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(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
green gift

So Shall You Reap

30.10.2013
Environment
An unusual gardening project is sprouting next to the Weizmann Institute
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
Bacterial colonies that express different metabolites

Tuning a Genetic Orchestra

17.09.2013
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Getting bacteria to produce an algal substance means adjusting an entire gene network
colorful roots

Getting to the Root of the Problem

15.09.2013
Biochemistry, Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Detailed profiles of hundreds of substances produced in different plant cell types can help improve crops – and our health
potato sprout. Image: Thinkstock

The Pathway to Potato Poisons

31.07.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology, Plants and Agriculture
Revealing the gene network for producing the toxin in green potatoes may help improve crops  
Biosphere-Atmosphere Mobile Research Lab

Exchange Rates

02.07.2013
Environment
A method devised by Institute scientists may help researchers get a grip on CO2 absorption by plants  
what determines how big a plant will grow

Limits to Growth

12.06.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Most of the many factors for determining leaf size turn out to put on the brakes, rather than promote growth
Image from the Voyager II flyby of Neptune in August 1989 (NASA). In the middle is the Great Dark Spot, accompanied by bright, white clouds that undergo rapid changes in appearance. To the south of the Great Dark Spot is the bright feature that Voyager scientists nicknamed "Scooter." Still farther south is the feature called "Dark Spot 2," which has a bright core. As each feature moves eastward at a different velocity, they are rarely aligned this way. Wind velocities near the equator are westward, reaching

Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep

16.05.2013
Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Environment
Weizmann Institute researchers and their colleagues set an upper limit for the thickness of jet streams on Uranus and Neptune  
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

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