Energy

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

Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency

Cellulose fibers in the plant cell wall magnified 50,000 times by an atomic force microscope

Bringing Down Walls

17.04.2013

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

Observing the breakdown of the tough material in plant cell walls may lead to better biofuel production

Alternative Energy Research Initiative (AERI)

New Grant to Fuel Solar Energy Research

24.10.2012

Particle Physics, Environment, Energy, Materials Science, Benefiting Humanity

The Helmsley Charitable Trust will fund joint research between the Weizmann Institute and the Technion

Seagoing research team (l-r) Uri Sheyn, Dr. Miguel Frada, Shlomit Sharoni, Daniella Schatz, Dr. Assaf Vardi and Dr. Yoav Lehan

The Deep Blue

06.08.2012

Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

Dr. Assaf Vardi and his Weizmann team joined a month-long research cruise to study the life cycle of a tiny microorganism

The future of fuel? Image: Thinkstock

Genome of a Cellulose-Eating Bacterium Sequenced

24.07.2012

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Genetics, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

The sequence will help researchers design better means of recycling waste and producing biofuel

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

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.

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Let it Rain

16.02.2012

Environment, Energy, Climate

Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns

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