Teen Israeli Entrepreneurs Win Big in European Contest
Israeli teenagers won third place at a competition for young entrepreneurs held by the Junior Achievement organization in Berlin last week. Start-up companies formed by teens from 37 countries participated at this year's contest. At 15, the Israelis happened to be the youngest participants this year.The teens presented Sit Up, a safety harness allowing children aged seven and younger to be carried on one's shoulder, at the competition.
Novel Eye-Tracking Device EyeControl Enables ALS Patients To Communicate
The viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” that catapulted ALS into our lives last year, became a social media sensation within weeks, sparking millions of donations to ALS research. Still, there are nearly 6,000 Americans who are diagnosed with the neuron motor disease every year, losing almost all of their communication skills as the disease progresses. Now, a new Israeli-made device called EyeControl is striving to give a voice to those who are unable to verbally communicate, using the movement of their eyes.
Israeli Startup StemRad To Protect Astronauts From Radiation In Space
Israeli technology that can protect first responders from deadly gamma radiation – the kind of radiation emitted by nuclear bombs – may one day protect astronauts who explore deep space from the high levels of radiation they are likely to encounter. Israel’s StemRad is working with US defense giant Lockheed-Martin to develop a version of its gamma-ray shielding vest for use in deep-space missions, the companies announced this week.
Stand and Sit Up Straight with UpRight
A new Israeli invention, the UpRight wearable training device, aims to solve poor posture problems with some high tech. The device, embedded with dual sensors, attaches to your lower back with hypoallergenic adhesive strips and gently vibrates every time you slouch.
The company claims that wearing UpRight less than an hour a day will train your muscles and mind to sit and stand upright after only two or three weeks of use. An optional companion mobile app for Android and iOS generates a customized training program offering real-time feedback, posture analytics, statistics, tips and techniques.
TechCrunch Mapping Israel's Cyber Security Startups
In Israel, it is the ever-present fear of warfare, terror and bloodshed that has propelled Israelis to invest in creative and sophisticated technology solutions, from the Iron Dome anti-missile system to Super Heron reconnaissance drone. But as most readers know, Israeli high tech is much more of a general scientific and entrepreneurial renaissance than an extension of Israel’s military industrial complex. Technology magazine TechCrunch decided to map all the latest Israeli groundbreaking inventions in the field.
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