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Capturing a single photon from a pulse of light:

Tapping Particles of Light

24.11.2015
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Quantum Computing
Weizmann Institute scientists single out individual photons
Xenon experiment

XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment Launched

12.11.2015
Space & Physics, Astrophysics
Weizmann scientists participate in search for elusive particles
Dr. Boaz Katz

Dr. Boaz Katz: A New Model for Stellar Explosions

22.10.2015
Astrophysics
Could many supernovae be the result of high-speed, head-on collisions?
A unique method of shaping the ultrashort pulses enables them to act as “many beams in one”

The One-Beam Solution

01.09.2015
Lasers & Optics
Giving shape to an ultrafast laser pulse enables new optical methods
Thin transparent plates give this sea sapphire its iridescent color

A Marine Creature’s Magic Trick Explained

01.09.2015
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Structural Biology
Crystral structures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection
Longhorn crazy ants cooperating to transfer an item much too heavy for one to move alone.

Ants in the Lead

30.07.2015
Space & Physics, Chemistry
A physics-based model can explain how ants cooperate in steering food to their nest
Supernova 3C58, first observed in the year 1181 AD by Chinese and Japanese astronomers, imaged by the Chandra telescope in X-ray emissions. NASA/CXC/SAO

Seeing a Supernova in a New Light

29.06.2015
Astrophysics, Particle Physics
Ultraviolet observations may shed new light on exploding stars
Illustration of Saturn

A Short Day on Saturn

26.03.2015
Astrophysics, Planetary Science
A new mathematical formula can reveal how fast a planet is rotating
An electron interferometer: Pairing of electrons takes place in the path denoted by the broken red line

Unlikely Pairs

23.02.2015
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics
A puzzling phenomenon is seen for the first time outside of superconductivity
(l-r) Prof. Gershon Kurizki and Ephraim Shahmoon

Quantum Attraction

17.02.2015
Quantum Physics, Chemistry
An idea for trapping virtual photons is anything but empty

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