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llustration of the photonic router the Weizmann Institute scientists created. At the center is the single atom (orange) that routes photons (yellow) in different directions

The World’s First Photonic Router

14.07.2014
Quantum Physics
Weizmann Institute scientists take another step down the long road toward quantum computers  
Mapping of size distributions of a mouse’s gray matter by quantum-controlled proton MRI. (l) Brain proton MRI; (c) mean cellular size; (r) distribution peak

Acting Locally, Reporting Globally

12.03.2014
Particle Physics, Quantum Physics
From quantum physics to biology, a new approach to magnetic resonance turns protons into “spies”  
Black Holes, Quantum Information and Fuzzballs

Black Holes, Quantum Information and Fuzzballs

29.01.2014
Quantum Physics
Post by Weizmann Institute physicist, Prof. Micha Berkooz on Hawking’s recent proposal, "There are no black holes"
(l-r) Dr. Vladimir Umansky, Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph and Dr. Michael Stern

Liquid Phase

07.01.2014
Quantum Physics
How can a hole become an atom-like particle that “flows”?
Drawing by Ron Weinstock, a student at the Henry Ronson ORT High School in Ashkelon

Atoms Take a Bath

01.01.2014
Quantum Physics, Chemistry
Machinery based on single atoms may be able to bend the laws of thermodynamics
Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

01.01.2014
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry
Surprises awaited physicists probing the “filling” of a unique “sandwich”
3-D rendering of real measured data of conductance through novel nanotube electronic devices

The Smallest Crystal

08.10.2013
Space & Physics, Nano Physics, Quantum Physics
The attempt to create a crystal made of electrons led Dr. Shahal Ilani and his team to an advance in nanotube production
The experimental system: two supersonic valves followed by two skimmers. The blue beam passes through a curved magnetic quadrupole guide, and the merged beam (purple) enters a quadrupole mass spectrometer. B is a front view of the quadrupole guide

Quantum Effects in Cold Chemistry

18.11.2012
Quantum Physics, Chemistry
A first at the Institute: chemical reactions at near absolute zero
The experimental system: two supersonic valves followed by two skimmers. The blue beam passes through a curved magnetic quadrupole guide, and the merged beam (purple) enters a quadrupole mass spectrometer. B is a front view of the quadrupole guide

Weizmann Institute Scientists Observe Quantum Effects in Cold Chemistry

12.10.2012
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Chemistry
At close to absolute zero, chemical reactions take on new features  
Majorana

A Thing and Its Opposite

12.09.2012
Quantum Physics
A particle that is its own antiparticle, first proposed in 1937, has made an appearance in a Weizmann lab

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