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At the Ilan Ramon Space Olympics finals

Jerusalem Girls Win the Telescope

07.03.2016
Space & Physics, Science Teaching
Over 400 classes entered the competition in memory of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon
thermal equilibrium in coffee

Quantum Memories

03.03.2016
Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Astrophysics, Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics
Weizmann Institute scientists suggest a way around the mixing of information in a quantum system
Prof. Gregory Falkovich. An electric current behaving like a fluid forms a vortex (white arrows) that generates a characteristic circular heat pattern (red and orange)

Against the Current

28.02.2016
Space & Physics, Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics
Can electrons flow like liquid? 
spinning molecules heat up

When Spinning “Superrotors” Collide

08.02.2016
Theoretical Physics
Spinning molecules form a microscopic "centrifuge"
Jupiter

Israeli Instrument Bound for Jupiter

07.01.2016
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Technology & Applications
Weizmann Institute scientists are planning an experiment for a mission to the giant planet 
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

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions
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An image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby mapping out the various proteins produced in each part of the intestinal villi
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