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Uzi
The Uzi (; ; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel. It is one of the first weapons to incorporate a telescoping bolt design, which allows the magazine to be housed in the pistol grip for a shorter weapon.
Iron Dome
Israeli air defense system to intercept and destroy short-range rockets, aircraft and other missiles with a range of 4 to 70 km
Merkava
The Merkava (, , "chariot") is a series of main battle tanks used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) which are the backbone of the IDF's Armored Corps. Current iterations of this tank are considered broadly equivalent to the capabilities of the M1 Abrams, Leopard 2 and the Challenger 2. The current Merkava uses the same MTU EuroPowerPack powerplant as a number of other tanks.
drip irrigation
in agriculture and gardening
Pegasus
spyware software created by the NSO Group based in Israel
IWI Tavor
assault rifle
Waze
Waze Mobile Ltd, (; ) doing business as Waze (), formerly FreeMap Israel, is a subsidiary company of Google that provides satellite navigation software on smartphones and other computers that support the Global Positioning System (GPS). In addition to turn-by-turn navigation, it incorporates user-submitted travel times and route details while downloading location-dependent information over a cellular network. Waze describes its application as a community-driven initiative that is free to download and use.
Wix.com
thumb|Wix's secondary headquarters, Tel Aviv, Israel
Rummikub
thumb|A selection of Rummikub tiles and racks thumb|Rummikub logo
rivastigmine
Rivastigmine, sold under the brand name Exelon among others, is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used for the treatment of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease and with Parkinson's disease. Rivastigmine can be administered orally or via a transdermal patch; the latter form reduces the prevalence of side effects, which typically include nausea and vomiting.
capsule endoscopy
type of endoscopy
Iron Beam
Israeli air defense system employing high-energy laser beam that is designed to destroy short-range rockets, artillery, and mortars
glatiramer acetate
pharmaceutical drug
Python
1978 air-to-air missile family by RAFAEL
epilator
thumb|right|Closeup of the head of an epilator. An epilator is an electrical device used to remove hair by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out. The way in which epilators pull out hair is similar to waxing, but unlike waxing, they do not remove skin cells. Epilators may use an electric motor or be manually powered with a spring. They may also come with various attachments, like a smaller head to help with epilation of hard-to-reach areas, or an exfoliation head that may help exfoliate the skin before and after epilation.
barrel bomb
IED dropped commonly from aircraft
Trophy
military active protection system (APS) for vehicles
Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm
LZMA (Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm) is a lossless data compression algorithm developed since 1998 by Igor Pavlov, the developer of 7-Zip. It has been used in the 7z format of the 7-Zip archiver since 2001. This algorithm uses a dictionary compression scheme somewhat similar to the LZ77 algorithm published by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv in 1977 and features a high compression ratio (generally higher than bzip2) and a variable compression-dictionary size (up to 4 GB), while still maintaining decompression speed similar to other commonly used compression algorithms.
Ptitim
toasted pasta in tiny balls
CornerShot
CornerShot is a weapon accessory created by Lt. Col. Amos Golan of the Israeli Defense Forces in cooperation with American investors.
Babylon
computer dictionary and translation program
Bamba
peanut snack
Mobileye
Mobileye Global Inc. is a United States-domiciled, Israel-headquartered autonomous driving company. It is developing self-driving technologies and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) including cameras, computer chips, and software. Mobileye was acquired by Intel in 2017 and went public again in 2022. thumb|right|A Mobileye EyeQ2 chip used in a Hyundai Lane Guidance camera module
Guess Who?
children's game
LZ77 and LZ78
lossless data compression algorithms
Netafim
Netafim is a manufacturer of irrigation equipment owned by Orbia Group. The company produces drippers, dripperlines, sprinklers and micro-emitters. Netafim also manufactures and distributes crop management technologies, including monitoring and control systems, dosing systems, and crop management software, as well as a variety of services, including managed irrigation, agronomical advisory and operation and maintenance. As of 2012, Netafim was the global leader on the fast expanding market of drip- and micro-irrigation. In it was the overall largest provider of drip irrigation systems, with a
IWI Tavor X95
Israeli bullpup assault rifle
NDS Group
technology company
skunk
malodorant, non-lethal weapon used for crowd control
Iron Fist
weapons countermeasure system
false discovery rate
statistical method for handling multiple comparisons
ReWalk
ReWalk is a commercial bionic walking assistance system that uses powered leg attachments to enable paraplegics to stand upright, walk and climb stairs. The system is powered by a backpack battery, and is controlled by a simple wrist-mounted remote which detects and enhances the user's movements. Designed in Yokneam, Israel, by Amit Goffer, the ReWalk is marketed by Lifeward Ltd., and is priced at approximately US$85,000 per unit.
