Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep

Judy — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:59:00 +0000

Weizmann Institute researchers and their colleagues set an upper limit for the thickness of jet streams on Uranus and Neptune

Neural Activity in Bats Measured In Flight

Judy — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:59:00 +0000

Embargo: 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time Thursday, 18 April, 2013

The Weizmann Institute findings, obtained using miniature wireless devices, provide the first detailed information on the brain mechanisms of three-dimensional orientation in mammals

Causing Collapse

Judy — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:59:00 +0000

Weizmann Institute researchers suggest one can affect an atom’s spin by adjusting the way it is measured

Cell on a Chip Reveals Protein Behavior

Judy — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:59:00 +0000

In the future, artificial cells may produce complex protein structures on demand

Programmed Destruction

Judy — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:59:00 +0000

Results showing the same signaling enzymes can trigger two different processes in the cell sound a warning to biomedical researchers

Turing Award to the Weizmann Institute’s Shafi Goldwasser for Advances that Revolutionized the Science of Cryptography

Judy — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:59:00 +0000

The Award was given for Innovations that became the gold standard for enabling secure internet transactions

Goldwasser is the third member of the Weizmann Institute faculty to receive the Award. The others are Profs. Amir Pnueli (1996) and Adi Shamir (2002)

Weizmann Institute Women in Science Program Wins Award in Barcelona

Judy — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:59:00 +0000

A program to help outstanding young women go abroad for postdoctoral studies is gaining international recognition

Observed: The Outburst before the Blast

Judy — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:59:00 +0000

Researchers discover a star’s “mini-explosion” taking place just a month before an all-out supernova explosion

Two Antibodies Are Better Than One

Judy — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:59:00 +0000

A new approach mimicking the body’s natural defenses could help treat a therapy-resistant breast cancer