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New Material Shows Superior Lubricating Properties

New Material Shows Superior Lubricating Properties

19.06.1997
Materials Science
REHOVOT, Israel -- June 19, 1997-- A material discovered at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown superior properties as a machine lubricant in tests simulating industrial conditions. When compared with the best existing lubricants, the material reduced friction between moving metal parts to less than half, and also cut wear on parts by up to six times.    
Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony at the Weizmann Institute of Science

Record Number of M.Sc.'s Presented at Weizmann Institute Graduation Ceremony

03.06.1997
Science Teaching
REHOVOT, Israel - June 3, 1997 - A record number of master's degrees and a large number of doctorates were awarded at the Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony at the Weizmann Institute of Science last night (Monday, June 2). Among the 161 graduates was a high proportion of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, reflecting the huge wave of immigration to Israel from that area earlier this decade.  
Bureau Of Missing Masses

Bureau Of Missing Masses

01.06.1997
One of the most intriguing mysteries of astrophysics is the so-called "missing mass" problem: the mass of heavenly bodies as estimated on the basis of how much light they emit is vastly smaller than their mass as calculated through Newton's laws of gravity and motion.
Mounting An Attack On Lupus

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

01.06.1997
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Treatment options for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system goes awry and attacks healthy tissues, may be expanded thanks to research conducted by Prof. Edna Mozes and colleagues of the Weizmann Institute's Immunology Department.
New Computer Network Reaches Out to Eastern Europe and Asia

New Computer Network Reaches Out to Eastern Europe and Asia

01.06.1997
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
REHOVOT, Israel - Israel may be struggling to win political allies, but in the scientific world the country is at the forefront of international cooperation.  
Ancient Stalactites Have A Tale To Tell

Ancient Stalactites Have A Tale To Tell

01.06.1997
Environment
The stalactites and stalagmites of Israel's Soreq Cave - a well-known local tourist attraction - now have another claim to fame: they provide the only continuous record known of eastern Mediterranean rainfall and vegetation over the past 58,000 years.
Genes Enabling Tomatoes to Resist Wilt Disease Discovered

Genes Enabling Tomatoes to Resist Wilt Disease Discovered

23.04.1997
Plants and Agriculture
Findings will Facilitate Tomato Breeding REHOVOT, Israel -- April 23, 1997 -- A group of genes that makes tomatoes resistant to wilt disease has been discovered in an Israeli-American study headed by Prof. Robert Fluhr of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The finding, reported in the current issue of The Plant Cell (volume 9, issue 4), is expected to speed up the breeding of new disease-resistant varieties and reduce the need for chemical spraying.
Prof. Michael Sela

Belgian Queen to Present the Award

13.04.1997
Weizmann Institute's Prof. Michael Sela First Israeli Winner of Interbrew-Baillet Latour Health Prize REHOVOT, Israel - April 13, 1997 - Prof. Michael Sela of the Weizmann Institute of Science has been awarded the 1997 Interbrew-Baillet Latour Health Prize of Belgium.  
A Mismatch Made in Heaven

A Mismatch Made in Heaven

01.04.1997
Materials Science
A perfect match may be a blessing in love or marriage, but in materials science a slight mismatch may sometimes help achieve the best results. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute have shown that by manipulating the mismatch between the spacing of atoms in two materials they can control the size of microscopic semiconductor crystals.
Discovery Sheds Light on Increasing Bacterial Drug Resistance

Discovery Sheds Light on Increasing Bacterial Drug Resistance

01.04.1997
Biochemistry
REHOVOT, Israel -- April 1, 1997 -- In a study that throws new light on the alarming phenomenon of increasing bacterial drug resistance, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered a molecule that enables bacteria to resist an unusually wide range of drugs. The finding, to be reported in the April issue of the Journal of Bacteriology, suggests it may become more and more difficult to design effective new medications for bacterial infections.  

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