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“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 
If, for example, the springy part forms a shelf in a rectangular container and the particle can “choose” to go either under or over the shelf, the transfer of energy becomes very efficient

The Notorious Piston and Other Problems

15.02.2018
Theoretical Physics, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics
New insight into the mathematics of fast- and slow-moving bodies
Sadi Carnot

The Limits of Power

13.02.2018
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics
New research upholds an old principle of thermodynamics 
artist's illustration: merging neutron stars

Crashing Neutron Stars Observed for the First Time

16.10.2017
Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics
Weizmann Institute scientists help confirm and analyze the star merger
black hole

The Missing Black Holes

22.06.2017
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics
Why do we not see midsized black holes in the Universe? 
Physicists

Neutral Particles Pack Heat

03.04.2017
Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics
Proving a 20-year-old theory, scientists show that imaginary particles carry the same energy as real ones
stopwatch 0000

Solving the Quantum Time Problem

20.03.2017
Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology
New theoretical research yields surprising conclusions about quantum systems  
friction

Geometry Matters in Friction

04.01.2017
Theoretical Physics, Materials Science
A new theory explains why and how asymmetry in the bulk geometry of sliding bodies can weaken the friction between them
Midge swarm and star cluster

Insect Swarms May Resemble Star Clusters

11.08.2016
Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics, Environment, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A new theory developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Stanford University uses a gravitational model to explain the collective behaviour of...
Staff Scientist: Dr. Ehud Fonio

Staff Scientist: Dr. Ehud Fonio

14.07.2016
Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior
What can a physicist learn from ants? 

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