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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...
Prof. Sariel Shalev

Test-Tube Archaeology

01.10.2001
Particle Physics, Scientific Archaeology
Archaeologists are fast heading toward an ever-scientific analysis of yesterday's tales
Prof. Daniel Zajfman

A Star Is Born

02.09.2000
Particle Physics
This research will help us to understand the underlying structure of matter and the creation of stars, as well as to develop more efficient...
Weizmann's Particle Detectors Used In International Collider Project

Weizmann's Particle Detectors Used In International Collider Project

14.06.2000
Particle Physics
Weizmann Institute Particle Detectors Used To Explore Primordial Matter In International Collider Project  
What's The Whole Truth About 'Less Than Whole' Electron Charges?

What's The Whole Truth About 'Less Than Whole' Electron Charges?

16.05.2000
Particle Physics
What is the smallest negative electric charge you can think of? Chances are that you quickly responded: 'an electron.' Indeed, ever since American...
Re-creating the Big Bang

Re-creating the Big Bang

01.10.1999
Particle Physics
Racing beams of gold ions are colliding. Physcists are hoping the impact will recreate the Big Bang

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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

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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