Television series like CSI would have us believe that nothing is easier than gathering fingerprints at crime scenes. In reality, finding prints on many surfaces, such as paper, is a near impossible task. Hebrew University researchers have now invented a new way to produce clear and accurate prints, even off wet paper.

For the first time ever, a major startup event in Israel will take place in an Arab city. Startup Weekend, which is sponsored by giants such as Google and Cisco, will give Arab-Israelis a chance to shine in a 54 hour hackathon in Nazareth.

Did you know that when you share a photo on Facebook from your smartphone the image quality is reduced by up to 90 percent? Israeli company ICVT has developed a new app for Apple devices, called Beamr, which enables users to share their high-quality photos without reducing image quality.

Every now and then, a new technology comes along that revolutionizes some, or most, of our daily lives. Israel's Reut Institute believes that 3D printers present such a revolution and has set up an ambitious program designed to put dozens of them throughout Israel. The institute doesn't plan on buying the printers - they plan on using the printers to replicate themselves.

The visually impaired may have been using phones adapted for them for years, but access to smartphones and more specifically apps, is still beyond reach. An Israeli company called Project Ray recently announced the development of a smartphone for the visually impaired, called the RAY.

Offer any service you'd like, as long as you don't charge more than $5. That's the simple and brilliant concept behind Fiverr – the Israeli startup that was named most promising by financial magazine Globes. Three years into business, the website offers no less than one million services.

Buying a book you end up shelving half-way through might be history. Total Boox allows users to only pay for the portion of a book they actually read. The company's software enables reader to build digital bookshelves of virtually endless titles, while only paying for what they read.

Cross-media platforms may be a reality, but the integration of social media content and traditional media, like television, is still a work-in-progress. Israeli startup Stevie uses your social media stream to create "TV channels" based on your preferences on Facebook and Twitter.

The driverless car is becoming a reality, with power players such as General Motors and Google working on the technology. Israel also has a candidate in the game – Jerusalem-based Mobileye - which is developing a car that can drive itself for a for short periods of time.

After their streamer was commercially unsuccessful, Israeli-American company Boxee has shifted focus: Boxee TV is an internet based TV system, which offers on-demand content and cloud-based limitless DVR storage.

You all know what it's like to try to find that one specific photo on your phone among thousands of recent snaps. New Israeli app Flayvr will automatically organize your photo library into albums, according to times and locations they were taken.

The digital world has made extinct rituals such as unwrapping a music album, placing the CD in a tray, pressing the "play" button and listening to the music while flipping through the album's booklet. Israeli company iAlbums is trying to bring that experience into contemporary methods of music consumption.

Israeli startup KIDO'Z, which gained popularity with its kid-friendly web browser, that blocks inappropriate content and offers kid-friendly content, has made the jump to mobile. The browser is now available for android users, who want to feel more comfortable handing their phone or tablet to their kids.

The internet is a hotbed of arguments ranging from politics to which Pokémon is cooler. New Israeli startup Deeyoon wants to take internet discussion to the next level by allowing people to debate via video chat and allowing users to pick the winner.

Hunger Games, Rango and Mission Impossible are just a few of the movies that have been adapted for online gaming. All three games have one thing in common: they've been adapted by the same company – Israeli Funtactix.