Space & Physics

ants looking for the exit

Recalculating the Route: The Ant Version

14.06.2018

Theoretical Physics, Life Sciences, Evolution and Development, Environment, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A simple mathematical model explains how ants overcome obstacles in their path

Ants and circuits

Addressing the Problem of Stickiness

11.06.2018

Quantum Physics

The physics of the attraction between two mirrors in a vacuum may lead to “lubrication” for electronic circuits

spin up, spin down

Putting a Spin on Safer Drugs, Fertilizers and Pesticides

07.06.2018

Nano Physics, Nanoscience

Sorting out right- and left-handed molecules magnetically could improve industrial processes

Inside the XENON1tT water shield

XENON1T Team Sets Limits

30.05.2018

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

Weizmann researchers participate in the most sensitive search for dark matter to date

gigatons of carbon

In a New Biomass Census, Trees Rule the Planet

22.05.2018

Planetary Science, Evolution and Development, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

The study reveals, among other things, our impact on the Earth’s biosphere

Koushik Saha

When Molecules Change Shape: How Slow Can They Go?

22.03.2018

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Organic Chemistry

The findings may help explain the chemistry of biological molecules in outer space

Photons Stopped in Time

Photons Stopped in Time

15.03.2018

Quantum Physics

A new method of trapping single photons could bring quantum memory one step closer

Jupiter_Juno image. NASA

Unveiling the Depths of Jupiter’s Winds

07.03.2018

Space & Physics, Planetary Science

“Jupiter’s atmosphere is many times greater than anything we have seen before”

Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues

organoid with folds

“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

19.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step

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They’d Rather Die: The Lesson That Male Roundworms Refuse to Learn

Dr. Omer Kneller (left) and Chen Mor direct a laser beam before it enters the experimental setup. The experiment required a powerful laser beam that could produce exceptionally short, attosecond light pulses. Photo: Noa Yaffe

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Staphylococcus bacteria

New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

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New Immune Mechanism Revealed in the Cellular Trash

A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School