Environment

Solar energy project at the Weizmann Institute

Solar energy project at the Weizmann Institute

04.08.2005

Environment, Energy, Chemistry

Solar Energy Project at the Weizmann Institute Promises to Advance the use of Hydrogen Fuel

Prof. Brian Berkowitz. A matter of salt

Tap Water Truths

01.10.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture

An Institute study reveals yet another potential threat to this precious resource

(l-r) Dr. Sidney Cohen, Dr. Iris Visoly-Fisher and Prof. David Cahen. Solar science

The Effect of the Defect

01.10.2004

Energy, Materials Science

Why do defects in certain materials improve their solar-collecting capabilities?

Dr. Hezi Gildor. Plankton predictions

Prince of Tides

01.05.2004

Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate, Mathematics

Population changes in tiny ocean organisms might drive weather patterns across the globe

illustration: heating up of the Earth (global warming)

Climate

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate, Organic Chemistry

Several research projects in the Environmental Sciences and Energy Research Department at the Weizmann Institute are aimed at understanding our...

Illustration: increasing water consumption

Water

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Weizmann Institute researchers are developing scientific approaches to efficient and sophisticated water management.

Illustration of the earth as a bowling ball

Earth

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy

The Earth moves under our feet all the time. More than 200 million years ago our planet had only one supercontinent, Pangaea, which later broke up...

Illustration: genetically engineered plants became resistant to disease

Plants

01.05.2004

Genetics, Plants and Agriculture

Research conducted at the Weizmann Institute helps protect the planet’s plant life from potentially detrimental changes in the environment

Illusteration:green chemistry

Green Chemistry

01.05.2004

Environment, Environment, Organic Chemistry

The smartest way to cut pollution is to prevent it. That’s the motto of “green” chemistry, a relatively new initiative to devise processes that...

illustration: enjoying the sunlight

Solar Energy

01.05.2004

Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

In contrast to fossil fuels, the sun provides a clean, cost-free, and virtually inexhaustible source of energy.

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