By Judith Sudilovsky
New Specs Augment Reality And Make You Look Good Doing It
Lumus Optics is using the world’s oldest optic technology—mirrors—with a modern high-tech twist to help create the cutting edge of stylish augmented reality (AR) glasses, which could be on the market for everyday users within a decade. Steeped in a background of military and medical applications technology, Lumus has now set its sights on revolutionizing […]
July 14, 2024
Salmon Alternative Looks & Tastes Like Real Thing, Down To The Last Flake
Ofek Ron, co-founder and CEO of Israeli food tech company Oshi, believes we can do better – for the environment, for animals and for our health. So three years ago, the entrepreneurial long-time vegan and activist set out together with the company’s fellow co-founders — 3D printing expert Hila Elimelech, and Oshi’s current innovation lead […]
July 09, 2024
The Doctor Is In: App Connects Foreign Travelers To Local Medics
Blossoming from a nascent idea in Mexico after co-founder Yam Derfler found himself ill and grappling with an unfamiliar medical system in a language he didn’t understand during a trip to South America, Air Doctor has transformed the way travelers access medical care worldwide. The user-friendly platform connects globe trotters with local doctors, sometimes through […]
June 05, 2024
Turning Tractors Into Self-Driving Machines To Help Feed The World
Officially, Israeli-American company Bluewhite may be in the autonomous technology business, but its main mission is ensuring the future of the world’s food supply. The company launched its data-driven autonomous (self-driving) tractor four years ago, and, according to Bluewhite Vice President for Production and Testing Amir Peleg, it has a significant role to play in […]
May 29, 2024
‘Game-Changing’ Tech 3D-Prints Customized Parts For Patients
A revolutionary solution for creating patient-customized devices has become instrumental in treatment of wounds sustained by people in the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel as well as IDF soldiers wounded in the subsequent war in Gaza. Patient Specific Instruments (PSI) were initially introduced to Israeli hospitals seven years ago by the Netanya-based company […]
May 15, 2024
AI Precision Weed Treatment Means Less Herbicide For More Results
In the expansive corn and soybean fields of the American Midwest, farmers have begun their first cycle of herbicide spraying of the season, which will continue on just until the first days of July. While some of those farmers will still be using the wasteful process of broadcast spraying of pesticides to stamp out weeds, […]
May 02, 2024