Israel receives yet another badge of merit. After years of review Israel has been accepted as a member state of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Think of emailing the smell of mom’s freshly baked cookies, or asking your computer to check if the milk is spoiled. Scientists at the Weizmann Institute in Israel have managed to create the first “odor pleasantness” algorithm, allowing eNoses to predict the appeal of new odors.

Google buys its first Israeli start up. LabPixies from Tel Aviv will join team up with google Israel to develop great new web apps.

from famine to crops, Nigeria to Senegal, Israeli agronomists are exporting the tools and knowledge to create food from every water drop.

On Monday Tel-Aviv will be hosting Israel’s first TED conference. Log in and listen to the people who shape the present and impact the future.

“Beyond the Barrel: The Race to Fuel the Future” airs tonight at 8 EST.

As the world marks Earth Day, Israelis are realizing that climate change is knocking on their door. Lack of rain water has fueled entrepreneurship in the past, but this time Israelis are doing it sustainably.

Groundbreaking research on ocular implants set to restore vision to millions.

Few people realize that while alcohol-based hand sanitizers may kill bacteria, they do not deactivate viruses such as the swine flu. An innovative product from Israel changes that.

Is it a bird?
Is it a plane?
It’s both.
Robo-Bird Israel’s new tool in nature conservation.