Israeli tech connection

Crain's New York Business
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After spending the last year in Israel developing a technology that gives hard surfaces such as tables and walls the ability to charge electronic devices such as cell phones, Ran Poliakine is ready to commercialize his invention.

But he won't be doing it in Israel. He's headed to New York City.

"New York City is the gateway to the rest of the world," says Mr. Poliakine, whose company, Powermat, will begin selling its technology to businesses in the United States and Japan later this year.