Scientists create an electric current-driven molecular machine and discover that its rotation boosts the current flowing through it up to a hundredfold >> bit.ly/arch-screw-eng @WISChemistry

Congratulations to Prof. Ron Naaman, of Chemical and Biological Physics Department, upon being awarded the Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry by the ACS @WISChemistry

Congratulations to Dr. Ayan Maity of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department, upon being awarded the Best Oral Presentation Award at the NMRS conference

We, the Weizmann Institute of Science community, deeply mourn the passing of Prof. Ada Yonath of the Institute’s Chemical and Structural Biology Department. Prof. Yonath pioneered the study of the ribosome, the cell’s protein factory, and was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her research in this field. Her decades-long scientific journey led to an understanding of how various antibiotics work, helping pave the way for the development of new antibiotics and the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Yonath, the first Israeli woman scientist to win a Nobel Prize, also received dozens of other awards and honors, including the Israel Prize in Chemistry and the Wolf Prize in Chemistry. Prof. Yonath exemplified how scientific vision, the courage to choose a major scientific question and unwavering dedication to its pursuit can lead to extraordinary achievements and expand the boundaries of knowledge for the future of humanity. May her memory be a blessing. bit.ly/ada-yonath-eng

Congratulations to Prof. Lucio Frydman of the Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, upon being awarded the @ICRFONLINE Professorship Grant @lab_lucio @WISChemistry

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Scientific Council Prize: Dr. @DvirGur in Life Sciences and Dr. Ephraim Shahmoon in Chemistry

Congratulations to Dr. Sidney Cohen of the Department of Chemical Research Support, upon being awarded the AVS NSTD 2026 Nanotechnology Recognition Award @WISChemistry

Congratulations to Dr. Sergey Semenov of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department, upon being awarded the 2026 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists @BlavatnikAwards

Congratulations to Prof. Reshef Tenne of the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, who has been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Israel Prize in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research

Congratulations to Prof. Boris Rybtchinski of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department, upon being awarded the 2025 ICS-Adama Prize for Technological Innovation @WISChemistry

Congratulations to Prof. Yohai Kaspi of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, upon being awarded the Houghton Lectureship Award at MIT for 2025 @WISChemistry

Weizmann’s Dr. Yael Kiro has uncovered a previously undocumented impact of coastal aquifers on ocean chemistry. These new findings have been published in @NatureComms >> bit.ly/hidden-waters-Eng

Congratulations to Dr. @ShifraLansky of the Department of Chemical and Structural Biology, upon being awarded the 2025 @ERC_Research Starting Grant #ERCStG @WISChemistry

Congratulations to Prof. Igor Lubomirsky of the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, upon being awarded the 2025 Ross Coffin Purdy Award from the American Ceramic Society

Congratulations to Prof. Gershom (Jan) Martin of the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science ,upon being elected as a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS)

Congratulations to Profs. Avraham Levy, Gilad Perez, Shalev Itzkovitz, Lucio Frydman, Nachum Ulanovsky and Steffen Jung, upon being awarded the ERC Advanced Grant 2024 #ERCAdG @ERC_Research

Congratulations to Dr. Rei Chemke of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, upon being awarded the the 2025 Krill Prize