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One Nation is Disproportionately Responding to the World’s Most Intractable Problems
Table of Contents
Author’s Letter to Readersxix
Israeli Companies are Working Towards Food Securityxxiii
Enhanced Milk Production Techniques from the Land of Milk and Honey ………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Transplanting Embryos in Cows in India ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
Protecting Crops from Fruit Flies in India ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
Delivering More Post-Harvest Corn to East African Markets ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16
Prolific Prawn Propagation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22
Ending the Wholesale Slaughter of Baby Male Chicks ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27
Recycling Water Used in Fish Farming …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 32
Grasshopper Gastronomy ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 38
Reducing Discarded Produce ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 44
Israeli Companies are Developing Water Solutions …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 50
Transforming Dialyzers Into Water Purification Devices ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51
Converting All-Terrain Vehicles Into Water Purification Delivery Devices ………………………………………………………………………………… 56
Extracting Water from Air ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 61
Using Clean Technology to Deliver Clean Water Throughout the World …………………………………………………………………………………. 66
Detecting Water Pipe Leaks …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 72
Powering Water Sensors from In-Pipeline Water Flow …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 77
Israeli Companies Are Combatting Diseases …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 82
Treating Hydrocephalus with Micro-Robots ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 83
Screening for Cervical Cancer with Smartphones …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 88
Love Bombing Mosquitoes Into Oblivion ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 94
Vanquishing Influenza with Vaccines ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 100
Removing Blood Suckers from Our Midst …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 105
Arresting Hospital-Borne Infections ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 110
Boosting Calcium’s Bioavailability ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 105
Reducing the Need for Amputations …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 120
Stimulating Blood Flow from the Legs to the Heart ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 126
The Anti-Bullying App ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 131
Promoting Active Aging ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 136
Feeding People Too Sick to Eat ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 142
Restoring Vision to the Blind ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 147
Helping Locked-In Patients Communicate ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 152
Detecting Heart Failure ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 158
Virtual House Calls ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 163
Collecting 20 Biomedical Markers Remotely and Simultaneously …………………………………………………………………………………………. 168
Searching for Signs of Cancer in Feces …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 171
Detecting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Via a Phone App …………………………………………………………………………………….. 174
Filling in the Gaps: Democratizing Dental Implants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 179
Healing Chronic Wounds ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 184
Preventing the Elderly from Falling ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 189
Helping the Paralyzed Become Ambulatory ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 195
Zipping Special Needs People Around Southeast Asia ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 200
Israeli Companies are Pursuing Clean Energy Solutions ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 204
Generating Energy from Ocean Waves …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 205
Converting Wind Power Into Storable Energy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 210
Lighting Up the Dark Continent ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 215
Helping the Environment Self-Heal ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 221
Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Airports …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 226
Removing Mercury from the Ecosystem ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 231
Converting Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Fuels ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 236
Reducing the Usage of Hydrochloric Acid and Sulfuric Acid ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 240
Making Algae Affordable ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 243
Converting Household Trash Into Environmentally Safe Manufacturing Material …………………………………………………………………. 248
Repurposing Cardboard ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 253
Israeli Companies are Working Towards a Safer World ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 260
Protecting First Responders from Nuclear Radiation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 261
Preventing Piracy on the High Seas ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 267
Surveilling the Streets for Bad Actors …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 272
Protecting Facilities and Sites with Fully Autonomous Drones ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 277
Thwarting Collisions with Construction Cranes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 283
Fighting Wildfires with Laser Technology …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 287
Rescuing People from Burning Buildings …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 292
Converting Elevators from Death Traps to Rescue Vehicles …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 296
Making Drivers Focus on the Road ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 301
Protecting Connected Cars from Cyberattack ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 306
Preventing Collisions Between Automobiles and Motorcycles, Bicyclists and Pedestrians …………………………………………………… 311
Equipping Vehicles with Object Detection Systems …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 317
Appendices ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 324
Appendix A: Questionnaire for Readers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 325
Appendix B: Dalliances with Divestment …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 334
Appendix C: Interview with Author …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 348
Appendix D: Acknowledgments …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 365
Appendix E: Dramatis Personae ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 368
Index…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..371