Nano Physics

The experimental setup in Prof. Roee Ozeri’s lab

When an Ion Met an Atom

20.08.2024

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

The creation of a strange, “long-distance” molecule sheds light on chemical reactions taking place near absolute zero

Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner

The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials

22.02.2023

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A clever take on the science of twistronics offers new ways of exploring quantum phenomena

The experimental set-up

A Molecular Close-Up

13.02.2023

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Weizmann Institute scientists present a new method for imaging individual electrons

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

Freezing with Lasers Creates Aligned Ice Crystals

Freezing with Lasers Creates Aligned Ice Crystals

12.10.2020

Nano Physics, Materials Science

Supercooled water zapped in just the right way enabled perfect control over the process

topological diagram

Three Research Groups, Two Kinds of Electronic Properties, One Material

10.06.2020

Nano Physics, Theoretical Physics, Materials Science

Combining materials science, experimental and theoretical physics, a long-term study paves the way to new designed materials with multiple electrical...

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

Ed Narevicius

Getting Colder

18.11.2019

Nano Physics, Nanoscience

A magnetic trap for molecules got some to give up their heat

separating chiral molecules illustration

Telling Left from Right by Spinning Them with Light

22.08.2019

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Biochemistry

Using lasers to separate chiral molecules had been predicted - but never before demonstrated

each point in a carefully designed nematic elastomer sheet deforms along its pre-programmed direction

The Metamorphic Materials

18.06.2019

Nano Physics, Materials Science

What do unique liquid-crystal materials and wrinkle formation have in common? Dr. Hillel Aharoni investigates

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