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.

No reason to fear the dark anymore! Israeli researchers are working on a nanomaterial that can be applied to any glasses to turn them into night-vision goggles!

Tired of circling the block 60 times to find a parking spot? Frustrated with exorbitant transportation fees and complicated schedules that take longer to decipher than the actual travel time? Look no further! Here are the top 10 high-tech transportation solutions being applied in Tel Aviv today.

Israeli is known as the Startup Nation and over the years, has invented countless inventions that have literally changed the lives of millions. Although it's impossible to name them all, here are ten of the most revolutionary technologies developed by Israelis.

MEET, a program founded by five Israeli and Palestinian Ivy League Students and backed by MIT and Google, is breeding the next generation of tech leaders on both sides.

Breakthrough in forensics? Researchers at the Tel-Hai Academic College in Israel say that within a year genetic samples will be able to indicate the offender’s facial and body structures. A fingerprint or hair, for example, could help create a DNA composite portrait of suspects - even for those not in DNA databases.

Israeli company Alvarion has set up a wi-fi network that will allow residents in the most out-of-reach areas in China to connect to the internet. Alvarion has partnered with China’s Beijing Huasun Unicreate to install a total of 10,000 base stations in Liaoning province.

BG Negev Technologies and Applications, the technology transfer company of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, has raised $1 million from a US private equity fund, to develop therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The funding will support a study conducted by the university’s Department of Immunology and Microbiology, which might be useful for prolonging lifespans for […]

Israeli Finance Ministry announced that Israel will sell China water technology valued at $300 million for use in the agriculture sector. According to the statement the deal was signed by both countries’ finance ministers in Beijing. No information was given regarding the technologies and companies involved in the deal. The statement also noted that officials […]

Israeli companies exported in 2010 $9.5 billion in technological services, such as R&D, and licensing agreements on patents and know-how. According to a report published by the National Council for R&D at the Ministry of Science and Technology, this is a 3.4% drop from 2009, but a 17% rise compared with 2007. The same year, […]

No more queuing in supermarkets? No more waiting for the cashier to scan every item in your shopping bag? That's what a new startup company says is in store for us if their product takes off. With ShelfX, all a customer has to do in order to purchase an item is use their mobile phone or a ShelfX Card to scan a product.

New computer software developed by Israeli researchers will help improve and test the impact of parking policies before being implemented on the roads. The computer stimulator, 'Parkagent,' will aid in overcoming parking complications and offer a more proficient way to park.

Korean phone maker Pantech is incorporating Israeli gesture recognition technology in its latest product release, suggesting movement control may be the next must-have smartphone feature.

The new Israeli technology startup Julpan, recently acquired by Twitter, claims to improve search engines' algorithm within social media, by giving the user the most relevant pages for him, not by popularity ranking but by the content of social network users.

Coming to pet shops in 2012: An Israeli pooper-scooper that turns droppings into harmless, odorless ash within seconds. The idea came from an Israeli who got fined for failing to pick up the droppings and decided to contact a Hebrew University professor for a better solution.