News for 'Weizmann Institute of Science'

Flash Flood Threat Grows with Monsoon Changes

Flash Flood Threat Grows with Monsoon Changes

Rediff.com30 May 2025

The frequency of short-duration, heavy rainfall events over central India and long-duration heavy rainfall events over the north-western coasts of the country has risen considerably in the last few decades.

A tiny way to fight the big C

A tiny way to fight the big C

Rediff.com30 Apr 2004

Israeli scientists have developed a DNA nanocomputer which could roam the human bloodstream, fixing disease on the spot.

Beware! A 10-min cellphone chat may trigger cancer

Beware! A 10-min cellphone chat may trigger cancer

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

Human and rat cells, when exposed to radiation at a frequency that is used in cell phones, the radiation began to switch on a chemical signal inside the cells within 10 minutes.

Indian-origin Nobel laureate to head prestigious UK science society

Indian-origin Nobel laureate to head prestigious UK science society

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.

Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win 2013 Nobel Chemistry Prize

Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win 2013 Nobel Chemistry Prize

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

Three molecular chemists -- Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel -- were on Wednesday awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for devising computer simulations that are used to understand and predict chemical processes.