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Weizmann Institute of Science

From the Chairman’s desk

«It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of ECWIS, the the European Committee of the Weizmann Institute of Science. We are a non-profit organization, dedicated to furthering the development of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

History has repeatedly shown that curiosity-driven research leads to unexpected breakthroughs and has a meaningful long-term impact on all of us. Our goal is to enable such scientific research and raise financial means to support the work of our scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, for the future of humanity.

This website aims to share with you a glimpse of the broad and fascinating science that comes from the Weizmann Institute. Through this website, I invite you to step into a magical journey. A journey in the footsteps of human curiosity, passion and knowledge, a journey to learn and come closer to understanding the mysteries of life and the secrets of the universe.

Thank you and enjoy the WOW – Wonders Of Weizmann Institute of Science.»

Bob Drake, Chair of ECWIS and Vice Chair of the International Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science

Bob Drake

Chair of the International Board and Chair of the European Committee, Weizmann Institute of Science

 

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9 Jan, 2025

On the Way to Building Better Batteries

When we plug in our cell phones to charge them, we take it for granted that they’ll soon be brimming with energy for scrolling, texting and receiving news alerts. But the technology powering this – rechargeable lithium-ion batteries – heralded a genuine technological revolution when these batteries first appeared on the commercial scene in the 1990s, and they earned their developers the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019. Without this innovation, our smartphones, wireless headphones and electric vehicles would be both environmentally and economically infeasible. The rate at which technology is advancing calls for stronger and safer batteri…

5 Jan, 2025
The Weizmann Institute of Science is switching to the use of only green electricity and is becoming an almost fully renewable energy campus – alongside making sustainability and climate change a c…
23 Dec, 2024
Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it’s rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude. Ants and …
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The throat of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans might seem like an odd place for exploring the complexity of life’s mechanisms, until one realizes how much information has been collected on the…