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Slow Release

Slow Release

01.05.2005
Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry, Yeda Technology Transfer
"Chains" that fall away slowly could lead to new time-release drugs
Switching to Chemistry

Switching to Chemistry

01.04.2005
Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
New kind of electrical switch formed from organic molecules could be used in the future in nanoscale electronic components Researchers at the...
Israeli Scientists Reveal the Plan of a Key Cellular Machine

Israeli Scientists Reveal the Plan of a Key Cellular Machine

10.09.2004
Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology
The new study gives scientists insight into how the DNA code is turned into instructions for protein construction  
Introduction

Introduction

01.05.2004
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Benefiting Humanity
Recent data show that roughly 220 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. In 2005, an estimated 1.1 million people died from diabetes and the...
At the Weizmann Institute

At the Weizmann Institute

01.05.2004
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry
Long dedicated to battling diabetes, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science are studying all aspects of this complex disease - from its...
illustration: heating up of the Earth (global warming)

Climate

01.05.2004
Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate, Organic Chemistry
Several research projects in the Environmental Sciences and Energy Research Department at the Weizmann Institute are aimed at understanding our...
Illustration: increasing water consumption

Water

01.05.2004
Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
Weizmann Institute researchers are developing scientific approaches to efficient and sophisticated water management.
Illusteration:green chemistry

Green Chemistry

01.05.2004
Environment, Environment, Organic Chemistry
The smartest way to cut pollution is to prevent it. That’s the motto of “green” chemistry, a relatively new initiative to devise processes that...
illustration: enjoying the sunlight

Solar Energy

01.05.2004
Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
In contrast to fossil fuels, the sun provides a clean, cost-free, and virtually inexhaustible source of energy.
Illusteration: Looking Back on the Institute’s environmental studies

Looking Back, Seeing the Future

01.05.2004
Environment, Environment, Energy, Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
We offer here a brief history of the Institute’s environmental studies and a look at the future generation of environmental researchers trained at...

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