Space & Physics

Detectors for high-energy cosmic neutrinos are buried under the Antarctic ice

Visitors from across the Universe

08.10.2013

Particle Physics

High energy neutrinos from the Universe’s far reaches carry clues to their mysterious sources

Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency

3-D rendering of real measured data of conductance through novel nanotube electronic devices

The Smallest Crystal

08.10.2013

Space & Physics, Nano Physics, Quantum Physics

The attempt to create a crystal made of electrons led Dr. Shahal Ilani and his team to an advance in nanotube production

from the Neil Simon movie "The Odd Couple"

The Odd Couple

17.09.2013

Space & Physics

What makes a material turn from superconductor to superinsulator?

Without the c-Kit gene, colon cancer cells grow in a disorderly, aggregated manner and are invasive (A); when c-Kit expression is restored in these cells, they revert to a more normal organization (B)

The Double Life of a Cancer Gene

15.09.2013

Space & Physics, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A cancer-causing gene can prevent the deadly spread of a tumor at a later point in malignancy

Platinum wires attached to a single organic molecule (center) can be elongated into a chain a single atom thick

Down to the Wire

02.09.2013

Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

The smallest electronic devices will require wires the thickness of an atom

SEM image of a logic circuit based on 14 nanowires

Guided Growth of Nanowires Leads to Self-Integrated Circuits

31.07.2013

Space & Physics, Nanoscience

Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled Weizmann Institute scientists to produce complex electronic nanocomponents

Profs. David Cahen, Leeor Kronik and Ron Naaman

When Material Worlds Unite

02.07.2013

Space & Physics, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

To keep up with today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the quest to discover new materials has become more crucial than ever

mouse house

Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

17.06.2013

Space & Physics, Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute research into mouse social behavior finds signs of leadership and reveals “autistic” mouse society

Image from the Voyager II flyby of Neptune in August 1989 (NASA). In the middle is the Great Dark Spot, accompanied by bright, white clouds that undergo rapid changes in appearance. To the south of the Great Dark Spot is the bright feature that Voyager scientists nicknamed "Scooter." Still farther south is the feature called "Dark Spot 2," which has a bright core. As each feature moves eastward at a different velocity, they are rarely aligned this way. Wind velocities near the equator are westward, reaching

Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep

16.05.2013

Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Environment

Weizmann Institute researchers and their colleagues set an upper limit for the thickness of jet streams on Uranus and Neptune

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Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract