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Optical image of a graphene device
Space & Physics >
Hot, Dense and Fast
Electrons in a “viscous flow” surpass conductivity limits and could lead...
zebrafish eye
Life Sciences >
Silver Eyes are a Triple Treat
The iris in the zebrafish has a distinctive crystal structure that both...
aging
A Genetic Test for Aging
How do the mutations that accumulate in our blood cells affect our health...
WIS is number nine
Weizmann Institute of Science is Ninth in the World in Research Quality
The ranking puts the impact of Institute research high up in a list...
Fluorite. Credit: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Chemistry >
Nanocrystals Give MRI a New Shine
A “crazy idea” for using fluoride nanocrystals as magnetic resonance...
Microscope image of a yeast cell showing how close mitochondria (red) are to peroxisomes (blue) and the contact sites that hold them together (green)
Life Sciences >
Tethered in the Cell
Weizmann researchers identify new ties between the parts of a cell:...
cell cultures grown at different densities
Life Sciences >
Game of Clones: Team Huddles for T Cells
When helper T cells get together, they plan an immune strategy for the...
Banerjee, Umansky, Oreg, Stern and Heiblum
Space & Physics >
Particles' Behaving Unconventionally
Could exotic electron states be used in quantum computing?
ants looking for the exit
Space & Physics >
Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version
A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their...
Ants and circuits
Space & Physics >
Addressing the Problem of Stickiness
The physics of the attraction between two mirrors in a vacuum may lead to...
spin up, spin down
Chemistry >
Putting a Spin on Safer Drugs, Fertilizers and Pesticides
Sorting out right- and left-handed molecules magnetically could improve...
(l-r) Hisham Mazal, Dr. Inbal Riven, Prof. Gilad Haran, Menahem Pirchi and Yoav Barak
Chemistry >
Random Acts of Enzyme-ness
An ultrahigh time-resolution study of biological machinery reveals never-...
gigatons of carbon
Earth Sciences >
In a New Biomass Census, Trees Rule the Planet
The study reveals, among other things, our impact on the Earth’s biosphere
biofilm
Life Sciences >
Storming the Fortress: Cracking the Concrete Surrounding Bacterial Biofilms
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers suggest a way to breach...

Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science

Optical image of a graphene device
Space & Physics >

Hot, Dense and Fast

19.07.2018
Electrons in a “viscous flow” surpass conductivity limits and could lead to new types of electronic devices
zebrafish eye
Life Sciences >

Silver Eyes are a Triple Treat

16.07.2018
The iris in the zebrafish has a distinctive crystal structure that both camouflages the eye and prevents unwanted light from entering
aging

A Genetic Test for Aging

10.07.2018
How do the mutations that accumulate in our blood cells affect our health in later years?
Fluorite. Credit: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
Chemistry >

Nanocrystals Give MRI a New Shine

28.06.2018
A “crazy idea” for using fluoride nanocrystals as magnetic resonance tracers could lead to new clinical imaging methods
Microscope image of a yeast cell showing how close mitochondria (red) are to peroxisomes (blue) and the contact sites that hold them together (green)
Life Sciences >

Tethered in the Cell

25.06.2018
Weizmann researchers identify new ties between the parts of a cell: physical connections that are vital for health
cell cultures grown at different densities
Life Sciences >

Game of Clones: Team Huddles for T Cells

21.06.2018
When helper T cells get together, they plan an immune strategy for the long and the short term 
Banerjee, Umansky, Oreg, Stern and Heiblum
Space & Physics >

Particles' Behaving Unconventionally

18.06.2018
Could exotic electron states be used in quantum computing?
ants looking for the exit
Space & Physics >

Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version

14.06.2018
A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their path
Ants and circuits
Space & Physics >

Addressing the Problem of Stickiness

11.06.2018
The physics of the attraction between two mirrors in a vacuum may lead to “lubrication” for electronic circuits 
spin up, spin down
Chemistry >

Putting a Spin on Safer Drugs, Fertilizers and Pesticides

07.06.2018
Sorting out right- and left-handed molecules magnetically could improve industrial processes
(l-r) Hisham Mazal, Dr. Inbal Riven, Prof. Gilad Haran, Menahem Pirchi and Yoav Barak
Chemistry >

Random Acts of Enzyme-ness

04.06.2018
An ultrahigh time-resolution study of biological machinery reveals never-before-seen details of molecular dynamics  
Inside the XENON1tT water shield
Space & Physics >

XENON1T Team Sets Limits

Press Release
30.05.2018
Weizmann researchers participate in the most sensitive search for dark matter to date
eiden
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Passing it On, Thanks to Perach

Press Release
30.05.2018
A mentor helped a lonely child choose a career in science
Cross-section of the inner lining of a human gut adjacent to a cancerous tumor
Life Sciences >

Body Knows Best: A Natural Healing Mechanism for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Press Release
30.05.2018
The findings suggest that boosting signals in certain cells and not in others might even help treat colon cancer 

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WIS is number nine
08.07.2018
Weizmann Institute of Science is Ninth in the World in Research Quality
Inside the XENON1tT water shield
30.05.2018
XENON1T Team Sets Limits
eiden
30.05.2018
Passing it On, Thanks to Perach

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NEXO
19.07.2018

A massa da humanidade e seu impacto sobre os outros seres vivos

JTA
19.07.2018

Israel to launch moon mission from Florida in December

Science
17.07.2018

Ghostly particle caught in polar ice ushers in new way to look at the universe

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