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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/switching-chemistry
April 1, 2005
New kind of electrical switch formed from organic molecules could be used in the future in nanoscale electronic components Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have demonstrated a new kind of electrical switch, formed of organic molecules, that could be used in the...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/wake-and-smell-sweat
November 21, 2007
Prof. Doron Lancet of the Weizmann Institute has identified a gene for the ability to smell the odor of sweat Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat. Research by Prof. Dor...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/long-and-winding-road
March 1, 2005
Molecular messengers perform crucial role in nerve cell repair Long distance messengers star in many heroic tales, perhaps the most famous being the one about the runner who carried the news about the victory of the Greeks over the Persians in the fateful battle of Maratho...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/solar-energy-project-weizmann-institute
August 4, 2005
Solar Energy Project at the Weizmann Institute Promises to Advance the use of Hydrogen Fuel Innovative solar technology that may offer a 'green' solution to the production of hydrogen fuel has been successfully tested on a large scale at the Weizmann Institute of Science i...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/repeating-genes
November 21, 2007
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute, using computer simulations, have provided an explanation as to why certain genetic diseases caused by repeats in the code are “genetic time-bombs” whose onset and progression can be accurately predicted...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/bound-identify-intruders
November 21, 2007
A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute, Germany and France has revealed, at a resolution of milliseconds, the changes an immune system T cell undergoes as it binds to an antigen. The first lines of defense in our immune systems are specialized mobile units t...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/metals-take-walk
July 7, 2005
Organic Chemistry Scientists catch a glimpse of platinum-based complexes "walking" a path to their destinations. Do metal complexes casually stroll around certain molecules prior to chemical reactions? Scientists in the Organic Chemistry Department of the Weizmann Institut...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/how-hiv-disables-cells-call-help
July 7, 2005
Weizmann Institute Scientists discover how an HIV protein fragment shuts down an immune response. Their finding may have implications for autoimmune disease treatment. The HIV virus hides out in the very immune system cells that are meant to protect the body from viral inf...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/robotics-will-be-able-aid-times-need
August 11, 2008
SCIENTISTS FROM EUROPE, ISRAEL AND THE USA ARE DEVELOPING 'ROBOTIC RATS' THAT WILL BE ABLE TO AID IN RESCUE MISSIONS AND PLANETARY RESEARCH A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researchers from E...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/living-salt
July 6, 2005
Scientists link algae salt tolerance to human kidney function. Life thrives in all sorts of hostile environments, including the extreme salinity of the Dead Sea. A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has uncovered a strategy that helps a plant-like, mic...
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