The ACRO-PET tester – ‘It’s for anybody who finds suspicious powder and goes ‘what is that?”In the era of global terrorism, one of the main problems facing security forces has been the inability to detect homemade bombs. Richard Reid, the …

VascoDe brings smart-phone capabilities to simple cell phones
Israeli startup carves out a niche selling software to give online app access to billions of people in places where smartphones are unaffordable.
Pentagon-level security for your laptop
An Israeli start-up has developed an innovative new credit-card sized security device that can provide Pentagon-level security to laptops when users access the Internet via hotspots, airports, and hotel rooms.The Yoggie Gatekeeper, developed by Yoggie Security Systems, is a miniature …
Israeli home security system barks up the right tree
A new Israeli biometric technology can transform your family dog into a sophisticated warning system that can detect an intruder in your home and alert security forces, with just a bark.
Israeli startup Kasamba finds the path to knowledge
According to Kasamba, the path to knowledge they provide is a much more personal one than more established advice sites such as Yahoo Answers, Google Answers and Guru.com.Looking for a third generation clairvoyant, a how-to guide on becoming an astronaut, …
Israeli Internet Start-ups Strut Their Stuff In Silicon Valley
It was a different kind of beauty contest and the competition to participate in it was fierce. Over 80 Israeli internet start-ups vied for 15 coveted places in a four-day tour in Silicon Valley to show the crème de la …
Israeli company offers security with a fingerprint
Children attending schools in places like Rome, Georgia can now buy their school lunches with their fingertips, thanks to a new biometric scanning technology developed by Israeli company, BioGuard Components and Technologies.Under the scheme introduced in September, schoolchildren attending elementary, …
Web 2.0 for the Over 20s
ESnips is a content-sharing community for people who “have a life.”Like an online version of Andy Warhol’s famous declaration, everyone is getting their MySpace fifteen minutes of fame. But if you’re not a tech-savvy, music-crazed, dating-obsessed teenager, the MySpace online …
Telecom 2006 – where Israeli technology and communication come together
The Israel Export Institute’s Yair Ofek: Visitors will return to their countries and say, ‘hey – we saw the power in the telecom business.’Communications prowess is a key to technological leadership, and Israel’s world-class telecom/information technology industry combines both to …
Five years of Israeli innovation and excellence
‘People in high tech are very aware that Israel – compared to its small size – has some amazing technological achievements’ – Bill GatesISRAEL – A POWERHOUSE FOR TECHNOLOGYAsk any expert how Israeli high tech has been doing over the …
Taking the danger out of nuclear energy
Markedly more efficient than conventional water cooled reactors, gas cooled reactors self-cool in the case of an accident, precluding human intervention. An ISRAEL21c series The Israeli Energy Alternative In an era of perpetually rising fuel costs, the search for alternative …



