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(l-r) Profs. Gary Hodes, Henry Snaith and David Cahen

Higher End, Lower Cost

11.03.2014
Space & Physics, Energy, Materials Science
Materials that capture the higher end of the spectrum will be the next wave of photovoltaics
Correlations of droplet velocities (projection of velocities along x-direction) plotted against a pair of droplets' spatial separation in the x and y direction. Red stands for positive values signifying joint motion; blue stands for negative values signifying opposing motion

Synchronized Speeds on the Straightaway

02.02.2014
Chemistry, Materials Science
Tiny water drops flowing in oil reveal a new type of order
Prof. Hasan Dweik of Al-Quds University (left), Dr. Ami Shalit, Director of the Feinberg Graduate School (left, upper row) and students from Al-Quds and Weizmann, participants in the Social Sciences and Humanitarian Affairs Master’s Program of the Sapienza University of Rome, at the Weizmann Institute of Science several years ago

A Bridge to Peace

02.02.2014
Materials Science, Structural Biology, Science Teaching
Israeli and Arab scientists meet over chemistry
Drawing by Ron Weinstock, a student at the Henry Ronson ORT High School in Ashkelon

Atoms Take a Bath

01.01.2014
Quantum Physics, Chemistry
Machinery based on single atoms may be able to bend the laws of thermodynamics
Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

01.01.2014
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry
Surprises awaited physicists probing the “filling” of a unique “sandwich”
Chromosomes Show Off their Shapes

Chromosomes Show Off their Shapes

25.11.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Structural Biology, Math & Computer Science
A new view of our chromosomes reveals a complex picture  
Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency
Platinum wires attached to a single organic molecule (center) can be elongated into a chain a single atom thick

Down to the Wire

02.09.2013
Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
The smallest electronic devices will require wires the thickness of an atom
Hula painted frog. Image: Frank Glaw

A Fossil Comes to Life

14.08.2013
Structural Biology
The Hula painted frog is not only not extinct – it is a symbol of hope
SEM image of a logic circuit based on 14 nanowires

Guided Growth of Nanowires Leads to Self-Integrated Circuits

31.07.2013
Space & Physics, Nanoscience
Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled Weizmann Institute scientists to produce complex electronic nanocomponents  

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