The colors on your TV and phone are about to pop
The Israeli company Qlight Nanotech aims to enhance the quality and colors of LCD TV screens and LED lights while reducing energy consumption.Its semiconductor nano-crystals with unique optical and...
View ArticleIsraeli architecture goes green (audio)
Ecologically sound building practices have taken root in Israel. Image via www.Shutterstock.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/israel21c/21C_28.5.14_green_building.mp3 Whether it’s reducing energy...
View ArticleIntroducing the smart garden
Irrigation control without leaving the house. On a cold, rainy day last winter, electronics engineer Odi Dahan suddenly heard his garden sprinklers go on, right on schedule. In the year 2013, he...
View ArticleWelcome to the greenest building in Israel
The Porter School of Environmental Studies. A strange-looking capsule made of curved bamboo strips (sustainably harvested, of course) pops out from a south-facing wall of sun-collecting tubes. The...
View ArticleDropout teens blossom at unique organic farm
Hand-harvesting at Kaima. When “Noam” agreed to work at Kaima, an Israeli organic farm employing kids who have dropped out of school, he was just shy of 15, clinically depressed, doing drugs and...
View Article10 top ways to green your visit to Israel
If ecology is your thing, consider including some friendly “green” stops in your itinerary wherever and whenever you’re planning travels in Israel. You’ll be surprised at the innovative programs...
View ArticleHow clean is the air on YOUR block?
Image via Shutterstock.com Ziv Lautman wants to make air-pollution numbers “personal.” Just like weather websites and mobile apps can tell you the temperature outside, Lautman’s BreezoMeter can update...
View Article‘Print’ this super-veggie at home
GreenOnyx system for growing and preparing Khai-nam, a.k.a. watermeal. Khai-nam, a fast-growing sea vegetable little known in the Western world, has a nutritional profile that’s hard to beat –...
View ArticleAn ‘Airbnb’ for your pets
Petbnb helps you find your pet a welcome home away from home while you are on holiday. Photo by www.shutterstock.com Airbnb has dramatically changed the way people find accommodations when they’re...
View ArticleGet ready: Star Trek capsule meals coming your way
Hungry? Pop a pod into the machine. Ever get hungry at work and wish you had a solution other than going to a restaurant or ordering a pizza? That’s exactly what happened to Doron Marco and his team at...
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