Space & Physics

Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner

The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials

22.02.2023

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A clever take on the science of twistronics offers new ways of exploring quantum phenomena

ULTRASAT

NASA to Launch Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission, ULTRASAT

21.02.2023

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science

A Weizmann Institute of Science and Israel Space Agency flagship, the instrument will enter orbit in 2025; it’s expected to revolutionize research of...

The experimental set-up

A Molecular Close-Up

13.02.2023

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Weizmann Institute scientists present a new method for imaging individual electrons

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Look on the Bright Side of Earth

23.01.2023

Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Environment, Climate

Why do Earth’s hemispheres look equally bright when viewed from space? Weizmann Institute scientists offer a solution to this 50-year-old mystery

Electrons on the Run

Electrons on the Run

23.12.2022

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

On chirality, tunneling and light fields

Winter storms in the Southern Hemisphere / NASA Worldview

Harder Winters, Stronger Storms

26.05.2022

Planetary Science, Environment, Climate

New data reveals climate change might be more rapid than predicted

Optical elements required to create laser pulses that can control trapped ions. Photo: Freddy Pizanti

Israel Joins the Quantum Computing Club

22.03.2022

Quantum Computing, Quantum Physics

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers present Israel’s first quantum compute

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

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measured in Depth for the First Time

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measured in Depth for the First Time

28.10.2021

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Climate

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, together with their NASA collaborators, shed new light on Jupiter, revealing a surprising parallel with...

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