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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
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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
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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...
Returning Light

Returning Light

23.12.2019
Lasers & Optics
Institute physicists solve a "hard problem" with lasers and a hint
chirality cartoon

Flipping Light to Separate Left from Right

12.12.2019
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics
Light that switches direction every few billionths of a billionth of a second may be the fastest way yet to study ultrafast “mirror-image” phenomena

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The Protein Wears Prada

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Look on the Bright Side of Earth

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Born Ready for Pressure

An illustration showing four modular enzyme fragments (highlighted) that Weizmann Institute’s CADENZ method can combine to generate active enzymes at a hitherto unseen rate

Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them Down

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23.01.2023
Look on the Bright Side of Earth
An illustration showing four modular enzyme fragments (highlighted) that Weizmann Institute’s CADENZ method can combine to generate active enzymes at a hitherto unseen rate
12.01.2023
Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them Down
07.11.2022
Expanding the Limits of the Possible