Tiny dynamo
Subtitle: how one of the world's smallest countries is producing some of our most important inventions
By: Marcella Rosen, with David Kornhaber
Contributors: Kornhaber, David
Publisher: Untold News
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9780988797307
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Inventions; Technological innovations
Description: "[The author] details fascinating stories about some of Israel's amazing inventions. ... Close behind the USA and Canada in number of startups per capita, Israel is a true incubator of innovation that impacts the lives of people around the world"-- P. [4] of cover.
Notes: "Printed in the USA" -- copyright page.
Table of contents: title: Reducing hospital infections; title: New airport security; title: Better electric cars; title: Desalting the ocean; title: Spinal surgery robots; title: Pilotless drones; title: Diagnosing sleep apnea; title: Safe driving with Mobileye; title: Clean fish farming; title: The PillCam; title: Floating solar panels; title: Preventing sudden infant death; title: Drip irrigation : water the desert; title: Luggage finder; title: Saving the bees; title: Breathing like a fish; title: Freezing breast tumors; title: Earth-friendly food packaging; title: Restoring macular vision; title: The flash drive; title: Trauma saver; title: Conclusion; title: 68 important Israeli inventions : 1948-2012.