Space & Physics

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

Prof. Yael Hanein

Long-Term Vision

08.04.2013

Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Technology & Applications

The methods she learned in her physics research at the Weizmann Institute help Prof. Yael Hanein create unique medical nanodevices

All spin directions (represented by the spheres) collapse on one or the opposite direction depending on the measured photon polarization

Causing Collapse

18.03.2013

Space & Physics

Weizmann Institute researchers suggest one can affect an atom’s spin by adjusting the way it is measured

Chandra Crab Nebula. Image: NASA

Observed: The Outburst before the Blast

07.02.2013

Researchers discover a star’s “mini-explosion” taking place just a month before an all-out supernova explosion

Making the video: (l-r) Johnny Goldstein and Ivri Lider at the top of the Institute's Koffler Accelerator

Touching Something No One Found

28.01.2013

Space & Physics

Weizmann Institute’s physics alumni reunion gives rise to a new video clip, in an unusual collaboration between Institute physicists and the pop...

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