The editorial staff of the Israeli innovation IT Business Week (International Edition) compiled a list of 67 Israeli inventions
1. The world's smallest DNA computer
In 2002, researchers from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot presented a programmable molecular computing machine composed of enzymes and DNA molecules instead of traditional silicon microchips. April 28, 2004, Ehud Shapiro, Yaakov Benenson, Binyamin Gil, Uri Ben-Dor, and Rivka Adar announced in the journal Nature, they built a DNA computer to input-output data, which is theoretically capable of diagnosing cancers at the cellular level and deliver anti-cancer drugs after diagnosis. This computer has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest biological computing device on the planet.
2. DiskOnKey - the world's first USB-flash drive
The very first USB-Flash Drives (or stick) appeared in 2000. They were invented by Israeli company M-Systems under the direction of Dov Moran. In April 1999, the US patent was registered on the stick, and in September 2000 was presented and the drive itself. USB flash drive called DiskOnKey, it was sold in the US in conjunction with IBM and carrying on board the logo of the American corporation.In addition, the company has developed and patented True Flash Filing System (TrueFFS), representing a flash memory as a normal PC hard drive. The first USB flash drive having 8 MB of memory and cost $ 50. In 2006, M-Systems was acquired by SanDisk Corporation for $ 1.55 billion.
3. The Intel 8088, 80386, and the platform Centrino Core Duo
Intel Corporation on day one of Israel's largest employers. In 1974, Israel became the first place outside the US, where Intel decided to create their own R & D-center.That Haifa, Intel has developed in 1980. 8088 marked the beginning of a new technological era. The same Intel 8088, which was chosen by IBM to create the first IBM PC. The next technological breakthrough Intel has also been committed in Israel, the Jerusalem branch of the 80386 introduced - the world's first 32-bit processor for the platform IBM PC. In March 2003, he was presented the platform Centrino. Intel Pentium M processor has a clock speed of 1.6 GHz and cost twice as expensive than the Pentium 4-M 2,8 GHz, however, was a breakthrough for mobile PCs. The new strategy of Intel called «right turn» and marked the rejection of "megahertz race". The next stage of «right turn» is the emergence of a platform Core Duo, also developed in Israel. However, Intel vice president Muli Eden notes that "much more difficult to manage 5th Israelis than the 50th the Americans, because the Israelis are constantly arguing with you - starting with" Why did my boss, but I'm not yours? ".
4. VocalTec - the world's first VoIP-solution
In 1989, the Israelis Alon Cohen and Lior Haramati was founded VocalTec Communications, which has become a pioneer in the world of VoIP. VocalTec invented and patented the world's first VoIP- «transceiver" - in 1995 there was a decision VocalTec Internet Phone. Today, the company VocalTec remain leaders in the market, among its clients - Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia and other major telecommunications structure.
5. Lumus - military technology augmented reality glasses
Israeli company Lumus introduced its own technology augmented reality looks a lot more sophisticated compared with Google Glass, thanks to an innovative system of projection. Lumus develops special displays for helmets in F-16 fighter, and now is going to move some military technology in "smart" glasses for the consumer market. Unusual technology LOE (Light-guide Optical Element) was first introduced about two years ago. The lenses were installed on the most common points and enables you to project an image of unlimited size from a mobile device. For example, the user can "do" of the wall of the building a huge canvas for watching movies. It was recently presented a full concept Lumus points based on Android.They support the gesture control and voice, and are also equipped with a camera and above LOE-projector. However, the company is in no hurry to withdraw Lumus on the market, and is considering options for cooperation with other companies of this sector for the joint development of advanced virtual reality glasses and handheld gadgets.
6. ICQ - online messenger
The first version of the legendary messenger ICQ was developed in 1996 by four students at Tel Aviv University: Arik Vardi, Yair Goldfinger, Sefi Vigiserom and Amnon Amir, established company Mirabilis. Within six months, the company reported the first million users, and two years later ICQ user base increased by 1 million every three weeks. In 1998, Microsoft made an offer to acquire Mirabilis and the company has already started to prepare for the sale, as the game entered the father of one of the developers of ICQ - the most successful Israeli investor Yossi Vardi. He firmly said that Microsoft should not be considered to be the only company on the ground that wants to get ICQ. Vardi was right - in June 1998, Mirabilis became part of AOL, which paid for the start-up $ 287 million. In April 2010 the company was sold to a Russian investment fund Digital Sky Technologies (DST), and after its reorganization in September 2010 ICQ It became part of Mail.Ru Group.
