Space & Physics

heat transfer in graphene

Very Cold, but Oh-So Sensitive

02.01.2017

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Materials Science

A nanothermometer is thousands of times better at detecting heat transfer at the atomic level

two vacuum chambers and the ultracold results

One in a Thousand

19.12.2016

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Quantum Physics

Heating up: One ion and thousands of atoms, all at a millionth of a degree above absolute zero

Chandra/Harvard

Mystery of Super Flash Solved

15.12.2016

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole

Netalee Efrat and the 3-D parallax barrier

Glasses-Free 3-D

10.11.2016

Lasers & Optics, Robotics and Machine Learning

A new take on old technology could project movies in 3-D to each seat

The Early Flash of an Exploding Star, Caught by Kepler. Credit: NASA Ames, STScI/G. Bacon

This Day In Science History: The Discovery of a Supernova

06.11.2016

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science

On 6 November 1572, a supernova in the Cassiopeia constellation was first observed by German astronomer Wolfgang Schuler

Prof. Victor L'vov and Dr. Anna Pomyalov

Super Current, Cooling Not Required

27.10.2016

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Electron flow at room temperature might be a dream come true

nanoantennas

Holograms Get the Blues

06.10.2016

Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

In a new method, gold nanoparticles use infrared light to create blue holograms

Proxima Centauri b

Earth-Mass Planet Right Next Door

24.08.2016

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science

Weizmann Institute of Science researcher is a part of the team that discovered a planet with an Earth-like mass orbiting in the habitable zone of our...

Midge swarm and star cluster

Insect Swarms May Resemble Star Clusters

11.08.2016

Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics, Environment, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new theory developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Stanford University uses a gravitational model to explain the collective behaviour of...

Dr. Lorne Levinson

Staff Scientist: Dr. Lorne Levinson

08.08.2016

Space & Physics, Particle Physics

Building new instruments, from Weizmann labs to CERN

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