Space & Physics

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

A satellite image of Olympus Mons, Mars, the largest volcano in the solar system at about three times the height of Mount Everest. Around 3.5 to 4.0 billion years ago, the release of volcanic gases, especially the greenhouse gas sulfur-dioxide, may have warmed the surface of Mars episodically, thereby explaining the presence of geomorphological features indicative of the flow of water on the planet's ancient surface

How Water Could Have Flowed on Mars

18.11.2014

Planetary Science, Environment, Environment, Chemistry

A new model suggests volcanic activity in Mars’ distant past spewed enough greenhouse gases to warm the atmosphere and melt the ice

(l-r) Noa Brendel and Avital Sandler of the Aharon Katzir High School working to perfect their final project

Solving Problems in Physics and Industry

04.11.2014

Space & Physics, Science Teaching

High school students learn to invent by creating unworkable models and reverse engineering them

Waves of the Future

Waves of the Future

29.09.2014

Space & Physics

"Tractor beams" – waves that pull, rather than push – have been created in the lab

(l-r) Tova Presman, Anna Weisman, Helen Katz, Gila Udi, Yaffa Berko, Anat Shaibin, Nitzhona Akshuti and Geula Issachar

The Scanners’ Story

02.09.2014

Space & Physics

They came to work on physics experiments – and found life-long friends

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