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Iron pyrite. Photo: Thinkstock

Fools’ Gold Found to Regulate Oxygen

23.07.2012
Planetary Science, Environment, Chemistry
The sulfur-based chemistry of iron pyrite may play a major role in atmospheric oxygen concentrations  
Canadian Institute for the Energies and Applied Research

Weizmann Institute Solar Technology to Convert Greenhouse Gas into Fuel

07.06.2012
Energy, Yeda Technology Transfer
An Australian company will develop the technology to reduce coal emissions
Work of art: A portion of a plant cell

Darkness at Noon

02.04.2012
Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture
A stunning scientific image reveals how plants cope with sudden changes in light intensity
Tube map for plants

The Vitamin Map

02.04.2012
Biochemistry, Plants and Agriculture, Math & Computer Science
Plant breeders may soon be using “Underground maps” to improve their crops
Earthquake damage: occurs when ruptures propagate at the speed of sound

The Science of the Slow Slip

25.03.2012
Space & Physics, Earth Sciences, Materials Science
What distinguishes slow, silent earthquakes from the big shaking kind?
Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

05.03.2012
Environment, Energy, Materials Science
A new textbook presents a comprehensive view of a highly diverse field.
rain

Let it Rain

16.02.2012
Environment, Energy, Climate
Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns
(l-r) Drs. Eyal Rotenberg and David Asaf, Prof. Dan Yakir and Yakir Preisler. Lab on wheels

Environmental Research Goes on the Road

04.11.2011
Environment, Energy, Biotechnology
With the new Biosphere-Atmosphere Research Mobile Lab, researchers now can bring the lab to the forest. 
Old newsprint /Shironeko Euro. History behind the print

Between the Lines

04.11.2011
Environment, Energy
Old paper preserves records of air pollution from over 100 years ago.
Scanning electron microscope images of representative samples of (left) clean diatomite and (right) diatomite composite with zero valent iron (small white dots) and vitamin B12 (not visible)

Pumping Iron

04.10.2011
Environment, Energy, Nanoscience
A new kind of water treatment could break toxic chemicals in the water supply down into harmless compounds.

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The ions in the center of the cluster are cooled to the lowest temperatures, and can then be further accelerated in the ion beam trap

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The ions in the center of the cluster are cooled to the lowest temperatures, and can then be further accelerated in the ion beam trap
18.09.2017
Colder and Colder
Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)
18.09.2017
Genomic Recycling: Ancestral Genes Take On New Roles
Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope:
18.09.2017
Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

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