Technology

The Egyptians were already using aloe, lavender, and peppermint for cosmetic purposes over 5,000 years ago. The knowledge they gained about plants has been preserved through centuries and we still use many of the same ingredients to treat our skin today. Even though scientists are discovering new plants and fungi every year – over 100 […]

Reverse cameras are now fitted as standard on virtually every new car. But truck drivers use less advanced technology to check what’s behind them. They climb out of their tractor (the cab, or front of the truck), walk to the back of the trailer, make sure it’s clear, climb back inside the front. And then […]

It’s 2023, and window cleaners on ropes, with a bucket of soapy water, are still cleaning the world’s tallest buildings. We’ve made huge leaps in technology, from electric vehicles to gene editing, from AI and 3D-printing to nano-satellites. But even today, the overwhelming majority of skyscraper windows are washed by hand. Ido Genosar believes there’s […]

The world’s first breast pump that mimics a baby’s suckling was launched in Israel last month. Within two hours, it had completely sold out online. It’s clear why: moms are simply fed up with traditional breast pumps. They are frustrating to use, they often don’t produce enough milk, and the pumping can be extremely painful.  […]

ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm, answering millions of requests daily to explain complex topics, solve tricky math problems, and even write original song lyrics. An Israeli startup has developed a similar tool – TasteGPT – designed to help the food industry formulate new products based on the latest trends. Understanding […]

How do you select the best candidate for a job when you have a stack of over 100 applications? Face-to-face interviews simply aren’t practical at that scale, and resumes give you the hard facts, but miss out on the soft skills. MyInterview says it is rethinking the “archaic” recruitment process and offering an effective solution […]

OrCam is already one of Israel’s startup successes, with a device that literally helps the blind to “see”. It reads text to the user – anything from a newspaper to a cereal packet. It also recognizes people, identifies objects, and helps the user find their way around. The Jerusalem-based company was established by Prof. Amnon […]

Israel is the nation with almost 9,500 startups – but fewer than 40 of them have been founded by ultra-Orthodox Jews.  Eric Lozon, of Dos Ventures, an Orthodox entrepreneurship program, is working to change that. He recruited six Haredi-led startups for a week-long bootcamp, which provided them with practical and one-on-one sessions with mentors, and […]

It took Israeli rescuers 36 hours to bring nine-year old Rıdvan to safety. He was trapped beneath the rubble of his home in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, in the aftermath of an earthquake that claimed almost 56,000 lives. He was the last of the 19 people rescued by the Olive Branches delegation, a team of 150 IDF […]

Go back a generation or two and people had a job for life. Many were employed by the same company from the day they started work until they received a gold watch on their retirement. Technology, globalization, work-life balances and the internet have changed all that. Millennials and Gen Zs (anyone born in the 80s […]

It was a murder that shocked Israel. Michal Sela, a social worker in Jerusalem, was stabbed to death by her husband Eliran Malul in front of their eight-month-old daughter in October 2019.  In the aftermath, Michal’s sister Lili Ben Ami founded the non-profit Michal Sela Forum, using technology to prevent further domestic violence and abuse. […]

Ten of Israel’s most promising startups are going head-to-head in the national final of a worldwide competition with a $1 million prize. They’ll pitch to a panel of Israeli and international judges in the Startup World Cup Israel 2023 in Tel Aviv on March 27. The winner, together with those from 60 other participating countries, […]

It’s the world’s first fully autonomous fast-food restaurant, churning out 50 pizzas an hour as onlookers peer through the window in amazement. There’s no human being inside the sealed 40ft unit. It’s operated entirely by robots. They take the delivery of the ready-mixed dough and other ingredients at the start of the day, and from […]

A tiny robot developed in Israel is no bigger than a pen, yet it has all the tools a brain surgeon needs to operate on a patient.  Tamar Robotics has developed the world’s smallest and most accurate robotic system for minimally invasive brain surgery, with a diameter of just 10mm (0.4in). It’s equipped with a […]

Artificial intelligence is helping millions of people get their devices fixed over the phone – with no human intervention. Show the computer your faulty internet router, home alarm or washing machine and in 70 percent of cases it will sort the problem out for you there and then. It’s learned to recognize different makes and […]