A Tel Aviv based firm called XTR3D will launch a new touch-less, motion recognition technology to be used on multiple devices early this year. The company claims its software can exist with built-in software and can be installed on any consumer electronic device.

According to an international study with Israeli input, moonlight and starlight aren't just romantic they are also healthier than harsh artificial light - especially LED (light-emitting diodes) white light, which suppresses important brain processes.

China Southern Power Grid and Better Place, the Israeli provider of global electric car networks, announced the opening of their Switchable Electric Car Experience Center in CHina's Guangzhou’s province. The center will demonstrate the technology behind Better Place's "battery swap stations" for electric cars.

Gavy Friedson is one of 1,700 responders at United Hatzalah, a non-profit organization that offers immediate response to medical emergencies by sending young volunteers on scooters who can get to emergency scenes before ambulances can.

The company Geotectura has broken ground on Israel’s very first LEED Platinum Building. From brownfield rehabilitation to the most advanced energy and water saving techniques, the PSES EcoBuilding’s groundbreaking design is bound to inspire a whole new era of sustainable development.

An Israeli company has developed a system that helps take the pressure off 3G data networks by “off-loading” usage to WiFi hotspots. The company, called WeFi, provides an application of the same name that lets you search and find millions – over 100 million, in fact – open Wifi hotspots all over the world!

According to a study conducted at Tel Aviv University, about a quarter of Israeli youth may develop hearing disorders due to prolonged exposure to music players and loud noise. 289 adolescents aged 13-17 participated in the study that examined the habits of music listening on MP3 players, mobile phones and computers.

Israeli scientists have developed a new process by which any oil, including leftovers of fast food joints, or "falafel stands," as they say, can be turned into biodiesel, without requiring much energy in the process.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University are strengthening the odds in favor of permanent tumor destruction — and an immunity to the cancer’s return — with a new method of tumor removal. Based on “tumor ablation,” the researchers developed a radioactive wire to insert in tumors, less than an inch long and about the width of a pin.

Face.com is an Israeli startup founded in 2008 that provides websites and mobile apps with code to implement face recognition. So far, Face.com, which is free and is used by Facebook and Twitter, has recognized or detected 35 billion faces.

Two leading Israeli cardiologists talk to "Globes" about the latest technologies in cardiology being developed in the country. "Israel is a world power in innovation - the top in terms of patents per capita, and first in terms of start up companies. In all of Silicon Valley there are 700 start ups. In Israel, there are 1,000 and only 7 million people."

Heartbeat: Jerusalem, an Israeli music organization, is bringing together Palestinian and Israeli high school students to create modern popular music. "We want to build trust between the people because the mic is more powerful than the gun."

As movies and television move increasingly toward online delivery, broadcast networks, movie studios and advertisers are all frantically searching for new ways to monetize their offerings. Enter Tel Aviv-based Innovid, which just received a fresh infusion of $9.5 million in capital. Its goal: To turbo-charge the pre-roll.

An Israeli research conducted in Clalit Health Services examined the contribution of belly dancing to women's health. The research revealed that belly dancing contributes to a decrease in the number of visits to family doctors.

Kibbutz Lotan’s Center for Creative Ecology in Israel, which is recognized as one of the world’s most advanced pioneers in all aspects of sustainable living, recently launched a fantastic eco-guide that covers everything from composting to earth architecture and how to get along in an ecologically-minded community.