Tag: Technology

Seeking great tech ideas? Check the garage

Pot-luck dinners and guest appearances by the world’s top techies characterize GarageGeeks, an informal but influential Israeli ‘high-tech incubator.’ Garage Geeks events always attract a

Virtual brain institute to accelerate cures

Even France wants in on the virtual neurological research network initiated by President Shimon Peres and being crafted between Israel and Canada. Insightec’s revolutionary neurological device, which

Preventing another Wikileaks

Companies and government agencies anxious to better protect sensitive documents are eager to try the SmartCipher system developed by Israeli startup Covertix. Aside from revealing

Out-sniffing the dogs

A research team in Israel has developed an electronic sensor said to be even more sensitive and reliable than the nose of a sniffer dog.

Bargains by cell phone

An Israeli start-up has a new algorithm that tells you exactly where the bargains are in the mall, as well as the people you want

Techies take their show to the US road

A brilliantly conceived tech tour, from the White House to the likes of Google and Yahoo, has generated tremendous buzz and possibilities for Israeli start-ups

A moment of Glee for ISRAEL21c

A robotic exoskeleton designed in Israel to help paraplegics walk and climb stairs alone, has become the unexpected star of Glee, one of TV’s most popular programs

Israel’s best kept business secret

MediaMind, probably the most successful Israeli company you’ve never heard of, streamlines digital ad campaigns for companies like Fox, Sony, McDonald’s and Toyota. MediaMind turned

A revolution in glasses is underway

Spectacles haven’t changed much in 700 years, but now an Israeli professor is working on a new solution for deteriorating eyesight. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.