Technology
Hive Mind: Keeping An Eye – And Ear – On Billions Of Bees
Beekeepers have a sixth sense. They listen to the buzz of their hive and instantly know the health of the bees. That’s fine if you have just a handful of hives. But bees are big business and big bee companies typically have thousands or tens of thousands of hives. Farmers rent them as they need […]
September 26, 2023
AI Money Laundering Watchdog That ‘Senses’ A Financial Crime
As the digital world expands to every area of our lives, we have become used to automated banking – with our transactions carried out instantly and with just one click. But behind the ease with which we move our money about is still a meticulous process of verification, known as compliance, ensuring that our transactions […]
September 24, 2023
Programmer With Stutter Creates Online Aid For Fellow Sufferers
Moshe, a computer programmer who suffers from a life-long stutter, tried every kind of treatment to ease the jaw spasms, severe facial twitches and feelings of suffocation he experienced whenever he spoke. But every time he’d step out of a clinic or treatment center, he had no way of preserving the methods he had just […]
September 21, 2023
Brain Games Keeping Our Minds Sharp As We Age
Tens of thousands of senior citizens in Israel and the US are playing online brainteasers developed by an Israeli startup to help improve their memories and stave off the cognitive decline that can come as we – and our brains – get older. Tel Aviv-based Effectivate offers 25 different games for what it calls brain […]
September 20, 2023
Indoor Drones Are On Patrol, Flying In A Building Near You
Indoor drones developed by an Israeli startup are on security patrol. They’re flying along the corridors of office buildings and they’re keeping an eye on warehouses, factories, data centers and other premises. The AI-powered drones drop from their ceiling-mounted docking stations autonomously, fly their pre-planned route and raise an alert if they spot intruders, doors […]
September 11, 2023
AI Startup Gives You A New Face To Protect Your Medical Privacy
An Israeli startup is using artificial intelligence to make a person’s face unrecognizable, in order to safeguard their privacy in medical imagery. RealizeMD subtly alters facial features through an AI process of manipulation, turning the patient into someone else entirely and preserving only original properties of the specific area that underwent reconstructive or cosmetic treatment. […]
September 07, 2023
Using Dairy DNA, Startup Is Making Milk From Mushrooms
An Israeli startup has bioengineered milk protein to create a wide range of dairy products – using mushrooms and no cows. And, the company says, their products are healthier, greener and cheaper to create. Haifa-based ImaginDairy uses freely available DNA codes for milk proteins to recreate their DNA, the company’s CEO and co-founder Eyal Afergan […]
September 04, 2023
AI-Led Peanut Allergy Treatment Offers Hope For Severely Affected
A new treatment for people with peanut allergies may decrease the severity of the life-threatening symptoms they experience upon accidental exposure to the seed. While the therapy developed by Israeli startup Ukko is similar to the existing oral immunotherapy (OIT) treatment, the company says it does not carry the risk of triggering anaphylaxis. OIT builds […]
August 30, 2023
Testing For Dementia In The Elderly With Mood-Lifting Music
Music has long been lauded as a rapid mood improver, as it boosts the brain’s production of dopamine and serotonin, aka “happy hormones.” But now an Israeli startup is using music and its positive impact to determine potential mental deterioration in the elderly, by simply having them perform tests that involve listening to a range […]
August 28, 2023
Smart Headband Gives Blind Swimmers Confidence In The Pool
Ziv Better, a nine-time Paralympic swimming medalist who lost nearly all of his eyesight during his service in the Israel Defense Forces, is no stranger to doing laps virtually blind. But now a new vibrating headband device is giving him what he says is an added sense of security every time he enters the pool. […]
August 24, 2023
Startup Maps Tastes To Create Your Ideal Meal Every Time
An Israeli startup has found a way of mapping how each food tastes – its levels of sweetness, saltiness and even sourness – with the aim of creating the perfect meal tailored to your taste buds every time. MAMAY Technologies uses an AI-powered algorithm capable of determining the “objective” taste of a food or beverage […]
August 23, 2023
The Kibbutz That’s Protecting US Soldiers From Bombs And Bullets
Countless American soldiers owe their lives to the armored vehicles that protected them from bullets, bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The same armor is now being incorporated into the 150,000-strong fleet of new vehicles that is currently replacing the military’s all-purpose Hummers and jeeps. But few of those servicemen and […]
August 21, 2023
AI Avatars Help Autistic People Hone Social Skills On Demand
Autistic individuals will soon be able to practice and improve their social skills through realistic conversations with avatars powered by generative AI technology. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects how people interact and communicate, often hindering diagnosed individuals in social situations. In many cases, autistic individuals struggle to initiate conversations, respond to the initiations […]
August 16, 2023
Pool Monitor Watches The Water To Keep Kids From Drowning
It is every parent’s nightmare – sudden silence poolside, when just seconds earlier there were happy splashing and laughing voices. That terrible scenario happened to PoolScout founder Sam Weitzman, whose young son nearly drowned in a pool in Tel Aviv in 2017. It was an incident that inspired him to create the AI safety device […]
August 15, 2023
Hands-Free Underwater Jetpack Gives Divers And Surfers A Boost
A startup in Israel is launching what it describes as the world’s first completely hands-free underwater “smart scooter.” KikFin has produced a jetpack with fins that straps onto a swimmer’s back and propels them though the water faster than Olympic champion Michael Phelps. It also attaches to surfboards, helping beginners as they learn to catch […]
August 14, 2023