CrossID’s chip-less solution, which contains no electronic parts or circuits, is an inexpensive alternative to RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, a chip technology that is now being used as a means of tagging items.When you head off to the pharmacy …
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Pango puts you in a parking spot in NYC
The Israeli app takes the headaches out of finding a place to put your car in the Big Apple and other US cities, with more to come.
Fiat chooses Israeli startup to develop nano-sensors for measuring vehicle engine emissions
PML’s Dr. Meir Teichner: That’s exactly what the consortium is aiming for – to make the sensors useable and effective for nano particles. It’s high tech, it’s nano tech and it’s cleantech. Air pollution caused by automobile emission is a …
New Israeli high tech billboards aren’t magic, they are Magink
Magink’s CEO Ron Poliakine: Many people talked about it, but what we do is for the first time achieving something that is actually working: the world’s first full-color digital ink displays. The Cannes Film Festival in late May was the …
Israel, US student team flies high on winning helicopter design
Some of the Technion team – the GrassChopper met the demands of the competition in having space for two pilots and cargo, and being able to remain static in the air for two hours. Thirteen engineering and aeronautics students at …
Israel’s EPOS gets it down in writing
EPOS’s digital pen writes on any surface, and your words go straight into your word processing software – and it also doubles up as a wireless mouse. There is good news for people who are slow typists. Inputting text into …
US combat troops choose Israeli lightweight helmet
Rabintex’s Shachar Bernard: The R-ACH helmet is made of armored fiber, and its purpose is to bring to the market the best ballistic performance available but at a reduced weight.American combat soldiers in hot spots around the world will be …
Israeli researchers get a charge out of safe nano-battery
Prof. Menachem: At the same time as recharging faster, the way the battery is built works against flammability danger, making it safer as well.Over a recent 10-day period, laptop manufacturers Apple and Dell announced plans to recall nearly six million …
A Fresh Approach to Weather: Ringing in the Rain
Her unique approach to a scientific problem led Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron to harness cellphone signals for measuring rainfallCellphones can already take photos, surf the Net, and even measure heart rate. But how about using cellphone signals to measure rainfall?A Tel …
Home networking – the easy, Israeli way
Service Shield automates setting up the home networks and broadband services that the everyday user finds so complicated.Home networks may have grown more complicated in the last few years, but the home user hasn’t grown any more technically competent. That’s …
Israeli device monitors diabetes – the painless way
Orsense’s non-invasive glucose monitor that allows a diabetic patient to test his or her blood glucose levels without spilling a drop of blood. Doctors agree that the most essential way to treat diabetes and prevent long-term health complications is for …