7. Check Point - the global standard for IT-Security
In 1993, 25-year-old graduate of an elite unit of the IDF 8200 Gil Shwed, along with two partners founded at Check Point. Check Point develops software and hardware security systems, including firewalls and tools of virtual private networks. Today the company has more than 2,200 employees worldwide, and more than 100 000 customers. All the companies in the Fortune 100 and 98% of the Fortune 500 use products Check Point. It is interesting to note that the company's first investor, invested in it $ 400,000, became a venture capital fund BRM Group, whose managing partner Nir Barkat is now the mayor of Jerusalem.
8. The world's fastest Cisco router
In 2004, CEO Cisco John Chambers proudly announced that the company has revolutionized, presenting the world's fastest router CRS-1 with up to 92 Tb / s. The creation of this model was invested half a billion dollars and four years of hard work, but the result exceeded all expectations. The initiator of the unique project was Michael Laor - Israeli, who has worked 11 years in the California office of Cisco. When Laor decided to return home, Cisco did not want to lose one of the leading engineers and decided to open its first research and development center outside the United States - in Israel. It was then that Michael Laor began to promote the idea of creating a powerful carrier-class routing system, in spite of the resistance of a number of managers who believe that such power will not be needed. He was able to convince the management of the company - and the Israeli branch of Cisco began to develop a new generation of architecture. Despite the high cost ($ 2 million for the CRS-1 in maximum configuration), the project proved to be commercially successful and lifted Cisco to an unattainable height for competitors. Today the flagship Cisco - CRS-X - an order of magnitude performance CRS-1, and is consistently strong demand from operators.
9. Mobileye - Driving Safety System
Mobileye driver assistance systems designed to improve safety when driving on public roads. The main components of the system - a digital camera and a microprocessor placed under the windshield. The image perceived by the camera, digitally transferred to the processor, whose tasks include the processing and analysis of information in real time - so can not determine the distance to objects in front are: cars, pedestrians and even large dogs. Algorithms do not provide for the use of optical, laser and radio waves - the ultimate distance information is obtained only through the use of special software compares the current position of the vehicle with respect to other road users to the data laid down in advance a safe distance. Among the company's customers - automobile concerns Chrysler, Ford, GM, Tesla, Audi, BMW, FIAT, Jaguar, Opel, Renault, Volvo, VW, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and others. In 2014, Mobileye led the ranking Israeli exit - a public offering shares became the most successful IPO of Israeli companies in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
10. Indigo Digital Press - the first digital color printing press
Israeli company Indigo was founded in 1977 by owner Benny Landa. In 1993, Landa showed the world E-Print 1000 - the first digital printing press that can print color images. The basis of the E-Print 1000 has laid down the technology of digital offset printing. On the basis of developments Ingido been put into production digital presses HP Indigo Press. In 2002, Indigo was acquired by HP Corporation for $ 830 million. Benny Landa continues to replenish its portfolio of more than 700 patents issued to it in many countries, thereby strengthening the foundations of intellectual property company he founded.
11. StoreDot - charging the smartphone in 1 minute
The Israeli start-up company StoreDot demonstrated at the conference Microsoft Think Next 2014 a prototype device that can charge the battery of the smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 30 seconds. Used StoreDot Fast Charge Technology is based on studies of Alzheimer's disease, held at Tel Aviv University. Scientists have found that peptides (substance whose molecules are constructed of two or more amino acid residues) may be used as an organic battery. Of these molecules, scientists have been able to obtain nanocrystals which can be used as semiconductors. The principle of charging based on the use of quantum dots - fragments of a conductor or semiconductor, so tiny that they begin to show quantum effects. According to the developers, their innovation - the creation of a new type of electrodes, which are called MFE - Multi Function Electrod. In addition to the battery for smartphones, StoreDot working on batteries for electric vehicles, as well as on a new generation of LED displays.
12. Powermat - Wireless Charger
In 2013, the Israeli company Powermat Technologies introduced a wireless charger for iPhone 5 at Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona. Novelty is a case-charging and extra battery doubles the battery life of the phone. Capacity "case" was 7000 mAh. Note that Powermat managed to build a broad network in the US, "charges the surface." Today the company boasts an international collaborative project with Starbucks, a few hundred surfaces in Madison Square Garden (New York), as well as the presence in the lounge areas of the airline Delta. The company Powermat also provides a complete solution for the installation of "charges the surface" for business customers - with the billing system, service monitoring and statistics collection, and a number of other features.
