Collectively, such diseases of the airways as emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis are the second leading cause of death worldwide. More than 35 million Americans alone suffer f... Read more
“This patch of ocean fixes about as much carbon as an equivalent patch of rainforest and then almost immediately turns much of it over” Algae might seem easy to ignore, but they... Read more
Weizmann Institute scientists take another step down the long road toward quantum computers Weizmann Institute scientists have demonstrated for the first time a photonic router – a quantum d... Read more
Small, fast and not so demanding: breakthrough in memory technologies could bring faster computing, smaller memory devices and lower power consumption Memory devices like disk drives, flash... Read more
Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled Weizmann Institute scientists to produce complex electronic nanocomponents Researchers working with tiny components in nanoelectronics... Read more
One of the latest attempts to boost the body’s defenses against cancer is called adoptive cell transfer, in which patients receive a therapeutic injection of their own immune cells. Th... Read more
A watched pot never boils, but an electrically charged pot sometimes freezes. A study in the Feb. 5 Science reports that water can freeze at different temperatures depending on whether the s... Read more