As part of international initiative Coursera, the Hebrew University will offer an online course in brain research. Students from around the world signed up, including scholars from Iran, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

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.

When it comes to conveying great ideas in simple, riveting terms, few do it as well as TED. After being held exclusively in the US for years, the TED organization has gone global, making Israel its first international destination.

When it comes to "hard" data, such as numerical values, people often use computer programs for decision making. Now, an Israeli researcher is using algorithms to analyze how computers can learn from humans.

Ever had a photo that was perfect in every way, except for that one blemish that ruined it? Well, Israeli Facetune has the solution for you, with its automatic photo-correction app.

Ever had to cancel a hotel reservation? If you have, you probably know how annoying it is to change your plans and pay a fee for doing so. Israeli startup Roomer helps eliminate some of the frustration by pairing cancelers with people looking for deals on rooms.

Israel is a world leader when it comes to desalination, but there's still room for improvement. Desalination company SunDwater is using sunlight to separate water from salt and pollution using sunlight.

Despite comprising 20 percent of the Israeli population, only 1.4 percent of high-tech workers in Israel are Arabs. A government-aided Israeli organization is trying to change that statistic for good.

Over half a billion people worldwide suffer from conditions that cause a disturbance in blood oxygen levels. Israeli company Oxitone developed an innovative blood-oxygen monitor, called an oximeter, worn on the wrist.

In 2003, a suicide bomber in Haifa detonated his vest, killing 17 people with him, including high school student Tal Kerman. When Tal's family went through her diary, they found a drawing of a camel that had not yet been colored. Her family now created an app that allows users to complete the drawing.

What's in a pill container? Not sex appeal, most of us would argue. Assaf Wand, however, thinks differently. Wand's startup Sabi turns basic products like pillboxes; pill dispensers and other "wellness" products into smart stand-out products.

Three innovative projects took top honors in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s year-long Business for Peace Competition, last week. The contest invited contestants to come up with innovative ideas to bridge the gap between Israelis and Palestinians and provide financial benefit to both sides.

The few minutes after an emergency occurs are known to be critical and first responders can mean the difference between life and death. Israeli startup NowForce uses smartphones to ensure response times are as short as possible.

Israel is a world leader when it comes to milk farming and its methods and technology are used worldwide to yield impressive results. Now, a new development aims to re-revolutionize the industry with an even smarter robot.

Two major downsides to electric cars are short travel distances and long charging times. Israeli company Phinergy is trying to solve this problem by using recyclable 1,000-mile batteries.