Gigantt: New Interactive Project Management App
New tool to help you manage your projects, divide them into sub tasks, and track their progress. Startup Gigantt developed a task managing application that includes a number of features that makes task managing modular and easy to control.
February 01, 2012
New Satellite System Helps Farmers Detect Micro-Changes
Israeli scientist discovered a way to detect small-scale changes in climate, based on satellite images. The system can tell farmers when it is best to plant seeds and even which crop is most suitable for each square-kilometer, to improve harvest.
January 31, 2012
Israel Plans Nationwide Network Of High-Speed Next-Generation Internet
In the coming months, Israel’s state-owned electric company hopes to rolli out a nationwide, high-speed broadband network. Exploiting the small size of the densely populated country, the effort aims to put Israel at the forefront of the next generation of Internet technology.
January 30, 2012
Looking For That Special Someone? Click Here?
4Singles is a new Israeli app that enables you to find your better half using a smart-matching algorithm and GPS location. The app crosses your selected preferences with your location to help you find your potential date.
January 30, 2012
Study: Hypersensitive Children May Develop OCD In Adulthood
A new study shows that some sensitivities in children are a precursor to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in adulthood. According to the study, children who are overly sensitive to touch or smell may adopt ritualistic behaviours as a mechanism to regain a sense of control, which is symptomatic of adults who suffer from the disorder.
January 28, 2012
New Social Network To Connect Talent With Agents And Fans
The Israeli website Stagee functions as an online talent agency whether you are “Just Looking”, a “Talent” or an “Agent”. Developers hope to transform the entertainment industry by allowing talents and agents to better socialize on the web.
January 26, 2012
New Hope For People With Fatal Muscular Disease ALS?
The Israeli biotechnology company BrainStorm announced successful results in its clinical trial for a drug against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) - a fatal neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
January 25, 2012
Winning Online Shopping Startup Says Goodbye Tailors, Hello Webcams
A new startup, which was named startup of the year, can make your trips to the tailor completely unnecessary: Using a standard webcam, the free software can measure your exact body dimensions and provide you with your clothing size and fit. The details can then be passed on to online clothing websites.
January 24, 2012
Digging Up Abraham’s Roots: Arabs And Jews Explore Shared Heritage
The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem brings Jewish and Arab schoolchildren together to explore their shared heritage through their patriarch, Abraham. The educational program “Image of Abraham” takes them on a journey through exhibits, ancient games and workshops to help promote peace and understanding.
January 22, 2012
Listen-App: Serendip Makes Everyone A DJ
The free music player Serendip allows its users to follow other users with similiar taste in music. The playlists it designs are based on music uploaded by millions of social network users in real time. “Serendip connects people who wouldn’t necessarily connect socially. Now they connect through music,” says company CEO.
January 21, 2012
New Bird-Tracking Radar To Avoid Deadly Airplane Collisions
The Israeli Air Force is using bird-tracking radar technology to ensure safe aviation over Israeli skies, one of the busiest junctions of avian migration routes worldwide. The system, developed at Tel Aviv University, can tell pilots where the birds will be in real time.
January 20, 2012
Sci-Fi Glasses Can Display Email Or GPS Over field Of Vision
Lumus, an Israeli company, specializes in what it calls Light-guide Optical Element (LOE) technology. Its latest product is the PD-18-2, which may look to the untrained eye like a cumbersome pair of sunglasses. But inside the lenses of the glasses, the user can see high-quality full color images.
January 18, 2012
New Research Can Tell Your Susceptibility To Diabetes
Research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has provided the first proof of molecular risk factors leading to type 2 diabetes, providing an “early warning” sign that could lead to new approaches to treating this and other human disease conditions.
January 18, 2012
Genetically Modified Plants To Resist Intense Drought
Israeli agro-biotechnology company, Rosetta Green, has developed a new technology to develop plants that are better able to withstand prolonged periods of severe drought. The company aims to develop new plant varieties resistant to harsh climatic condition, maintaining an increased yield.
January 17, 2012
Small-Business? Israeli Platform To Provide All Your Management Tools
An Israeli company that provides a package of management services for small and micro businesses worldwide secured an $8 million investment from Morgenthaler Ventures after launching v 2.0. SohoOS says it hopes to leverage the power of many small-businesses to come together and create a combined strength.
January 16, 2012