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Promoting Gender Equality in Physics

25.12.2019

People and Events, Conferences

A recent international conference suggests things are moving in the right direction

Returning Light

Returning Light

23.12.2019

Lasers & Optics

Institute physicists solve a "hard problem" with lasers and a hint

resistance

Resistance at the Edge

19.12.2019

Space & Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

New findings present a nuanced picture of electron flow in quantum states

Prof. Daniel Zajfman in Heidelberg

The Matter of the First Matter

16.12.2019

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

A new “cold-storage” ring first proposed by Prof. Daniel Zajfman yields its first results – and they were not what scientists had thought

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Flipping Light to Separate Left from Right

12.12.2019

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics

Light that switches direction every few billionths of a billionth of a second may be the fastest way yet to study ultrafast “mirror-image” phenomena

electrons flowing in graphene

Electrons Caught Flowing like Water for the First Time

09.12.2019

Space & Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

The findings could help reduce resistance in electronic devices

heat scarring

Blue-Sky Dye Spells Hope for Improving Heart Function

05.12.2019

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The small molecule reduces damaging inflammation and improves heart function in mouse models of heart attack

Rivka Dikstein

New Molecules Precisely Target Mutant Disease Gene

02.12.2019

Biochemistry, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

These molecules may prevent only some of a crucial gene's activities without affecting others

Ozeri, Reich, Chen, Sagi and Harmelin

The 11th President of the Weizmann Institute and Four New Vice Presidents Take Office

01.12.2019

Institute President, Prof. Alon Chen: “Our alumni provide the foundations of Israel’s booming economy.”

Prof. Alon Chen

A Look Forward

30.11.2019

Prof. Alon Chen's speech to the International Board, Monday, November 11, 2019

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