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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
Iron pyrite. Photo: Thinkstock

Fools’ Gold Found to Regulate Oxygen

23.07.2012
Planetary Science, Environment, Chemistry
The sulfur-based chemistry of iron pyrite may play a major role in atmospheric oxygen concentrations  
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.
rain

Let it Rain

16.02.2012
Environment, Energy, Climate
Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns
(l-r) Drs. Eyal Rotenberg and David Asaf, Prof. Dan Yakir and Yakir Preisler. Lab on wheels

Environmental Research Goes on the Road

04.11.2011
Environment, Energy, Biotechnology
With the new Biosphere-Atmosphere Research Mobile Lab, researchers now can bring the lab to the forest. 
Old newsprint /Shironeko Euro. History behind the print

Between the Lines

04.11.2011
Environment, Energy
Old paper preserves records of air pollution from over 100 years ago.
Scanning electron microscope images of representative samples of (left) clean diatomite and (right) diatomite composite with zero valent iron (small white dots) and vitamin B12 (not visible)

Pumping Iron

04.10.2011
Environment, Energy, Nanoscience
A new kind of water treatment could break toxic chemicals in the water supply down into harmless compounds.
Dr. Ilan Koren. In the clouds. Cloud photo: Tamar Deutsch

Eat, Prey, Rain

04.10.2011
Environment, Climate, Chemistry
What do a herd of gazelles and a fluffy mass of clouds have in common?
clouds. Photo: Tamar Deutsch

Eat, Prey, Rain

24.07.2011
Environment, Chemistry
A new model for the dynamics of clouds and rain shows they behave like prey and predator
Paper Archives Reveal Pollution’s History

Paper Archives Reveal Pollution’s History

08.02.2011
Environment, Chemistry
A new source of climate records is as close as the nearest university library: Back issues of magazines reveal the rise in atmospheric CO2 from...

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