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Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018
Lasers & Optics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues
Heat release in graphene. Zeldov lab

The Defects That Heat

04.01.2018
Quantum Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Ultra-precise measurement of the energy released by electrons in graphene reveal a new atomic scale heating mechanism 
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Mirror Images

04.12.2017
Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology
The optics of a unique underwater visual system are revealed
friction

Geometry Matters in Friction

06.11.2017
Theoretical Physics, Materials Science
A new theory explains why and how asymmetry in the bulk geometry of sliding bodies can weaken the friction between them
Nanoallotropes of gold viewed with transmission electron microscopy (top) and electron tomography (bottom)

All That Glitters on the Nanoscale

30.10.2017
Nanoscience, Materials Science
A new method for fabricating nanostructured metals may lead to smaller electronic devices
The hourglass like energy-momentum relation in a Weyl material

Closer to Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe

04.09.2017
Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Materials Science
In Dr. Binghai Yan’s research, novel materials pave the way to new discoveries in physics
Fluorescently labeled actin in a cell exhibiting circular ruffled membrane structures

Reshaping the Surface: Wave Fronts Ruffle the Cell Membrane

28.08.2017
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology
A new model for the formation of crucial membrane structures revises the picture of cell dynamics 
wavy trajectory

The Breaking Point

23.08.2017
Materials Science
What happens at the moving edge of crack?
filaments

Lego Proteins Revealed

23.08.2017
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Structural Biology
Self-assembling protein complexes based on a single mutation could provide scaffolding for nanostructures
Red, blue, green in nanolenses

Nanomaterials Offer a New Approach to Correcting Color

07.08.2017
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Computer designed nanostructures do away with the need for multiple lenses 

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Stormy Findings and Hot Discoveries

A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them

Into the Light

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“You Are Our Hope!”

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions
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A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking
An image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby mapping out the various proteins produced in each part of the intestinal villi
07.08.2024
Navigating the Digestive Tract