Nano Comics - Gallery

They're back! Femto, the senior researcher with the souls of a child, Mega, a postdoc who's a time traveler in disguise, Giga, an energetic young researcher, Terra, a scientific graphic designer, and, of course, Nano, the child whose parents are off on a space mission, and who is full of questions and curiosity.  Follow their adventures -- with Darwin, Einstein and Beyonce, investigating clouds, ants, jet lag and tree communication. 

Illustrated by Lee Zakai and written by Yivsam Azgad and Meir Goldberg, each comic includes a short explanation of a Weizmann Institute discovery that will arouse the curiosity of young people of any age. 

Weizmann Institute scientists discover that clouds over the ocean have become larger and higher since we started burning fuel. 

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Ants that get a bit of information lead the group around danger and back to the nest

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Scientists take a lesson from a pop idol -- getting heart cells to reinvent and renew themselves 

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Einstein may not want to wear them, but bowtie shapes could be the next big thing in quantum engineering

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Life can't live on Jupiter, but that hasn't stopped a Weizmann Institute scientist from joining a mission to learn more about the giant planet 

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Can Weizmann Institute scientists cure Mega's jet lag? 

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The "green lungs" of a forest can regrow after a fire. Scientists are working on getting the lungs in our bodies to regrow when disease damages them

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Trees fight for resources - but do they also talk to one another? 

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Are there winners and losers when men and women play the game of evolution? 

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What does Giga's WhatsApp group tell us about group behavior? 

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