Nothing says "I love you" more than a salad. No. Not really. But a new Israeli crop, the heart-shaped cucumber, is a good start. Grown in the Israeli desert using Spanish methods, the uniquely-shaped vegetable will soon be available in supermarkets throughout the country.

Most everybody wants to use cleaner forms of energy and solar power is always mentioned in that context. However, since most solar farms are located in deserts, it's very hard to maintain the panels clean – and that damages energy production. Enter Israeli company Ecoppia, which developed the world's first solar-panel-cleaning robot.

With a large percentage of water recycled and extremely advanced desalination technologies, Israel is a world leader in water-technology. It is no surprise then, that when facing the worst drought in 500 years, the US has turned to Israeli companies to keep their taps running.

If there's one field (pun intended) in which Israeli innovation is at its finest – it's agriculture. So Israel is planning to build a giant living and breathing wall to present its technological achievements in agriculture at the Israeli pavilion of Expo Milano 2015.

Chinese-Israeli automotive company Qoros has unveiled its eBIQE electric bicycle at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show – and it's a beauty. The bike is fast, eco-friendly and might just be the most advanced electric bicycle in the world.

The term "blind as a bat" is not only wrong, it is a complete contradiction, since few creatures see as well as bats. Their use of both sound and vision to locate objects gives them a wide advantage over other nocturnal flying predators.

Although it was scheduled to launch in 2008, the Israeli-French satellite VENµS will finally get its trip to the stars next year. The satellite is Israeli-made, equipped with a French superspectral camera, and will be used to monitor agriculture from outer-space.

Leave a sliced banana out on the counter for an hour and it turns brown. Israeli spray Spresh prevents fruit from browning for up to 24 hours - without damaging its flavor. The project is now on Kickstarter.

Solar power is a great source of energy: It's both infinite and eco-friendly. However, some people may need a little extra incentive to have solar panels installed on their roofs. Israeli startup Generaytor is all about showing people the financial possibilities of going solar.

As any true urbanite will know, few things are more frustrating that driving around for half an hour just to find a parking spot. Luckily, Israeli company City Transformer’s has created an eco-friendly foldable car that takes up just a quarter of a regular parking spot.

What caused the decline of the great civilizations of the Bronze Age in the Levant? This question was an enduring mystery, until a team of Israeli and German researchers harvested ancient pollen from the bottom of Israel's lakes to find the answer.

What do you get when you combine fish and plants that grow on water? Yes, sushi is one answer, but we're referring to aquaponics – an innovative technique for creating farms that supply both fish and plants, while creating an ecosystem that sustains itself.

Israeli companies are holding IPOs left and right. While the figures are usually all that hit the headlines, Israeli plant genomics company Evogene, which recently raised $84 million on the New York Stock Exchange, told NoCamels what it's really like to go public.

A major problem in the Palestinian Authority is wastewater treatment. In fact, so little sewage water gets treated that most of it just sits in reservoirs, seeping into the ground and polluting fresh water. An Israeli company is now putting politics aside to treat water for a Palestinian village.

as more city dwellers turn to bikes as their main mode of transportation, they are still faced with one major drawback: Theft. An Israeli product called Cricket is an innovative way to protect your bike, using a tiny motion sensor that send you a message when your bike is being touched.