Space & Physics

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

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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