Chemistry

Israeli students earn 13 medals, including five gold, at global Science Olympiads

Israeli students earned 13 medals, including five golds, at international physics, biology, and chemistry Olympiads held worldwide in July.

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals.
Professor Yitzhak Apeloig.

Former Technion president Professor Yitzhak Apeloig passes away aged 81

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.

"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

PHD STUDENT Yulia Melnik-Kesler.

Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark


Gold and Silver for Israel: Nation's chemistry team dominates international olympiad

Four students represented Israel in partnership with the Education Ministry and Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientists Center, primarily from central Israel communities. 

 Israel's National Chemistry Team brought home two gold and two silver medals, at the United Arab Emirates-based International Chemistry Olympiad.

Mono Lake's Role in Life's Origin: High Phosphorus Levels Unveiled

Laboratory experiments have shown that prebiotic chemistry requires very high phosphorus concentrations, about 10,000 times more than occurs naturally in water.

 Dawn on the tufa towers of Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra, California, US.

New campaign for the aesthetic brand with the technological breakthrough

Alma Israel is launching its innovative campaign for HALLURA. The campaign will air both on television and digitally, including TV sponsorships alongside extensive exposure of various influencers.

 HALLURA by Alma Israel

'Conan the Bacterium' has a superpower, and researchers decoded the secret behind it

Discovery of the MDP antioxidant could lead to radiation protection in healthcare, industry, and space exploration.

 Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium known as "Conan the Bacterium".

This is not a metaphor, this is the world’s first nano-spaghetti

Although unusable in cooking, this technological feat opens the way to exciting medical and scientific applications.

 The world’s thinnest spaghetti.

From chemistry to cakes: How aliyah inspired an organic chemist’s entrepreneurial spirit

As the owner of Beatriz Bakery, Tamar Wiener has embraced a community of entrepreneurs who have contributed to Israel’s image of the land of opportunity.

 Tamar Wiener

UCLA chemists break 100-year-old rule, creating unstable organic molecules with distorted geometrie

The research team has successfully created molecules that violate Bredt's rule, opening up new possibilities in molecular design and pharmaceutical research.

 Chemistry laboratory. Image by U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Bones from 16th-century shipwreck suggest left-handedness changes what happens to us when we die

Study found mineral content in clavicles increased with age while protein content decreased.

 Shipwreck.

Say goodbye to spoiled fruits and vegetables and hello to edible and fresh produce

In a scientific breakthrough, Bar-Ilan University researchers coat produce with edible nanoparticles that extend the shelf life of strawberries by 15 days.

 PhD Student Belal Abu Salha February 2024

An innovative way of expediting chemical simulations and drug design - TAU study

A study that provides insights into various processes and has different technological applications, including drug design.

 Illustrative photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging