IoT Recreation, the da Vincis of Tomorrow and More – This Week from the Startup Nation

Learn from Israel How to Build an Emergency Field Hospital in 12 Hours

When disaster strikes, Israel’s government, army and aid agencies are always among the first to send material and expert assistance, whether it’s earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal, tsunamis in Sri Lanka and Japan, typhoon in the Philippines or other mass disasters in Turkey, India, Mexico, El-Salvador, Greece, Rwanda, Armenia, Indonesia and New Guinea.

If local hospitals are out of commission or overwhelmed, the Israel Defense Forces can get a field hospital functioning within 12 hours of arriving at the setup site, an awe-inspiring feat of logistics unmatched by other countries.

How do they do it?

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Data Analytics Giant SAS Shopping for Big Data Partnerships in Israel

For the first time in the company’s 40-year history – during which it became one of the world’s most consistently profitable software companies, pioneering big data analytic systems for governments, armies, schools, cities, and banks, among others – North Carolina-based SAS (Software Analytics Systems) is heading to Israel. What attracts SAS to Israel is its expertise in Internet of Things technology.

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Israel Sold $5.7 Billion in Military Hardware in 2015

Israel’s military export contracts topped $5.7 billion in 2015, a slight increase from the year earlier, the Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. Despite concerns expressed by the heads of Israel’s four largest defense contractors at the end of 2015 that defense exports could drop to a decade low, sales rose slightly compared to the year prior. Israeli defense industries had signed deals worth a total of $5.66 billion in 2014, a marked decrease compared to 2013’s $6.5 billion.

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Wikimedia Foundation Holds its 'Hackathon' in Jerusalem

The Startup Nation earned yet another colorful feather in its already well-ornamented cap on Sunday, after hosting the annual Wikimedia Foundation’s Hackathon in Jerusalem. The four-day event, which brought together more than 150 computer developers from 17 countries to enhance Wikipedia’s user experience and ensure reliable data, concluded at the capital’s Hansen House, a former leper hospital converted into a bustling hub for artists.

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Israeli Artist Eyal Gever Collaborates With NASA To Create First Ever 3D-Printed Sculpture In Space

It may sound like science fiction, but a digital representation of a sculpture is about to be beamed up to space and be 3D-printed at the International Space Station. US space agency NASA is collaborating with Israeli artist Eyal Gever to create the first-ever sculpture in space. Gever will send a digital image of the sculpture to a special 3D printer machine that’s able to work in zero-gravity environments. The printer was designed by American company Made in Space.