Particle Physics

A Wolf-Rayet star and the nebula surrounding it captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Gal-Yam and colleagues are the first to discover a rare-type supernova originating from this star // NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Going Out with a Bang

12.01.2022

Astrophysics, Particle Physics

A first-of-its-kind exploding star – thought to have existed only in theory – was recently discovered

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

Prof. Eilam Gross

When Particle Physics and Artificial Intelligence Collide

20.09.2021

Robotics and Machine Learning, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A research pivot by Weizmann Institute scientists uses artificial intelligence to unravel the mysteries of colliding particles

(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

tidal disruption event

Reading a Message Carried on a Distant Tide

26.04.2021

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Particle Physics

A high-energy neutrino that flung out from a star, ripped apart by a black hole, reveals something about the cosmic sources of these mysterious...

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...

landau level tomography

Magic Material Made with a Twist

27.08.2020

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Materials Science

A newly identified kind of disorder may lead to new "twistronics"

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

Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene

Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene

14.06.2020

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene

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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