Lasers & Optics

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Spin Doctors

13.09.2012

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Chemistry

Spinning molecular gas vortices might have a number of practical applications

(l-r) Ori Katz, Eran Small and Prof. Yaron Silberberg. Under the skin

Fast Focus

06.09.2011

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics

A new method of adjusting laser beams may enable them to focus on a point under the skin

Dr. Nirit Dudovich and Dror Shafir. Ultra-fast lasers freeze molecular action

Shorter and Faster

01.10.2009

Lasers & Optics

What can you see in an attosecond?

(l-r) Vardit Eckhouse, Prof. Asher Friesem, Prof. Nir Davidson and Liran Shimshi

Laser Quest

01.05.2006

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics

A method for combining multiple lasers creates a single beam that is both powerful and sharp

Wet Scans

Wet Scans

01.10.2004

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Technology & Applications, Yeda Technology Transfer

Encapsulating delicate biological samples in a special polymer enables them to be seen under an electron microscope in their natural state

Wet Scans

Wet Scans

15.04.2004

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Materials Science, Yeda Technology Transfer

The scanning electron microscope (SEM) has been a basic research tool for fifty years, and for those fifty years, scientists have been looking for...

Prof. Yaron Silberberg

Secrets of the Third Harmony

01.01.2002

Lasers & Optics

Prof. Yaron Silberberg, the Head of the Weizmann Institute’s Physics of Complex Systems Department, has a vision: to take a penetrating look inside...

Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator

Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator

23.08.2001

Lasers & Optics, Brain & Behavior, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Brittlestars of the species Ophiocoma wendtii form crystal lenses in their skeletons that allow them to spot approaching predators, according to a...

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