Time Magazine included 3 Israeli startups on its 2018 list of “genius” companies; IDF exhibit shows VR capabilities and cutting-edge technologies in the army; 2 Israeli companies are partnering to eliminate deadly mosquitos in Brazil, and much more!

By Michael Ordman

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

3 Israeli startups on TIME’s ‘Genius’ list

TIME Magazine included 3 Israeli firms on its 2018 list of 50 “genius companies”. They are Lishtot (see here), WeWork (see here) and Aidoc (see here). TIME’s editors and correspondents selected companies based on their originality, influence, success, and ambition.

http://nocamels.com/2018/10/israeli-firms-time-50-genius-2018/   https://www.aidoc.com/

Hi-tech IDF

60,000 lucky Israeli citizens snapped up all available tickets for a special exhibit called “Our IDF” produced by the Israeli army. They saw the IDF’s Virtual Reality (VR) capabilities and had a glimpse of a other cutting-edge technologies that are either currently being used or are in the works.

https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-idf-showcases-futuristic-technology-in-new-exhibit/

Eradicating mosquitos in Brazil

Two Israeli companies are partnering to eliminate deadly mosquitos in Brazil. I’ve already featured Senecio (see here) and its system to release sterile male mosquitos from planes. Now Israel’s Forrest Innovations has developed a new process to silence the mosquito’s fertility gene.

https://www.israel21c.org/brazil-to-fight-mosquitos-using-two-israeli-technologies/

New process to tackle pollution

Israeli university scientists have developed Phased Transaction Extraction (PTE) to help get rid of organic and metal pollutants. Solvents extract organic compounds while special bonding agents separate toxic metals. All materials and polluting chemicals can be recycled afterwards.

https://www.israel21c.org/israelis-develop-system-for-cleaning-industrial-pollution/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389413004275

New AI research center

Intel Corporation and Israel’s Technion Institute have inaugurated a new research center in Haifa, dedicated to AI (artificial intelligence) technologies. Intel’s top leaders attended the event. The research will include natural language processing, deep learning, and hardware optimization for algorithms.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3747221,00.html

Video to prove whose fault it is

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Nexar which has developed a car dashboard camera.  Now another Israeli startup Comroads has developed a smartphone app that connects to the dash cam and allows a community of users to exchange video footage in the event of an incident or accident.

https://www.israel21c.org/comroads-shares-dash-cam-footage-to-prove-whos-at-fault/  http://comroads.com/

The complete picture

Israel’s Vayavision Sensing has developed a system designed to provide precise 3D imaging of a vehicle’s environment. The system comprises a variety of autonomous sensor systems, cameras, radars, and LiDAR. Vayavision has just raised $8 million of funding.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3747768,00.html

Climate innovation prize winner

Israel’s Paulee CleanTec affiliate company Epic CleanTec has won the grand prize in the Climate Innovation Showcase at the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. Epic converts solid waste from high-rise buildings into dry, odorless, sterile, organic fertilizer for landscaping.

https://www.israel21c.org/epic-cleantec-wins-prize-at-global-climate-action-summit/

Israel’s moonshot – latest news

Israel’s SpaceIL lunar module is now targeted to land on the moon in 2019. Thanks to a $2 million boost from the Israeli government.  SpaceIL will also benefit from tools provided by NASA in exchange for magnetic field data.  NASA will also try to capture images of the actual landing.

https://www.israel21c.org/nasa-israel-space-agency-ink-deal-for-moon-bound-mission/

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3747450,00.html

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