Creating new organs
Stem cell research by Weizmann’s Prof. Yair Reisner yielded the creation of functioning human kidneys in mice, offering hope for patients suffering from organ failure. The ability to “grow” new organs would save untold numbers of lives.
Imagine science that allows a material to transform between states based on exposure to light
Sunglasses and vehicle windshields that darken when bright light falls on them are familiar consumer goods that were developed following the discovery of photochromism in a Weizmann lab.
Imagine science that uses algae to fuel cars
Weizmann Institute Profs. Avihai Danon and Uri Pick are genetically engineering algae to produce environmentally friendly, sustainable biofuel.
Give them the freedom to dream and this is what happens...
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Nature supplies us with dramatic lessons on the importance of structure. Alternate structural versions of chemical elements, called allotropes, are sometimes so disparate that it...
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Graphene – a form of carbon that recently garnered its discoverers a Nobel Prize – may one day form the basis of environmentally friendly and...
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Bus drivers will tell you that crowds trying to push through the door all at once delay the schedule much more than orderly, one-at-a-time boarding.
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The quantum phenomenon known as tunneling is generally associated with highly controlled physics experiments, nuclear fusion in stars or futuristic setups for quantum computing.
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Clever materials are needed for producing, converting and storing energy in sustainable ways. And what could be cleverer than materials that repair themselves?
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One often hears about the multitude of genes we have in common with chimps, birds or other living creatures, but such comparisons are sometimes misleading....
