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MRI Gets a Nano-Sized Upgrade

MRI Gets a Nano-Sized Upgrade

19.05.2025
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science
Weizmann Institute researchers achieve MRI resolution of one billionth of a meter, paving the way for the most detailed images of individual...
Dr. Omer Kneller (left) and Chen Mor direct a laser beam before it enters the experimental setup. The experiment required a powerful laser beam that could produce exceptionally short, attosecond light pulses. Photo: Noa Yaffe

Matter at the Crossroads

13.03.2025
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
A new Weizmann Institute method reveals how lasers can instantly alter the properties of matter
Electrons on the Run

Electrons on the Run

23.12.2022
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
On chirality, tunneling and light fields
An example of a nano-grating design

A Vortex in a Nanometric Teacup

30.11.2021
Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers generate, for the first time, a vortex beam of atoms and molecules
(l-r) Dr. Ofer Firstenberg and Roy Shaham. Engineering spins

Spinning the Threads of Quantum Memory

26.08.2021
Quantum Computing, Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
A unique nuclear property propels quantum computing into new research and applicative directions
moire

Navigation by Atom – Coming to a Vehicle Near You

18.01.2021
Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
Instruments normally found in physics labs are making their way into everyday applications. Institute scientists have greatly expanded these...
blue horizontal light on black background

New Light on the Solid State

06.08.2020
Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
Some of the fastest light pulses ever take on solid materials
polaritons

Blurring the Distinction

13.05.2020
Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science
The marriage of matter and light is revealed through a dark state
Kinetic energy distribution of molecular fragments

Back in Time

09.03.2020
Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience
Measuring echoes of quantum states in a single molecule gives researchers new insight into a unique phenomenon
Shrimp

In the Eye of the Shrimp

20.01.2020
Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Through millions of years of evolution, shrimps have developed unique-shaped eyes that enable them to see well in their immediate environment - the...

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