13. Trusteer - IT-security for financial institutions
Israeli start-up company Trusteer develops software solutions in the field of information security. Startup focused on solutions for the financial sector - 7 of the top 10 US banks and nine of the 10 largest banks in the UK are using technology Trusteer. Note that during its existence Trusteer has attracted only $ 10 million investment. In 2013, IBM swallowed Trusteer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but analysts estimate the absorption of $ 800 million - $ 1 billion.
14. Silentium - Active Noise Reduction
Israeli company Silentium - one of the world's leading active noise cancellation technology. Silentium has developed a breakthrough noise reduction technology Silence-in-a-chip. The solution is a chip-in microphone and speaker, which create a sound wave, reverse the direction of the noise. The chip is integrated into the device, requiring an active noise control. At the moment there Silentium contracts for the integration and delivery of Silence-in-a-chip with a number of international companies in the automotive, aviation, telecommunications industries as well as manufacturers of household appliances.
15. Quicktionary - pen translator
Handle Translator Quicktionary from the Israeli company Wizcom can quickly find a word that is focused on flipping dictionaries. The first model of the scanning interpreter appeared in 1995 on the market today, the third generation Quicktionary. Users simply hold the handle on an unfamiliar word - and the screen will handle the translation, as well as a complete dictionary entry with all values, transcription and examples of usage of the word in a sentence. The touch screen and virtual keyboard extend the capabilities of the device, allowing you to enter words to be translated in different ways. The device also allows you to listen to the speech pronunciation of individual words and whole lines of text.
16. Lumio - Virtual Keyboard
In 2002, an Israeli start-up company has developed Lumio infrared projection keyboard and presented it at the exhibition CeBIT. The projection optical keyboard is a projection keyboard on any surface on which a touch is made and the virtual keys. The keyboard tracks finger movements and translates them into keystrokes.Most developed on the basis of Lumio systems can function as a virtual mouse, and even a virtual music keyboard piano.
17. Umoove - management view
Israeli startup Umoove created an innovative platform, you can interact with portable devices using head movements and pupil. Working exclusively uses software algorithms. The image from the front camera smartphone or tablet is analyzed in real time and converted into control commands, all calculations require no more than 5% of the CPU time. In addition to the standard models use of technology (control smartphone, gaming applications, etc.), Umoove underlines the wide range of applications of its technology for the early diagnosis of a range of diseases.
18. SCiO - the world's first pocket-sized molecular sensors
Israeli startup Consumer Physics promises a revolution in the field of interaction between man and the environment through SCiO. SCiO a handheld infrared spectrometer the size of a normal USB-stick, which works in tandem with a smartphone and is intended to determine the chemical composition of food, medicines, drinks, soil, plants, etc. SCiO sensor emits near-infrared light that is reflected from the surface of the product becomes unique properties depending on the molecular composition of the substance. Catching reflected light spectrometer analyzes and transmits data to the user's smartphone. SCiO can be used for determining the calorific products, identification of drugs, detecting dehydration etc.
19. LZW algorithm
Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) - a universal algorithm for lossless data compression, created by researchers from the "Technion" Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv, and Terry Welch American scientist. At the time of its introduction the LZW algorithm giving the best compression ratio for most applications than any other well-known method of the time. He became the first widely used on computers by data compression. In 1987 he became part of the standard algorithm for image format GIF. Currently, the standard algorithm contains PDF.
20. The RSA algorithm
RSA (the acronym of the names of Rivest, Shamir, Adleman) - a cryptographic public key algorithm, based on the computational complexity of the problem of factoring large integers. RSA cryptosystem is the first system suitable for both encryption and digital signature. The algorithm used in a large number of cryptographic applications, including PGP, S / MIME, TLS / SSL, IPSEC / IKE and others. Coauthor RSA Adi Shamir - a professor of computer science and applied mathematics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, laurerat Turing Award.
21. Nanowires
Nanowires - to create a method of nanotechnology anisotropic conductive structure of the quasi-one (nanofiber), two external dimensions of which (eg, width, thickness) is significantly less than a third (length) and are in the nanometer range.Nanowires can be used in the near future as the semiconductor components in extremely small size of electronic circuits. In 1998, a group of researchers from Haifa "Technion" published in the journal Nature article describing his achievements - creating a nanowire 1 000 times thinner than a human hair.
22. PillCam - Camera tablet
Rocket scientist Rafael defensive concern over twenty years, had the idea of creating ... a medical gadget that can radically change the methods of diagnosis of the digestive system. Gavriel idda implemented concept, previously described only in fiction literature: he founded the company Given Imaging has been producing "tablets" with built-in cameras that allow you to accurately diagnose problems in the abdomen. Miniature tablet contains camera, wireless transmitter module backlight and battery. The physician can observe a picture in real time. In 2001, Given Imaging was the first company in the world, which came to an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange after the September 11 attacks. In 2013, Given Imaging was acquired by Covidien Irish company for $ 970 million.
