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An electric current can flow forever in superconductors because nothing in them wears it down

Electricity's Free Ride

01.11.2003
Materials Science, Biotechnology
An electric current can flow forever in superconductors because nothing in them wears it down    
Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz

Malaria's Achilles' Heel

01.10.2003
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Uncovering the mechanism of malaria-fighting drugs
Prof. Shimon Reich. Superconductors as age detectors

Lead Artifacts Disclose Their Age

01.10.2003
Materials Science, Scientific Archaeology
Turning ancient lead into a superconductor reveals it age
illustration: Separating molecules with light

Light Lends a Hand

01.10.2002
Nanoscience, Materials Science
From industrial processes to tiny pens, can light make electrons dance the quickstep?
Dr. Michael Elbaum

Opening the Gates

01.01.2002
Space & Physics, Life Sciences, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Materials Science
Dr. Michael Elbaum of the Weizmann Institute’s Material and Interfaces Department studies the passage of molecules through the  cell’s...
Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph with Amos (9), Omer (15), and Asaf (18

Electrons on the Map

01.11.2001
Particle Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science
When a single electron moves around this hole, the exciton that forms is equivalent to a neutral hydrogen atom. Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph discovered...
Brittlestar is sensitive to changes in light

Here's Lookin' At You

01.10.2001
Materials Science, Structural Biology
Weizmann Institute scientists discover that the brittlestar, long thought to be sightless, is all eyes
Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator

Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator

23.08.2001
Lasers & Optics, Brain & Behavior, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Brittlestars of the species Ophiocoma wendtii form crystal lenses in their skeletons that allow them to spot approaching predators, according to a...
Prof. Shimon Reich.

Advancing to the Bronze Age

01.05.2001
Materials Science
An Institute discovery moves high-temperature superconductors out of the "copper age"
Delving In To The Nanoscopic

Delving In To The Nanoscopic

25.09.2000
Systems Biology, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Technology & Applications
Weizmann Institute scientists develop a novel method for evaluating ultrathin films. Potential benefits include diverse microelectronic applications...

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