Chemistry

(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

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

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