New Orcam device turns the world into speech for the blind
OrCam is based on artificial intelligence and special algorithms built into a tiny computer that clips onto your eyeglasses.
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OrCam is based on artificial intelligence and special algorithms built into a tiny computer that clips onto your eyeglasses.
First 12 hours of Journey to Israel tour cover thousands of years of Israeli innovation! We end our day tired but incredibly enriched.
The three remarkable Israeli inventions demonstrated to 1,600 delegates had been covered in their earliest stages by ISRAEL21c journalists.
‘This conference — this magnitude and scale — I have never seen anything like it in the world,’ says participant from Brown University.
Going to the doctor? No need to keep a binder filled with test results and medical records. A new Israeli-made app puts all that on a tablet.
Israel’s NowForce application can turn a dozen or more smartphones into an emergency response fleet.
A unique new glue, inspired by algae, was developed to meet a need in vascular surgery but could be used for any operation.
‘We want to be the content discovery application tool for social media. This is something that hasn’t been discovered yet,’ says Israeli cofounder.
Arieh Warshel and Michael Levitt are the 11th and 12th Israelis to win a prestigious Nobel Prize in the country’s 65-year history, and the fifth and sixth to win the award in chemistry.
Israel’s scientists are behind a range of innovations that dramatically improve eyesight or quality of life for people with vision impairments.
‘I have always preferred to look at my successes and examine why they worked. It’s the successes we tend to take for granted, and that’s a mistake.’
Looking beyond the smartphone, Israel’s Altair Semiconductor readies a novel chip to power devices with embedded Internet.
Chinese billionaire puts Israeli high-tech education on his Horizons, with a commitment to the Technion’s Israel campus and a new one in Shantou.
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may overcome infertility by consuming more calories in the morning, according to Israeli researchers.
The Tel Aviv-based company has developed a new way to make more sense of the TV experience in the social-networking age.