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Jobniks Will Help Small Businesses Interact With Their Neighbors
A major problem for home businesses, also known as micro-businesses, is finding clients nearby. Israeli app Jobniks is all about connecting businesses with customers nearby.
July 02, 2013
Dan Shechtman Talks To NoCamels About Winning The Nobel Prize And The Future Of Education
It takes a specific kind of character to convince the entire scientific community that they're wrong. Galileo did it, Darwin did it and not long ago Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman did it. Now the Nobel prize laureate is taking on the education establishment in Israel.
July 01, 2013
Wibbitz Launches Mobile Platform For Personalized News
A year after raising $2.3 million to further develop its automatic news-video generator, Wibbiz is targeting another market – mobile users - with a new platform that offers personalized news videos.
July 01, 2013
Unique MIT-Backed Program MEET Uses Technology To Bridge Gaps Between Israeli And Palestinian Youths
MEET, a program founded by five Israeli and Palestinian Ivy League Students and backed by MIT and Google, is breeding the next generation of tech leaders on both sides.
June 30, 2013
Israeli Inventor Seeks Crowdfunding To Put Cardboard Bike On The Streets
What began as a garage experiment might just be the future of bicycles. After sharing his vision with the world, cardboard bike inventor Izhar Gafni is now seeking $2 million in crowdfunding to make it a worldwide business.
June 26, 2013
Israeli App Brings Archeological Landmarks Back To Life
Ever find yourself at an archeological site trying to imagine what it might've looked like? Israeli app Architip uses current technology to make you feel as if you're looking at the real thing.
June 24, 2013
200 Year Old Mystery Solved: Why Do Corals Pulsate?
The Eilat coral reef is a beautiful stretch of natural corals, decorating the bottom of the red sea. Some corals, called Heteroxenia, move in a pulsating motion – a phenomenon that puzzled researchers for 200 years. Recently, Israeli researchers have solved the mystery.
June 09, 2013
Mazor Robotics: Revolutionizing The World Of Surgery With Robot Side-Kicks
In the outskirts of Caesarea, once a jewel in the Roman-empire's crown and now a posh town in Israel, stands Mazor Robotics' factory. There, the future of surgery is being built, with the Revolutionary Renaissance surgical robot.
June 07, 2013
Glide’s ‘Video-Walkie-Talkie’ Aims To Replace Texting
Though video has become a major part of the smartphone world, it has not quite replaced voice-calls or texting. Israeli company Glide, who recently won "Crowd Favorite" on TechCrunch Disrupt, claims to have found the winning formula.
June 06, 2013
OrCam Will Help The Visually Impaired Read Anywhere
For many people, the simple task of reading a street sign or a restaurant menu is impossible due to visual impairment. Israeli startup OrCam is using sophisticated artificial intelligence to give these people a solution.
June 05, 2013
Israeli “Earthquake Proof Table” Becomes Permanent Exhibit At MoMA
Some 300 million children go to school in areas prone to earthquakes. An Israeli design student and his instructor have come up with a table designed to protect them. Their creation will be on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
May 28, 2013
Minimally Invasive Treatment May Soon Be Possible For People With Mitral Regurgitation Disorder
Millions of people worldwide suffer from mitral regurgitation, a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly, which makes heart surgery a risky option. MitrAssist is working on a solution.
May 26, 2013
With $800K In The Bank, Emaze Want To Reinvent Presentation Design
Microsoft PowerPoint facilitates presentation design and startups like Prezi provide well-designed templates to help you communicate what matters. Now an Israeli startup called Emaze is trying a different take by offering a much simpler presentation template system.
May 22, 2013
Beyond Verbal Gets A $2.8M Seed Round To Develop Voice Recognition That Decodes Emotions
Beyond Verbal, an Israeli startup, claims to take computer-based voice recognition one step further by creating software that is able to detect not just the words, but the emotional nuances of a voice to decipher how a person is feeling.
May 12, 2013
Appreciate Will Help You Find The Droid (App) You Were Looking For
Although Android devices today offer as much app-diversity as iOS devices do, it is still harder to find many lesser-known apps. Israeli startup Appreciate uses smart algorithms to make sure Android users can find the right app for them.
April 28, 2013