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(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv

Artificial Cells Produce Real Proteins

27.10.2014
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Materials Science, Biotechnology
"Cells on a chip" are beginning to recreate biological processes
Magnetic resonance image of a rat’s brain subjected to a partial stroke in the right hemisphere (black square); the left hemisphere remained intact (green square)

Weakness into Strength

27.10.2014
Brain & Behavior, Chemistry, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
An MRI method for picking up the faintest signals can reveal the workings of the brain
(l-r) Eyal Karzbrun, Alexandra Tayar and Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv

Artificial Cells Act Like the Real Thing

18.08.2014
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Materials Science, Biotechnology
Cell-like compartments produce proteins and communicate with one another, similar to natural biological systems  
(l-r) Dr. Ariel Livne, Prof. Benjamin Geiger and Dr. Eran Bouchbiner

How Cells Feel the Stretch

14.08.2014
Space & Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Chemistry
To understand how cells orient themselves, Weizmann Institute researchers turned to a model from physics
SEM image of a well-defined double helix

Nanocubes Get in a Twist

11.08.2014
Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry
Competing forces coax nanocubes into helical structures
Dr. Emmanuel Levy

Protein Reporters Go on Location

27.05.2014
Structural Biology
A new study uncovers the cell’s “social network”
Running muscles may be predominantly fast- or slow-twitch

Completing the Metabolite Picture

27.05.2014
Particle Physics, Chemistry, Technology & Applications
A new MRI-based method can detect metabolite levels in real time
Prof. Michael Elbaum and Dr. Sharon Grayer Wolf

Stark Contrast

11.05.2014
Particle Physics, Life Sciences, Molecular and Cell Biology, Chemistry, Materials Science
Hazy microscope images get clearer with a “flashlight” approach
Profs. Sabrina Sartori and Reshef Tenne

Cooperating for a Clean Future

03.04.2014
Environment, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Visiting professor Sabrina Sartori is working to create new materials for green energy storage
(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

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