Materials Science

Dr. Ernesto Joselevich

Tiny Giants

01.11.2003

Nano Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Computer chips made of nanotubes could be a 100 times smaller and faster than those of today

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"

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