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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
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Jan 07, 2015... Brian Berkowitz is a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science and head of its Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Photo courtesy of the Weizmann I ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/israeli-tech-seeks-to-undo-the-damage-of-pesticides/
Apr 21, 2013...
A Lite-Trac four-wheeled self-propelled crop sprayer spraying pesticide on a field. photo credit: Lite-Trac/Wikipedia Commons
The Green Revolution may have ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/california-drought-what-would-israel-do/
May 14, 2015...
At Tze’elim reservoir in the Negev, Israeli startup Neotop tests new technology that reduces surface temperatures, algae and evaporation.
From a distance, ... Read more
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Mar 10, 2013... The commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science has signed an agreement with an agrochemicals firm to commercialize a new technology that impedes the pe ... Read more
May 17, 2017... Water, Water Everywhere: Prof. Brian Berkowitz on Protecting a Precious Resource ... Read more
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Dec 07, 2016... Soft corals and sea urchins crowd an outcrop off Inner Farne, England. New research revealed that sea urchins get the calcium they need to build hard shells and ... Read more
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Jun 13, 2014...
Convective clouds forming over the Amazon in a blanket of smoke. Photo credit: Prof. Ilan Koren, Weizmann Institute of Science.
Understanding how clouds af ... Read more
Aug 05, 2019... JERUSALEM, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) – Researchers from Israel, China, the United States and Switzerland have found that water accumulated in an ancient aquifer in the so ... Read more
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Apr 12, 2011... Below the Earth’s surface, water—perhaps our most precious resource—is stored in geological formations called aquifers. “It’s important to know that more than 9 ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/using-science-to-save-our-oceans/
Jul 18, 2019... It’s the height of summer – time to hit the beach, whether for an afternoon or a week or two. People love the ocean and have always been drawn to it, but as muc ... Read more
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