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Johnson–Lindenstrauss lemma, a mathematical result concerning low-distortion embeddings of points from high-dimensional into low-dimensional Euclidean space contributed by Joram Lindenstrauss.
Development of Zig-zag product of graphs, a method of combining smaller graphs to produce larger ones used in the construction of expander graphs by Avi Wigderson.
Generalization of the marriage theorem by obtaining the right transfinite conditions for infinite bipartite graphs. He subsequently proved the appropriate versions of the Kőnig theorem and the Menger theorem for infinite graphs by Ron Aharoni.
Increased understanding of how proteins are made - Ada Yonath of Israel alongside Venkatraman Ramakrishnan of India and Thomas A. Steitz of the US shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for increased understanding of the structure and function of ribosomes.[9]
Pillcam by Given Imaging, the first Capsule Endoscopy solution to record images of the digestive tract.[19][20] The capsule is the size and shape of a pill and contains a tiny camera.[21] Created by Israeli engineer Gavriel Iddan[22] who sold the company to Irish medical device maker Covidien for $860 million.[23][24][25] Iddan has expressed regret for the sale due to the companies fulfillment of an ancient Jewish prophecy “The Pillcam was based on military technology... It was a good example of how we shall beat our swords into plowshares", as the Hebrew prophets predicted.[26] Covidien was acquired by Medtronic in 2016, and is now the provider of Pillcam.[27]
Line free single power bicentric prismatic spectacle lens for correction of anisometropia. Sydney J. Bush UK patent no. 1539381.
The flexible stent, also known as NIR Stent or EluNIR. Developed by Israeli company Medinol, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv.[28][29]
The pressure bandage - known widely as the Israeli Bandage is a specially designed, first-aid device that is used to stop bleeding from hemorrhagic wounds caused by traumatic injuries in pre-hospital emergency situations.[30] First used for saving lives during a NATO peacekeeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina,[31] by inventor, Israeli military medic, Bernard Bar-Natan.[32] The bandage was successfully used during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and is widely used today, across the world.[33][34][35] The bandage was nicknamed "Israeli bandage" by American soldiers, and has been "the bandage of choice for the US Army and special forces". Before the Israeli emergency bandage was invented in 1998, wounded soldiers were told to find a rock and wrap it on top of hemorrhaging wounds in order to hold direct pressure.[36] Bar-Natan sold his company to PerSys Medical Inc in Houston, Texas, the company that first introduced the bandage to the US military.An Israeli Bandage being used by Sudanese and US Naval service members during a training exercise.
Development of ENvue, a feeding tube placement system with advanced methods of navigation, integrated sensors and body mapping, for accurate enteral tube placement, by the Israeli company ENvizion Medical, used in Hospitals and Medical centers in the US.[43]
The Rubinstein bargaining model, one of the most influential findings in game theory, refers to a class of bargaining games that feature alternating offers through an infinite time horizon. The proof is from Ariel Rubinstein 1982.[49]
OrCam MyEye, is a portable, artificial vision device that allows the visually impaired to understand text and identify objects through audio feedback describing what such people are unable to see.[53]
TraitUP – a new technology that enables the introduction of genetic materials into seeds without modifying their DNA, immediately and efficiently improving plants before they're even sowed. It was developed by Hebrew University agricultural scientists Ilan Sela and Haim D. Rabinowitch.[54]
The Intel 8088 – This microprocessor, designed at Intel'sHaifa laboratory, powered the first PC that IBM built,[58] which is credited with kickstarting the PC revolution.[59][60][61][62][63] The 8088 was designed in Israel at Intel's Haifa laboratory. The widespread use of the IBM's PC,[64] using the 8088 processor, established the use of x86 architecture as a de facto standard for decades. The IEEE wrote that "almost all the world’s PCs are built around CPUs that can claim the 8088 as an ancestor."[65][66] Intel has credited the 8088 with launching the company into the Fortune 500.[65]
QuicktionaryElectronic dictionary – a pen-sized scanner able to scan words or phrases and immediately translate them into other languages, or keep them in memory in order to transfer them to the PC. Developed by the company Wizcom Technologies Ltd.[67]
Laser Keyboard – a virtual keyboard is projected onto a wall or table top and allows to type handheld computers and cell phones. Developed simultaneously by the Israeli company Lumio and Silicon Valley startup company Canesta.[68][69][70][71] The company subsequently licensed the technology to Celluon of Korea.[72]
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - technology for voice based communications using the internet instead of traditional telephone systems. VoIP was originally conceived by Danny Cohen, an Israeli-American scientist, but was first created, implemented, and commercialized by Netanya-based, Israeli company VocalTec and its founder Alon Cohen[77][78][79][80][81]
Thunderbolt, a widely used interface technology, was developed as a joint venture between Apple Inc and Intel, in Israel[82][83][84]
