Nanoscience

nanoantennas

Holograms Get the Blues

06.10.2016

Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

In a new method, gold nanoparticles use infrared light to create blue holograms

Molecules and electrodes

The Upper Limit

12.09.2016

Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science

How well do molecules conduct electricity?

molecular encryption

Molecule Holds the Key

04.07.2016

Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Encryption/Decryption

Invisible ink meets secure encryption in a single molecule. Just add cola

A bowtie-shaped nanoparticle

Building a Better Bowtie

30.06.2016

Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience

Bowtie-shaped nanostructures may advance the development of quantum devices

chiral spin selection

Spin Filters

20.06.2016

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Biological molecules may hold the key to “spintronic” applications

Nir Gov and red blood cell membrane

Flickering Explained

15.02.2016

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Nanoscience, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A century-old debate is settled: both sides are right.

Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv, Alexandra Tayar and Eyal Karzbrun (l-r) created a lifelike wavefront of information

The Genetic Domino Effect

04.02.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

An array of artificial cells demonstrates the movement of information wavefronts

nanoflask assembly

Tiny “Flasks” Speed Up Chemical Reactions

07.01.2016

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Self-assembling nanosphere clusters may improve everything from drug synthesis to drug delivery

Capturing a single photon from a pulse of light:

Tapping Particles of Light

24.11.2015

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Quantum Computing

Weizmann Institute scientists single out individual photons

nanoparticles assemble in the dark

Reversible Writing with Light

01.09.2015

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Self-assembling nanoparticles take their cues from their surroundings

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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

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“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