one percent of Israel’s electricity.

By ILTV

 

 

View original Arutz Sheva publication at:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/208155#.VsQZFlh966o Continue Reading »

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| February 3, 2016
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eBay ignores serious security flaw exposed by Israeli cybersecurity firm

 

Despite being alerted by Israeli firm of flaw leaving 160 million worldwide  users vulnerable to malware & phishing attacks, eBay says it “has no plans to fix” the problem.

By Ilan Gattegno

 

 

Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point revealed Tuesday that is has discovered a serious flaw in online e-commerce giant eBay’s security, allowing hackers and cyber criminals to use malicious code to target users and steal their online information.

Photo: Reuters

According to Channel 2 News, eBay currently has 160 million registered users worldwide, all of which are at risk.

Check Point, which posted its discovery on the company blog, believes that unless eBay acts to rectify this vulnerability immediately, “eBay’s customers will continue to be exposed to potential phishing attacks and data theft.”

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