You are here

Home > Topics > Environment

Environment

Environment

Environment
Energy
Plants and Agriculture
Climate
Dr. Ilan Koren. Clear data on clouds

Hard Rain

01.10.2006
Environment, Climate
Do tiny particles in the atmosphere cool things down or warm them up? The answer's not so simple
Illustration: multidisciplinary research towards sustainable energy

Fueling the Future

01.10.2006
Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate, Chemistry
With new initiative, the Insitute is going full steam ahead in the global effort to create a greener future
Dr. Einat Aharonov. How the mountain moved

Moving Mountains

01.10.2006
Environment, Math & Computer Science
Scientists reveal how an entire mountain moved south, about 50 million years ago
(l-r) Oksana Shlyk-Kerner, Prof. Avigdor Scherz and Dr. David Kaftan. Peak reaction

Soaking Up the Heat

01.10.2006
Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Energy, Plants and Agriculture
A heat-loving microorganism gives up its secrets
Dr. Moshe Frommer

The Straw That Broke the Bacterium’s Back

01.10.2006
Environment, Materials Science, Benefiting Humanity
Dr. Moshe Frommer developed a reusable water filter-in-a-straw for those without acess to clean drinking water
Bacteria Beat the Heat

Bacteria Beat the Heat

30.08.2006
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have found that a switch in just two amino acids can make a difference between functioning best at moderate...
Tiny Airborne Particles are a Major Cause of Climate Change

Tiny Airborne Particles are a Major Cause of Climate Change

17.07.2006
Space & Physics, Environment, Climate
The local effect of atmospheric aerosols can be greater than the greenhouse effect    
And the Mountain Moved

And the Mountain Moved

17.05.2006
Environment
A Weizmann Institute scientist reveals how a mountain may have moved. The mountains skipped like rams… – Psalm 114  
Dr. Asaph Aharoni. Strawberry defense

Everybody Needs a Friend Sometimes

01.05.2006
Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
A genetically engineered plant recruits "bodyguards" that protect it against its enemies
(l-r) Dr. Ishai Dror and Prof. Brian Berkowitz. Taking up the challenge

Getting the Oil Out

01.05.2006
Energy, Yeda Technology Transfer
Hot water may hold the key to utilizing vast oil reserves

Pages

Top Stories

See All >
Shutterstock

The Protein Wears Prada

Shutterstock

Look on the Bright Side of Earth

Shutterstock

Born Ready for Pressure

An illustration showing four modular enzyme fragments (highlighted) that Weizmann Institute’s CADENZ method can combine to generate active enzymes at a hitherto unseen rate

Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them Down

Press Releases
See All >
Shutterstock
23.01.2023
Look on the Bright Side of Earth
An illustration showing four modular enzyme fragments (highlighted) that Weizmann Institute’s CADENZ method can combine to generate active enzymes at a hitherto unseen rate
12.01.2023
Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them Down
07.11.2022
Expanding the Limits of the Possible