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New Sensor To Detect Date Rape Drugs
Scientists have developed a pocket-sized sensor that can quickly detect the presence of date rape drugs in beverages and raise the alarm.This new device could help prevent sexual assault against thousands of women each year.
September 20, 2011
Hip-Hop Violonist Miri Ben-Ari Opens Door To Next Generation In Music
Israeli musician Miri Ben-Ari is taking the R&B and hip-hop world by storm, but not how you'd imagine. Ben-Ari is a classical violin prodigy, who blurs all musical boundaries by using her instrument to mix classical music with modern sounds.
September 18, 2011
iOnRoad Uses Augmented Reality To Warn Drivers
iOnRoad uses augmented reality to alert drivers of dangers on the road. The app uses a phone’s camera and GPS to determine the speed and distance between the cars. It then calculates the time required to brake in case of emergency and translates that into warnings.
September 12, 2011
Israel Inst. Of Technology Creates Snake Robots
In a recently released Youtube clip, Israel's Institute of Technology displays of some of its new works: A robotic snake, a self-driving motorcycle, a wall-climbing robot and various other artificial intelligence demonstrations. 'Robots will integrate our daily lives in the next few years,' says researcher.
September 04, 2011
Google’s Israel Center Unveils Much-Awaited ‘Related’ Feature
Google Related is a new add-on that aims to change the browsing experience and make it easy to find related information and content. The basic service that Related provides is in Google’s good old fashioned search: search anything on Google.com, and in addition to the regular search results, the Related bottom toolbar will show images, videos and any other related content.
August 26, 2011
Israeli Pump Technology Uses Air To Heat Water Instantly
An Israeli startup has come up with an innovative technology to heat water, by using air. Hydra is an intelligent heat pump that delivers energy to heat water in large complexes such as hospitals and hotels and works with the traditional system to reduce costs and pollution.
August 24, 2011
Israeli Musician/Acrobat To Change The Face Of Live Music?
An Israeli musician and circus acrobat is trying to recreate the live concert by incorporating visual art into the music and showing the stories behind the music. According to Yuval Oz, music should not only be listened to, but also seen and felt.
July 18, 2011
How to Turn Feng-Shui Principles Into Web Design Science
If you thought that feng-shui was all about miniature water fountains and small sand gardens, prepare for the web 2.0 version. It is now possible to design a website in a way that will provide better “energy flow,” in this case by automatically analyzing people’s attention when viewing a website for the first time.
July 13, 2011
Israeli Startup Invents Mechanism to Keep Your Strollers Safe
The idea that your baby's stroller could suddenly roll down a hill at a dizzying speed is every mother's worst nightmare. The same fear often grips people in wheelchairs or gurneys. A new Israeli startup has come up with a simple invention that limits the speed of a stroller's or wheelchair's wheels.
June 28, 2011
MicroPointing: Israeli Company Develops World’s Smallest Mouse
An Israeli startup's 1x1 mm mouse could take a starring role in everything from mobile to medical technology as design goes smaller. Applications could range from tiny mouse-controlled medical devices inside the body to gaming devices with two micro-mice positioned to let player's thumbs control the action.
June 04, 2011
Better Place Unveils Electric Car To Turn Israel Into Oil-Independent Country
Four years after Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi founded Better Place with the aim of reducing global dependency on oil, Israel will become, along with Denmark, the first country in which the rechargeable, zero emission vehicles will be sold commercially.
May 16, 2011
World’s First: Israeli Call Center Employs Mainly Mentally and Physically Disabled
An Israeli psychologist, Gil Winch, has founded a call-center staffed mostly with disabled Israeli and Arab adults. Winch says the business-model has attracted interest from people all around the world.
May 09, 2011
Choose Your Plot: Israeli Rock-Star Creates Interactive Video
Israeli musician Yoni Bloch has led the way to interactive music video watching. At various points in Bloch's music videos, the viewer is presented with two choices - for example, should the band play an acoustic or electric set?
March 12, 2011
Israel Does Video Festival On Facebook To help Environment
A Israeli festival on Facebook is trying to change the country's attitude towards the environment with a competition that awards winners based on the most creative individual solutions to environmental issues.
February 28, 2011
Tel Aviv Does Music Concerts In Unexpected Places!
To see a music concert in Tel Aviv, you can either buy an expensive ticket and get squished in the raving crowd, or you can simply go to your local barbershop!
February 22, 2011