Top 10 Innovative Web 2.0 Applications of 2005
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As 2005 draws to a close, I am overwhelmed by the amount of Web 2.0 startups that this year brought. There were no doubt hundreds or perhaps thousands [...]
Desperate VC
Source: Dilbert
New Israeli mobile phone to detect breast cancer
Source: PhysOrg
Inspired by biofeedback therapy, Israeli researchers have developed a prototype mobile phone with a rudimentary infrared camera that can be easily, quickly, and non-intrusively used to detect the presence of breast cancer and heart disease. Infrared cameras are used to detect temperature and oxygen flow variations throughout breast tissue. After a completed scan, a [...]
Small tech’s big impact
Source: Nanotech Buzz
Nanotechnology is a flashpoint in the debate about our use of technology. It’s a technology that, according to M.C. Roco, chair of the National Science and Technology Council’s subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology, “is likely to change the way almost everything–from vaccines to computers to automobile tires to objects not yet [...]
Nano Armor: New Israeli breakthrough
An Israeli company has recently tested one of the most shock-resistant materials known to man. Five times stronger than steel and at least twice as strong as any impact-resistant material currently in use as protective gear, the new nano-based material is on its way to becoming the armor of the future.
Source: Iddo Genuth, IsracastNano-Armor: Protecting [...]
Introducing: DNA Pyramids
A simple method to create robust DNA “pyramids” that self-assemble in seconds has been invented by physicists in the UK.
Source: NanotechWeb.Org
Each side of the tetrahedral pyramid is made up of a double helix of DNA. The pyramids can then be joined together to make larger 3D nanostructures on which to build molecular electronic circuits [...]
Q&A with nanotech investor guru
from the latest issue of NanoNews-Now covering Investing In Nanotechnology.Editor Rocky Rawstern interviews nanotech investment guru Jack Uldrich. Select Quotes:Source: NanoNewsNN: What do you say to potential investors about companies that are raking in tens of millions of dollars in VC funding without having a near-term product? First off, neither VC’s nor individual investors should [...]
Nano-watchers will definitely want to keep an eye on Israel
Israel is on the nanotech map. A current snapshot shows that more than 30 Israel nanotech startups and over a dozen established firms representing over US $76 million in investment capital.Israeli firms are developing nanotech applications in fields that are historically successful for Israel and are currently the subject of strategic focus by risk capital [...]
New Israeli initiative to help start up companies reach the US market
The Israel Economic Mission in New York has launched a new initiative, where Israeli executives working in U.S. technology, pharmaceutical, banking, media, and venture capital companies will open doors and offer advice to other Israeli companies looking to penetrate the U.S. market.
source: Globesby: Ran Dagoni, Washington
Israel’s economic mission in New York has launched a new [...]
What Two Experienced VC’s Are Looking for from Entrepreneurs
On December 1, two veteran venture capital professionals gave an audience of software entrepreneurs some tips on the best ways to approach them to achieve a favorable funding outcome.
Source: American Venture MagazineBy Lew Koflowitz
Sita Vasan, an executive with Intel Capital, and Daniel F. Summa, a partner with Genesys Partners, both based in New York, were [...]
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