Israel’s Omek makes its gesture recognition and tracking tech so sophisticated that it follows motion down to the joints of each finger.
Author Archives: Abigail Klein Leichman
Buy a Tees at Risk to help centers for at-risk youth
‘A kid literally on the street suddenly gets a rush of self-esteem [and] the shirt benefits the institution that helped her get on her feet.’
AIPAC Innovation Showcase brings ISRAEL21c’s stories to life
Some 13,000 attendees at a Washington advocacy event got to meet many of the Israeli innovators ISRAEL21c features on its site.
Israelis excel in finding keys to long life
The field of biogerontology has roots in Israel, and recently world experts gathered here to compare their latest exciting findings.
Solving the ‘cocktail party problem’
Israeli researcher Elana Zion Golumbic sheds light on how we are able to focus our attention on one speaker in a noisy environment.
Spring break in Israel means business for Illinois students
A visit from university students involved in transnational Innovation Immersion Program at Illinois U. blended work and play.
The Israeli sharing his mass casualty expertise in Boston
Dr. Pinchas Halpern’s advice to Boston hospitals on mass casualty incidents was one of the factors in their successful handling of April 15 casualties.
Israel’s top 12 video surveillance advances
Last week’s Boston terror attack highlighted the critical role of video surveillance analytics in tracing criminals and terrorists. It’s a field in which Israeli companies excel.
Meet Israel’s newest pioneers settling the Negev desert
ISRAEL21c talks with some new pioneers of the Negev who left urban life to fulfill dreams of personal fulfillment in the desert.
Umoove operates your mobile through head movements alone
Newsgeek chose Israel’s Umoove as one of the three most promising Israeli startups for 2013.