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Nano Electronics

01.03.2004
Space & Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
For decades, “thinking big” in electronics has meant the pursuit of smaller and smaller goals. Only a short while ago, for instance, the idea of a...
New Type of Nanotube Made of Gold or Silver Created

New Type of Nanotube Made of Gold or Silver Created

26.01.2004
Materials Science
Weizmann Institute scientists have created a new type of nanotube built of gold, silver and other nanoparticles. The tubes exhibit unique...
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

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From the Volcanic Crater to the Lab: A Lesson in Survival

Human lung cancer tissue under a microscope. The enzymes (yellow) that unmask the immune-activating molecules are found near the TREM2 receptors (red) of the tumor-assisting macrophages. This targeted unmasking can prevent damage to healthy tissues

Turning the Tumor’s Shield into a Sword

A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells

Bacteria on the Brain

“Seven Unique Voices in the Symphony of Human Achievement”

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Human lung cancer tissue under a microscope. The enzymes (yellow) that unmask the immune-activating molecules are found near the TREM2 receptors (red) of the tumor-assisting macrophages. This targeted unmasking can prevent damage to healthy tissues
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Turning the Tumor’s Shield into a Sword
A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells
14.11.2025
Bacteria on the Brain
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“Seven Unique Voices in the Symphony of Human Achievement”