Chemistry

(l-r) Prof. Antoine Kahn, Dr. Oliver Seitz, Prof. David Cahen and Dr. Ayelet Vilan. Changing chemical bonds

Introducing Impurity

01.10.2007

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Doping nanomaterials improves their electrical properties

Smart Ceramics

Smart Ceramics

01.10.2007

Materials Science

Under certain conditions, a "smart" ceramic material behaves more like rubber

Prof. Lucio Frydman. Super-sensitive, ultra-fast

Symphony in a Second

01.10.2007

Particle Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

A combined method for ultra-fast MRI promises new research possibilities

Sweet Smell

Sweet Smell

18.09.2007

Brain & Behavior, Chemistry

Weizmann Institute Scientists discover: The pleasantness of an odor can be predicted from its molecular structure

A New Technique May Speed the Development of Molecular Electronics

A New Technique May Speed the Development of Molecular Electronics

26.07.2007

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

THE INSIDE DOPE Often, things can be improved by a little 'contamination.' Steel, for example is iron with a bit of carbon mixed in. To produce...

Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General

Weizmann Institue Scientists Develop a General "Control Switch" for Protein Activity

19.06.2007

Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Chemistry

Judith Chebath, Prof. Michel Revel, Prof. Menachem Rubinstein and Dr. Daniela Novick

The Interferon Story

05.06.2007

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Interferon-based drugs are a multi-billion dollar industry, used for treatment of viral diseases such as hepatitis, some cancers, and multiple...

A certain sequence of letters, EBU, creates chemical conditions in which an iron atom disconnects itself from an organic molecule (on the right), activating it and causing it to emit green fluorescent light. The sequence EUB leads to the emission of blue light. Other sequences of letters do not cause light emission

The First Molecular Keypad Lock

02.05.2007

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry

Organic molecules could form the basis of ultra-tiny security devices

Tough Enough

Tough Enough

02.05.2007

Materials Science

Adding nanotubes to composite materials should greatly enhance their properties

Prof. Ada Yonath. Trucking with molecules

Bonds

01.05.2007

Biochemistry, Structural Biology

Revealing the details of protein assembly might advance drug development

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