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Prof. Hasan Dweik of Al-Quds University (left), Dr. Ami Shalit, Director of the Feinberg Graduate School (left, upper row) and students from Al-Quds and Weizmann, participants in the Social Sciences and Humanitarian Affairs Master’s Program of the Sapienza University of Rome, at the Weizmann Institute of Science several years ago

A Bridge to Peace

02.02.2014
Materials Science, Structural Biology
Israeli and Arab scientists meet over chemistry
Photograph of the cave during excavation; arrow pointing to the hearth.

300,000-Year-Old Hearth Found

27.01.2014
Scientific Archaeology
Microscopic evidence revealed in Weizmann Institute labs shows repeated fire use in the spot over time  
Drawing by Ron Weinstock, a student at the Henry Ronson ORT High School in Ashkelon

Atoms Take a Bath

01.01.2014
Quantum Physics, Chemistry
Machinery based on single atoms may be able to bend the laws of thermodynamics
Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

01.01.2014
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry
Surprises awaited physicists probing the “filling” of a unique “sandwich”
Chromosomes Show Off their Shapes

Chromosomes Show Off their Shapes

25.11.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Structural Biology, Math & Computer Science
A new view of our chromosomes reveals a complex picture  
Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency
Platinum wires attached to a single organic molecule (center) can be elongated into a chain a single atom thick

Down to the Wire

02.09.2013
Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
The smallest electronic devices will require wires the thickness of an atom
Hula painted frog. Image: Frank Glaw

A Fossil Comes to Life

14.08.2013
Structural Biology
The Hula painted frog is not only not extinct – it is a symbol of hope
SEM image of a logic circuit based on 14 nanowires

Guided Growth of Nanowires Leads to Self-Integrated Circuits

31.07.2013
Space & Physics, Nanoscience
Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled Weizmann Institute scientists to produce complex electronic nanocomponents  
(left) Field photograph of two skeletons (adult on left, adolescent on right) during excavation. Photo: E. Gerstein, Haifa University (right) Reconstruction of the double burial at the time of inhumation. The bright veneer inside the grave on the right is partially covered by green plants

Oldest Use of Flowers in Grave Lining

10.07.2013
Scientific Archaeology
Radiocarbon dating at the Weizmann Institute determines the age of flowery graves.  A new accelerator will help solve long-standing...

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The ions in the center of the cluster are cooled to the lowest temperatures, and can then be further accelerated in the ion beam trap

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Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)

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The ions in the center of the cluster are cooled to the lowest temperatures, and can then be further accelerated in the ion beam trap
18.09.2017
Colder and Colder
Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)
18.09.2017
Genomic Recycling: Ancestral Genes Take On New Roles
Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope:
18.09.2017
Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

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