Particle Physics

(l-r) Graduate student Alexandre Kozlov, Prof. Zeev Fraenkel, Prof. Itzhak Tserruya, Dr. Ilia Ravinovich, and graduate student Alexander Cherlin. An international experiment

After the Big Bang

01.10.2003

Particle Physics

What did the Universe look like in its first millionth of a second? Scientists may have an answer

Multi-National Team of Physicists, Including Weizmann Institute Scientists:

Multi-National Team of Physicists, Including Weizmann Institute Scientists:

12.06.2003

Particle Physics

"Promising indications that we may have succeeded in reproducing matter as it first appeared in the universe right after the Big Bang" ...

Experiment May Help Size Up Neutrinos

Experiment May Help Size Up Neutrinos

01.03.2003

Particle Physics

Our planet is bombarded every second with a large number of chargeless, seemingly massless, particles that originate in nuclear fusion reactions that...

Dr. Vladimir Umansky, Prof. Moty Heiblum, Dr. Yungchul Chung, and Dr. Diana Mahalu. Negotiating skills

The Physics of Bargaining

01.10.2002

Particle Physics

What hidden logic allows nature to bend its own rules?

Left: One sting divides into two. Right: two strings unite

Pulling the Strings

01.10.2002

Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics

String theory is music to physicists' ears

Prof. Eli Waxman

A Window of Opportunity in the Sky

01.05.2002

Astrophysics, Particle Physics

Particle detectors twice the size of the Eiffel Tower sunk deep in the Antarctic ice may be the next frontier in space exploration

Dr. Nir Davidson

Atoms in the Dark

01.01.2002

Particle Physics

What precisely happens when an atom sheds its particle form and changes into a wavy guise? When does this happen and why? These basic questions, at...

Structure of a retinal protein (purple) and its key co-worker (blue)

The Chemistry of Vision

01.01.2002

Particle Physics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry

It was long believed that the rotation of the "retinal molecule" was the first stage in vision. However, Prof. Mordechai Sheves of the Weizmann...

Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph with Amos (9), Omer (15), and Asaf (18

Electrons on the Map

01.11.2001

Particle Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science

When a single electron moves around this hole, the exciton that forms is equivalent to a neutral hydrogen atom. Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph discovered...

Prof. Eilam Gross with Yaara (10) and Nuphar (15)

The Illusive "Higgs"

01.11.2001

Particle Physics

Prof. Eilam Gross of the Weizmann Institute's Particle Physics Department is participating in this international effort, where thousands of...

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