A Test for Artificial Odors

A Test for Artificial Odors

If you could smell roses online, should you trust your nose? 06.03.2017 Prof. David Harel proposes a mathematical test for an online “odor” transfer Say someone claims to have developed a system to “capture” any odor in the form of a digital code – one...
High Cholesterol Is Good News – in Plants

High Cholesterol Is Good News – in Plants

The biochemical steps to making cholesterol in plants turn out to be surprisingly similar to those in animals 20.02.2017 (l-r) Dr. Jedrzej Szymanski, Efrat Almekias-Siegl, Dr. Prashant Sonawane, Hassan Massalha, Dr. Ilana Rogachev, Sayantan Panda, Dr. Sagit Meir, Dr....
Controlling Electron Spin for Efficient Water Splitting

Controlling Electron Spin for Efficient Water Splitting

The method could lead to solar-based production of hydrogen for fuel 13.02.2017   Water is made of oxygen and hydrogen, and splitting water molecules to produce hydrogen for fuel is a promising path for alternative energy. One of the main obstacles to making...