taliglucerase alfa
chemical compound
Shkedei marak
Israeli crouton
Ormat Technologies
Israeli American public energy company
Hidato
Hidato (, originating from the Hebrew word Hida = Riddle), also known as "Hidoku", is a logic puzzle game invented by Dr. Gyora M. Benedek, an Israeli mathematician. The goal of Hidato is to fill the grid with consecutive numbers that connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The name Hidato is a registered trademark. Some publishers use different names for this puzzle such as Number Snake, Snakepit (both of which play on the game's similarity in concept to the video game Snake), Jadium or Numbrix.
Taboola
Taboola is a public advertising company headquartered in New York City. The CEO of Taboola is Adam Singolda, who founded the company in 2007. It provides advertisements such as "Around the Web" and "Recommended for You" boxes at the bottom of many online news articles. These sponsored links on publishers' websites send readers to the websites of advertisers and other partners. These online thumbnail grid ads are also known as chumbox ads. ==History== Taboola was founded in 2007 by Adam Singolda. The company was founded in Israel and initially developed a recommendation engine for video content
Emergency Bandage
Verbandpäckchen
Sponge bomb
non-lethal bomb used to seal tunnels
list of Israeli inventions and discoveries
Wikimedia list article
distributed feedback laser
type of laser diode, quantum cascade laser or optical fiber laser
Silicon–air battery
type of metal-air battery
WEIZAC
thumb|Section of WEIZAC on display (2007). WEIZAC (Weizmann Automatic Computer) was the first computer in Israel, and one of the first large-scale, stored-program, electronic computers in the world.
Snaptu
Snaptu pronounced "snap tu", previously known as Moblica was a free Israeli-made mobile application platform that ran on virtually every type of Internet-enabled mobile phone. It allowed the user to access popular services, varying from social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, ESPN CricInfo and Picasa to entertainment news, blogs, sports and local guides.
Outbrain
Outbrain is a web recommendation platform founded in 2006 by co-founder and Co-CEO Yaron Galai and co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager, Ori Lahav. The company is headquartered in New York City.
OrCam device
portable, artificial vision device
VENµS
 UTC--> | launch_rocket = Vega | launch_site = Kourou | launch_contractor = Arianespace | entered_service = | declared = August 2024 | orbit_reference = Geocentric | orbit_regime = Sun-synchronous 2 day repeating | orbit_periapsis = 720 km (first phase) / 410 km (second phase) | orbit_apoapsis = 720 km (first phase) / 410 km (second phase) | orbit_inclination = 98.27 degrees | orbit_period = | apsis = gee | instruments = Super Spectral Camera (VSSC), Israeli Hall Effect Thruster (IHET) | telescope_name = Ritchey-Chretien telescope | telescope_type = Cassegrain
Mul-T-Lock
Mul-T-Lock is an Israeli company that develops and sells padlocks, combination locks, and related security products. It was founded in 1973 by Moshe Dolev and Avraham Bahry and is a subsidiary of Assa Abloy. Four years later, in 1977, Mul-T-Lock introduced the telescopic pin technology and entered the cylinders market.
charge trap flash
type of flash storage
Gett
thumbnail|Gett's Tel Aviv development center GT GETTAXI (UK) LIMITED, commonly referred to as Gett and previously known as GetTaxi, is an Israeli B2B Ground Transportation Management (GTM) platform and marketplace, and B2C ride-hailing app headquartered in London, and owned by GT GetTaxi (UK) Limited
Bissli
Bissli (, Bisli) is an Israeli wheat snack produced by Osem. Bissli is Osem's second-best selling snack brand after Bamba.
Paragon Solutions
Israeli spyware company
Gaga
Pedagogy movement
Given Imaging
Israeli medical technology company