Nano Physics

electron flow in quantum system

Wrong Way in Oncoming Traffic

14.02.2019

Space & Physics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Environment

A Weizmann lab gets particles to move against the direction of an electric current

noise, illustration

A Tale of Three Noises

15.11.2018

Nano Physics, Nanoscience

A new type of noise identified at the Weizmann Institute of Science may advance the study of heat transport in nanoscale systems and the design of...

zebrafish eye

Silver Eyes are a Triple Treat

16.07.2018

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Biotechnology

The iris in the zebrafish has a distinctive crystal structure that both camouflages the eye and prevents unwanted light from entering

spin up, spin down

Putting a Spin on Safer Drugs, Fertilizers and Pesticides

07.06.2018

Nano Physics, Nanoscience

Sorting out right- and left-handed molecules magnetically could improve industrial processes

Red, blue, green in nanolenses

Nanomaterials Offer a New Approach to Correcting Color

07.08.2017

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Computer designed nanostructures do away with the need for multiple lenses

Perovskite with and without etching

Puzzling Out Unusual Solar Materials

13.07.2017

Nano Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Understanding the properties of these materials will help advance new photoelectric technologies

cold atomic beam experiment

How to Reduce Shockwaves in Molecular Beam Experiments

07.06.2017

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics

Aerospace engineering provided the answer

Piece of the merge beam apparatus

Cold, Excited Molecules Change Shape

16.02.2017

Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry

In the realm of quantum physics, colliding molecules can react as balls or batons

chiral molecules select electron spins

Controlling Electron Spin for Efficient Water Splitting

13.02.2017

Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

The method could lead to solar-based production of hydrogen for fuel

heat transfer in graphene

Very Cold, but Oh-So Sensitive

02.01.2017

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Materials Science

A nanothermometer is thousands of times better at detecting heat transfer at the atomic level

Pages

Top Stories

Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Cracking the Code of a Worm's Throat

“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Press Releases

“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking