https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/green-chemistry
May 1, 2004
Just Add Oxygen Clean Technique 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 avoid the use and generation of hazardous substances. In the...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/solar-energy
May 1, 2004
Research Facilities Toward Commercial Solar Power From Sunlight to Fuel Developing Better Solar Cells The Sun’s Many Faces With an average of over 300 sunny days a year, Israel is an ideal laboratory for testing one particula...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/looking-back-seeing-future
May 1, 2004
A Historic Perspective First in Command: Prof. Mordeckai Magaritz (1944-1993) Environmental Science Students Take the Stage Building with Energy Early Achievements Over the years, Weizmann Institute studies i...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/technology/introduction-nanoscience
March 1, 2004
Where less is more A Nano Toolbox X-ray Discoveries Sensors Where less is more Tiny dimensions, great expectations. That’s nanoscience in a nutshell. Its underlying principle is a revolution in the way we view matter itself. Rather...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/nano-materials
March 1, 2004
Introducing fullerenes, nanotubes and other mini-marvels Fullerenes Nanotubes Self Assembling Films Thin Films Introducing fullerenes, nanotubes and other mini-marvels A land whose stones are iron, and out of...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/nano-electronics
March 1, 2004
Introduction Where nature meets electronics Probing the current of modern life Introduction The drive for ever-smaller, ever-powerful technologies Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons. - Popular Mecha...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/nano-biology
March 1, 2004
Introduction Learning from nature Peering into nature’s secrets Introduction Roaming a molecular-scale kingdom, nanotechologies may change the face of health care In the future, biologists will use assembler-built nanomachi...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciencesmade-institute/introduction-alternative-energy
July 1, 2008
Anyone who reads a newspaper or has paid attention when the Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded in the past few years knows the world is experiencing an unprecedented existential challenge. Climate change, global resource management, energy use, pollution control: There i...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/what-we-are-doing-about-alternative-energy
July 1, 2008
Better Biodiesel Quick Breakdown Controlled Reaction Conference for Top Students Don't Bury It, Recycle It! Green Engineering Winning Nanocombinations Superior Solar Cells Shipping Solar Power Solar Energy for the Masses Better B...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/100-milestones-chemistry-research-weizmann-institute
September 1, 2009
Part 1: 1934 - 1968 Part 2: 1971 - 1999 Part 3: 2000 - 2009...