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Slow Synchronization Keeps Heart Cells Beating in Time

Slow Synchronization Keeps Heart Cells Beating in Time

22.04.2021
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics
For a beating heart cell, noise is a problem. Researchers showed that single cells can regulate their inner noise
Feeling Their Way: How Migrating Cell Clusters Choose a Path

Feeling Their Way: How Migrating Cell Clusters Choose a Path

08.02.2021
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Evolution and Development
Migrating embryonic cell groups sprout “fingers” that pull the rest of the cluster through tight junctures in the developing body
All the Buzz about Pairing Up

All the Buzz about Pairing Up

08.02.2021
Theoretical Physics, Environment
A physical model explains a peculiar pairing of tiny midges inside a swarm
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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...
In a Nuclear Shell

In a Nuclear Shell

04.01.2021
Theoretical Physics
Prof. Igal Talmi helped found the field of nuclear physics in Israel
Yes to Breaking the Speed-of-Light Barrier

Yes to Breaking the Speed-of-Light Barrier

29.12.2020
Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics
It could happen if the tunnel is long enough, but the chances are basically zero
Weak Interactions, Sturdy Predictions

Weak Interactions, Sturdy Predictions

24.12.2020
Theoretical Physics
The math at the basis of information theory could help explain systems like ocean waves
mini moon craters_Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Cool in the Shade: How Ice Could Exist Near the Lunar Surface

27.10.2020
Space & Physics, Astrophysics
Micro cold traps near the Moon’s poles could contain a ready supply of water ice
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
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"

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A Noninvasive Test for Gut Inflammation

Microvilli on a T cell surface, viewed with a scanning electron microscope

Cell Brakes: Some Assembly Required

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

Prof. Elad Schneidman

Prof. Elad Schneidman

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23.01.2022
A Noninvasive Test for Gut Inflammation
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
12.01.2022
Going Out with a Bang
Mouse myoblasts after a 24-hour exposure to a molecule blocking the ERK enzyme. The exposure caused the cells to undergo massive fusion, forming muscle fibers (red) with multiple nuclei (blue) // Dr. Tamar Eigler (Prof. Tzahor's research group)
20.12.2021
The Meat, the Muscle, and the Motion of Cell Fusion