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From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Drug

From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Drug

01.05.1997
Structural Biology
X-ray crystallography reveals how a moss used in Chinese medicine inhibits an enzyme implicated in Alzheimer's disease  
Science Without Frontiers: Down to the Bare Bone

Science Without Frontiers: Down to the Bare Bone

01.05.1997
Structural Biology
Experts on biological and composite materials work together to develop a model of bone structure
Science Without Frontiers: A Light on Tomorrow's Technology

Science Without Frontiers: A Light on Tomorrow's Technology

01.05.1997
Chemistry
Chemists from widely varied fields are pooling their knowledge to create new kinds of light-based information storage
A Mismatch Made in Heaven

A Mismatch Made in Heaven

01.04.1997
Materials Science
A perfect match may be a blessing in love or marriage, but in materials science a slight mismatch may sometimes help achieve the best results....
On the Surface of Things

On the Surface of Things

02.01.1997
Materials Science
From pens to pans, from hard disks to compact discs, an increasing number of products are made of polymers, giant complex molecules with repeating...
Weizmann Institute-Led Project Receives Center of Excellence Grant

Weizmann Institute-Led Project Receives Center of Excellence Grant

20.10.1996
Chemistry
REHOVOT, Israel -- October 20, 1996 -- A Center of Excellence research grant has been awarded to a project being coordinated by a Weizmann...
Centers of Excellence: Laser Chemistry

Centers of Excellence: Laser Chemistry

01.10.1996
Chemistry
Laser control of chemical reactions is the focus of a new Center of Excellence
Alive In The Dead Sea

Alive In The Dead Sea

01.06.1996
Structural Biology
Survival is difficult anywhere, so why set up house in the Dead Sea, of all places? Although the chances of staying alive in the world's saltiest...
Waxy Woes of Winter

Waxy Woes of Winter

01.06.1996
Chemistry
Remember winter? When you can't get a truck started in the morning because the engine is clogged up and your skin cream hardens if you...
A Tight Squeeze

A Tight Squeeze

01.01.1996
Materials Science
One of the first things we learn about nature is that water turns into a solid when it is frozen. For this change of state to occur, drastic...

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