By Yuk Lun Chan

Israel is world renowned for its advanced cow milking systems. The combination of agricultural kibbutzim and the high-tech industry enabled a strong industry to flourish. Now the technology has been adapted to goats and is exported overseas.

Many people turn to Google to research a medical condition they may have. But when it comes to serious conditions, the overwhelming amount of data can be misleading. Medivizor is trying to sift through the noise.

After reigning as the king of female contraceptive for half a century, the proverbial pill may soon get strong competition from Israeli company Hervana. The company is developing a vaginal suppository with genetically-modified bacteria that disable sperm.

How often have you found yourself tired of wearing the same pair of shoes, yet not wanting to spend money on a new pair? Israeli startup Funkkit's Stickers4Sneakers gives your shoes a makeover, so you don't have to buy new ones.

Ask any married couple, planning a wedding is a mess. Coordinating between all the different providers, especially, is hard work. Israeli company AllSeated has developed a tool for relieving the stress that accompanies the happiest day of our lives.

Floating on the Yarkon stream, which flows through Israel, is the yellow water lily. Hidden within the petals of this flower is a protein that can improve chemotherapy treatment for cancer, according to Israeli researchers at Ben Gurion University.

Understanding Alzheimer's disease is a difficult task for researchers, as the disease can only be identified with an autopsy. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a technique that studies the disease in the brain cells of fruit flies.

The visually impaired may have been using phones adapted for them for years, but access to smartphones and more specifically apps, is still beyond reach. An Israeli company called Project Ray recently announced the development of a smartphone for the visually impaired, called the RAY.