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Kenyan farmer in an experimental corn field

Uprooting Hunger in Africa

01.10.2002

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A parasite-fighting technique triples corn harvests on experimental plots

"Self-Healing" Discovered in a Solar Cell Material

01.07.1999

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Self-healing is normally the province of living creatures, but now a Weizmann Institute-led research team has discovered that it can occur in a semiconductor. This finding, presented in June at the European Materials Research Conference in Strasbourg and soon to be published in the scientific journal Advanced Materials, may help create better solar cells and other electronic devices.

Weizmann Institute Scientist Designs The First General-Purpose Mechanical Computing Device To Serve As The Basis For A Biological Computer

Weizmann Institute Scientist Designs The First General-Purpose Mechanical Computing Device To Serve As The Basis For A Biological Computer

15.06.1999

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The first general-purpose mechanical computer designed for biomolecular and pharmaceutical applications has been developed by Prof. Ehud Shapiro of the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The mechanical computer will be presented today at the Fifth International Meeting on DNA-Based Computers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

'Green' Approach May Significantly Improve Cancer Therapy

'Green' Approach May Significantly Improve Cancer Therapy

03.02.1998

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REHOVOT, Israel - February 3, 1998 - A promising cancer therapy which destroys tumors by exposing them to light may be significantly improved thanks to new materials developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Institute scientists reported on the new development at the Conference on Chemical Modifiers of Cancer Treatment in Clearwater, Florida, on January 28-31.

Getting to Know Our Neighbors

Getting to Know Our Neighbors

01.10.1996

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Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome

Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome

10.07.1996

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REHOVOT, Israel -- July 10, 1996 -- An intensive effort to shed light on Tourette syndrome -- the humiliating genetic disorder known for causing sufferers to twitch and swear repetitively -- brought six Yale University professors to Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science recently for a meeting of leading scientific minds.

Solutions Based on Polymer Technology to be Discussed at International Conference

Solutions Based on Polymer Technology to be Discussed at International Conference

07.05.1996

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REHOVOT, Israel -- May 7, 1996 -- New ways to combat pollution in Mediterranean countries with the aid of polymers will be discussed at the MEDNET International Conference on Environmental Impact of Polymeric Materials, opening next Sunday, May 12, at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The conference is the first major international attempt to tackle the pressing pollution problems in the area on a regional basis through the use of polymer technology.

Corn Yields in Kenya Triple Thanks to New Weed-Fighting Strategy

Corn Yields in Kenya Triple Thanks to New Weed-Fighting Strategy

17.04.1996

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REHOVOT, Israel -- April 17, 1996 -- Corn yields on experimental plots in Kenya have tripled thanks to an innovative weed-fighting strategy developed by a Weizmann Institute scientist in collaboration with Kenyan researchers. These results will be reported on April 17 at the Sixth Parasitic Weed Symposium in Cordoba, Spain.

Moroccan Scientists Bask in Israeli Hospitality

Moroccan Scientists Bask in Israeli Hospitality

01.02.1996

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Diplomatic contacts with various Arab nations no longer sound like science fiction to Israelis, but professional exchanges with people in some of these countries still have the flavor of an adventure. Members of a Weizmann Institute delegation traveling recently to a scientific conference in the Moroccan town of Essaouira (Mogador) were apprehensive. After all, they were going to a country that only a year before had established official ties with Israel.

World-Famous Physicist Arkady Aronov Remembered at Weizmann Institute Physics Symposium

World-Famous Physicist Arkady Aronov Remembered at Weizmann Institute Physics Symposium

07.01.1996

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New developments in solid state physics will be discussed this week (January 8-12) at the Arkady Aronov Memorial Symposium to be held in Zichron Ya'akov, near Haifa, under the aegis of the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Heraeus Foundation, Germany. Some 140 invited participants from 15 countries, including France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia and the United States, will dwell upon scientific subjects that were in the domain of interests of the late Prof. Aronov, a world- famous physicist.

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