The first instant messaging (IM) service, ICQ. Originally developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis in 1996. Mirabilis invented a system for creating unique identifiers (UINs) that could be applied over IRC leading it to be the first widely adopted IM service.[85][86][87][88][89][90]
Network Vault - A system for secure data storage, exchange and/or sharing through a protected central storage facility, containing at least one "network vault" to which access is controlled through a single data access channel. developed by Alon Nisim Cohen and is used for Israeli software company CyberArk.[93][94]
Iron Dome – a mobile air defense system in development by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aircraft Industries designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells. On April 7, 2011, the system successfully intercepted a Grad rocket launched from Gaza, marking the first time in history a short-range rocket was ever intercepted.[105] The Iron Dome was later utilized more fully in the Israeli-Gaza conflict of 2012, where it displayed a very high rate of efficiency (95%–99%) in intercepting enemy projectiles. The United States has been an essential partner in developing the Iron Dome by providing billions towards its development.[106]
Plastic emitter for practical surface drip irrigation - developed in Israel by Simcha Blass and his son Yeshayahu in 1959. Rather than allowing water to flow through small holes that could easily be clogged by fine particles, this method directed it through wider and longer channels, using friction within a plastic emitter to slow the flow. The technology is widely used in arid and semi-arid areas all over the world.[115][116][117][118]
"Zero-liquid-discharge" system – an invention of the Israeli GFA company which allows fish to be raised virtually anywhere by eliminating the environmental problems in conventional fish farming, without being dependent on electricity or proximity to a body of water.[54]
Mirtra – a Tal-Ya Water Technologies agricultural technology invention. A unique, patented polypropelyne Mitra system that covers the plant's root system, directing water and fertilizer directly to the root, while protecting the earth around the root from weeds and extreme temperatures, reducing the need to water crops by up to 50 percent. It also reduces fertilizer needs by 50% and functions as an alternative to herbicide (weed-killer).[54][121]
Hybrid cucumber seeds – In the 1950s, Prof. Esra Galun of the Weizmann Institute developed hybrid seed production of cucumbers and melons, disease-resistant cucumbers and cucumbers suitable for mechanical harvesting. Galun and his colleagues invented a technique for producing hybrid cucumber seeds without hand pollination.[122]
Super iron battery – A new class of a rechargeable electric battery based on a special kind of iron. More environment friendly because the super-iron eventually rusts, it was developed by Stuart Licht.[123] of the University of Massachusetts.[124]
Go Pop (today named Pop it) - popular fidget toy consisting of a usually-brightly colored silicone tray with poppable bubbles, similar to bubble wrap, that can be flipped and re-used. invented in 1975 by Theo and Ora Coster.
Bamba is a peanut butter-flavored snack food manufactured by the Osem corporation in Holon, Israel.[132] In a clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, infants exposed to Bamba had an overall 86% reduction in the development of a peanut allergy, measured at age 5.[133]
Bissli is an Israeli wheat snack produced by Nestle-owned Osem. Bissli is Osem's leading snack brand after Bamba.[134]
Jerusalem mixed grill is a grilled meat dish considered a specialty of Jerusalem. It consists of chicken hearts, spleens and livers mixed with bits of lamb cooked on a flat grill, seasoned with onion, garlic, juniper berries, black pepper, cumin, turmeric and coriander
Sabich is a sandwich, consisting of a pita stuffed with fried eggplant and hard-cooked eggs. Local consumption is said to have stemmed from a tradition among Iraqi Jews, who ate it on Shabbat morning.
Ptitim - also called Israeli couscous worldwide, is a wheat-based baked pasta. It was initially invented during the austerity period in Israel when rice and semolina were scarce.
Shoogi - a type of Israeli energy bar, sometimes consisting of cereal and comes in different flavours. Invented by Talma in 1989.[135]Nesher Beer beverages, 2019
Kristal - A series of soda and non-soda drinks made by the Israeli Yapaura-Taburi company since 1958.[136]
Shalva - a type of a snack made from puffed wheat. Made in Holon, Israel, since the late 1960s.
Kapap (lit. face-to-face combat) - a type of face-to-face combat system. The system was developed in the late 1930s, within the Jewish Aliyah camps as part of preparatory training before their arrival in Mandatory Palestine.
DogTV - The first dedicated television network designed for dogs. Created by Israeli Ron Lev and originally launched in Israel.[144][145][146][147][1][148]
Gaga (dance vocabulary) -Gaga is a movement language and pedagogy developed by Batsheva Dance Company director and teacher Ohad Naharin. Used in some Israeli contemporary dance, it has two educational tracks which are taught in Israel as well as several other countries
Epilator (originally "Epilady") – a feminine beauty product. It was developed and originally manufactured at Kibbutz HaGoshrim.[149][150]
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