PillCam - Camera tablet
23. Copaxone - the first cure for multiple sclerosis
Copaxone - specific immunomodulatory drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, developed and manufactured by the Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva.Copaxone is the first drug developed specifically for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The product is listed in the list of vital and essential drugs.
24. Medigus - the world's smallest video camera
Medical Medigus company specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), one of the most common chronic diseases of the Western world. For a unique miniature endoscope Medigus has created the world's smallest camera with a diameter of 0.99 mm.
25. ReWalk - exoskeleton that allows people to walk, paraplegic
This device, developed by Israeli scientists are paralyzed, have figured in the list of Time Magazine as the best invention of the year and it was noted on the popular television show Glee. Like the exoskeleton suit or bioelectronic device ReWalk using special sensors detect abnormalities in human equilibrium, and then transforms them into pulses normalizing its motion that allows a person to walk or stand. ReWalk now available in Europe and in the United States.
26. IceCure - the procedure of freezing the tumor
Israeli company develops IceCure successfully treated breast tumors by freezing them. The researchers suggest using cold freezing tumors in the breast. Freezing is performed by introducing a needle into the tumor with liquid nitrogen. Thus, the tumor is first frozen to -170 degrees, and after thawing it is not dangerous. For procedures do not even require an anesthetic injection. On the whole procedure takes about 15 minutes. At the moment, for the removal of the tumor should be carried out a full operation leaves scars and the patient chained to a hospital bed for up to a week. Plus, now the doctor controls the amount of space being frozen obtained during cryoablation. According to the company, the maximum allowable size of the tumor - a golf ball. Incidentally, it is possible not only to treat benign breast disease, and kidney tumors, prostate and liver. Unlike thermal exposure, freezing does not cause pain (low temperature itself acts as an anesthetic) and less traumatic to the body. Resolution on the use of technology has already been received in the US and the EU.
27. OrCam - Google Glass for the blind
An Israeli startup has created an analogue OrCam Google Glass, designed for blind and slabozryachih people. With these points, people with disabilities will be able to dramatically improve their quality of life. The system allows you to identify and articulate any text found in everyday life: from the signs to the newspaper articles and on the number of the bus to the menu in the restaurant. All that is required from the user - specify the gadgets on the object that you want to visualize. After this built-in camera glasses scans the surrounding space in the specified direction and the owner recognizes the subject. For example, during the transition road slabozryachy may indicate a traffic light, and OrCam say what he lit color. And the restaurant is enough to lead the finger the user through the menu, and the gadget butet them to him to read. The interaction points with the user passes through an audio interface, just like in Google Glass. Namely - the sound is transmitted through the bones of the skull, making it completely inaudible to others and improves sound quality. Points OrCam been put into production. The recommended retail price - $ 3500.
28. Ola Mundo - the world's first application for autistic communication
Ola Mundo (in Spanish "Hello World") - a mobile application that instantly transmits messages using the symbols for people whose ability to speak and write seriously violated. This technology was developed by Ofer Harel, the Israeli employee IT-companies, who also is the father of 10-year-old autistic child named Adam. After the analysis of possible alternative methods of treatment for his son, Ophir realized that for children, such as Adam, there is simply no solution because they communicate mainly through the expression of emotions. Harel has developed an application that allows children and adults who can not speak and write, to communicate with the world around them through a new language consisting entirely of characters. Ola Mundo great advantage is that its use is not dependent on the physical proximity, as the user application communicates via instant messaging.
29. Babysense - baby breathing monitor
Babysense - first monitor the movements of the "new generation". Created and patented in Israel in 1992, he is on the international market since 1994 Babysense successfully established itself around the world - according to experts, is the most effective in the fight against the monitor sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). All versions available on the market today are a consequence of this innovative breakthrough. Babysense is the only home monitor movements registered in the EU as a medical device. The device consists of two touch panels, which are located under the mattress in the crib and toddler connected to a control unit which, in turn, is secured with a special clip on the side of the crib out of reach of the baby.Monitor every second controls movement and baby's breath, giving parents an alarm in the event of the slightest change in his motion, pause or slow breathing. If for any reason a child stops breathing for 20 seconds or the rate of his breathing slows to less than 10 movements per minute, an alarm audible and visual alarms, resulting in a parent or caregiver can assist the child