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Seeding the Passion

13.02.2025
Plants and Agriculture, Climate, Benefiting Humanity
A plant sanctuary established in the Weizmann Institute greenhouses holds valuable lessons for survival and helps to instill a love for plant...
Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

On the Way to Building Better Batteries

09.01.2025
Nano Physics, Materials Science, Energy, Benefiting Humanity
Weizmann researchers untangle the tiny strands of lithium that develop inside rechargeable batteries, limit their use and pose a serious fire hazard
Uncrackable: Scorpions and Sponges Inspire Sustainable Design

Uncrackable: Scorpions and Sponges Inspire Sustainable Design

10.10.2024
Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Environment, Climate
A Weizmann Institute study of super-tough organisms reveals strategies for creating more sustainable, resilient human-made materials
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Hunting Down Giant Viruses That Attack Tiny Algae

30.09.2024
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Climate
A mysterious menace lurks in the oceans, threatening algal blooms. Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit –...
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Stormy Findings and Hot Discoveries

19.09.2024
Environment, Climate
How humans are affecting the Northern Hemisphere’s wind patterns
A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them

Into the Light

16.09.2024
Nutrition, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?
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Surprising New Material Gets the Lead Out

22.08.2024
Materials Science, Environment, Technology & Applications
Weizmann Institute ceramic could replace lead-based electronic components
Peyote in bloom (Photo: Guy Yosef Keren)

Cactus Dreams: Revealing the Secrets of Mescaline Making

15.08.2024
Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Plants and Agriculture
Scientists tackle the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic for drug development
Photo: Ben Kelmer

Local Heroes

14.01.2024
Nutrition, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Weizmann Institute of Science’s field experiments with wheat in the northern Negev symbolize hope and renewal after the October 7 attack – and...
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When Dryness Intrudes, Floods Ensue

12.12.2023
Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
New findings may improve flood warnings for millions living on the Indian subcontinent

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