Puzzling Out Unusual Solar Materials

Puzzling Out Unusual Solar Materials

Understanding the properties of these new materials will help advance new photoelectric technologies 13.07.2017 Perovskite before (top) and after (bottom) etching. Etching with acetone revealed a fingerprint of ferroelectricity in halide perovskite materials:...
Paying Attention to Reflexes

Paying Attention to Reflexes

How does attention direct the subconscious actions of our sensory organs? 10.07.2017 (l-r) Prof. David Harel, Tess Oram, Dr. Dana Sherman and Prof. Ehud Ahissar are paying attention to the ways our conscious and subconscious brain regions interact Many of us have had...
Weizmann House Reopens to the Public

Weizmann House Reopens to the Public

Designed by Erich Mendelsohn, the house will be the first building in Israel to become an “Iconic House” 03.07.2017 View into the courtyard Front view of Weizmann House Side view of Weizmann House Weizmann House central tower Central tower and pool Entrance to...

The Dust Storm Microbiome

Wind from the desert brings more than dust 27.06.2017 Dust storm in Timna Park Israel is subjected to sand and dust storms from several directions: northeast from the Sahara, northwest from Saudi Arabia and southwest from the desert regions of Syria. The airborne dust...