Israeli neurobiologist Oded Rechavi awarded $2.5 million Polymath Award, Boston Consulting Group includes 9 Israeli companies in top 100, Ben-Gurion U hosts world’s leading desertification conference, and much more!
By Michael Ordman
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Nine Israeli hi-techs in emerging top 100
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) included 9 Israelis in its 2020 list of top tech “global challenger” companies from emerging markets. For more details on CyberArk, IronSource, Landa, Monday.com, Or Cam, Payoneer, Playtika, SolarEdge and Wix, visit www.IsraelActive.com.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3872871,00.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-israeli-companies-among-100-tech-emerging-market-challengers/
Israeli scientist wins $2.5 million “wild ideas” award
Israeli neurobiologist Professor Oded Rechavi of Tel Aviv University, has been awarded one of the first two $2.5 million Polymath Awards. Funded by the Schmidt Futures Initiative, the award encourages scientists to take risks and investigate new wild ideas. Amazing video.
https://www.israel21c.org/tel-aviv-university-researcher-wins-first-polymath-award/
Desertification conference begins
The world’s leading desertification conference (reported here previously) has attracted nearly 2,000 delegates from 103 countries including the UAE and Iran. The free event is hosted on-line by Israel’s Ben Gurion University.
Israel’s next astronaut
Eytan Stibbe will be Israel’s second astronaut, following the path of Ilan Ramon, when he launches to the International Space Station in 2021. Stibbe, 62, served in Israel’s Air Force for 43 years. He co-founded Israel’s Ramon Foundation which is financing his space mission plus Israel’s space experiments.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/291326
At the forefront of research
Here are some virtual opportunities to watch webinars about what Israel’s Ben Gurion University scientists have been doing to save Eilat’s coral reef, and to combat cancer.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_INmHoirYTXqkPGalKY0ObA
https://aabgu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BtyIu9q5QzqKCpyZaVBOtw
Watt a car!
Israel’s Watt Car is developing a two-seater electric urban vehicle that has the flexibility of a motorcycle with the comfort of a sports car. Shaped like a wheel, the vehicle weighs some 450 kg, can reach a speed of around 120 kph (75 mph) and has a range of 200 km (120 miles). Four re-charging methods.
https://www.watt-ecar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/WATT-compressed-movie.mp4
https://www.watt-ecar.com/
Are you listening?
Israel’s Noveto (reported here previously) has launched its SoundBeamer 1.0 desktop device that beams sound directly to a listener without the need for headphones. You can now have your own personal sound bubble, listen to music, lectures, watch movies etc. without disturbing others in the room.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/futuristic-device-from-israeli-firm-puts-music-in-your-head-without-headphones/
Making the future accessible
Israel’s Wheelshare provides mobility and independence to people with movement issues. It has installed wheelchair lending stations at most Israeli hospitals, accessible through a multilingual digital app. Its aim is to extend the service globally to include airports, shopping centers and more.
https://www.wheel-share.com/?lang=en
https://socialimpactil.com/wheelshare-making-the-future-accessible/
New drone R&D center
Israeli-Canadian drone startup SkyX (reported here previously) is opening a research and development center in Israel. It is recruiting 50 employees, most in the fields of software development and image processing. SkyX’s UAVs inspect energy and rail sites, patrol borders and support search and rescue.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3872370,00.html
Making shopping fun
Walmart’s partnership with Israeli startup EKO (reported here previously) was explained by Walmart’s Chief Customer Officer Janey Whiteside at the “Mind The Tech” conference in New York. EKO uses storytelling to make retailers’ products appeal to consumers.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3873290,00.html
Where security is key
Israel’s Unbound Tech has solved a key problem for companies wanting to expand to new locations or into the Cloud – where to store all their security access keys? Unbound does it with software, cryptographically splitting a key into separate parts and then protecting each part in a different location.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3873372,00.html
Cybersecurity for your car
Israel’s C2A Security (reported here previously) has launched Autosec a security platform for car-makers and car-part providers. Autosec technology allows manufacturer to continually track all cybersecurity issues in their vehicles and fix any vulnerabilities automatically. C2A has also joined AUTOSAR.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/a-cyber-seatbelt-to-keep-your-car-safe-from-hackers/
https://www.ourcrowd.com/companies/c2a-security
https://c2a-sec.com/
Content that matters
Israel’s Listory claims to be the world’s first content refinery. It allows the user to save time when reading information on the Internet. Listory aggregates and handpicks the most relevant stories, articles, podcasts, or videos that are based on your personal taste.
Recycling dirty plastics
91% of plastic put into recycling bins ends up in landfills because it is dirty. But Israel’s KB-Recycling (being rebranded as Alkemy) has developed a method of turning dirty plastic into plastic sheeting used in construction to seal surfaces, for protecting floors during renovation work and much more.
https://www.israel21c.org/the-company-solving-the-dirty-secret-of-recycled-plastic/
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