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A Rose By Any Other Name

A Rose By Any Other Name

15.04.2004

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Research at the Weizmann Institute yields clues to the question: “Do we experience seeing in the same way as others?” A rose is a rose is a rose, but do we and the artist and poet all see the...

Illustration of Nano: Tools for building a small world

Introduction to Nanoscience

01.03.2004

Space & Physics, Nano Physics, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Tiny dimensions, great expectations. That’s nanoscience in a nutshell

illustration:"Buckyball" discovery

Nano Materials

01.03.2004

They sound like characters in a miniature fantasyland: fullerene, nanotube and quantum dot. But these and other nanosized particles may give rise to a host of real-life technologies.

illustration: How “micro” can we go?

Nano Electronics

01.03.2004

Space & Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

For decades, “thinking big” in electronics has meant the pursuit of smaller and smaller goals. Only a short while ago, for instance, the idea of a personal computer, phone, and wireless web wrapped...

Illustration: Biologists and miniaturized humans

Nano Biology

01.03.2004

Having devised nanomachines capable of manipulating single atoms and molecules and begun to apply these technofeats to modify the material world around us, scientists are now shifting their gaze...

New Type of Nanotube Made of Gold or Silver Created

New Type of Nanotube Made of Gold or Silver Created

26.01.2004

Materials Science

Weizmann Institute scientists have created a new type of nanotube built of gold, silver and other nanoparticles. The tubes exhibit unique electrical, optical and other properties, depending on...

Resilience through Improvisation

Resilience through Improvisation

20.01.2004

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Our cells are resourceful when it comes to copying DNA, even when the DNA is damaged

Twitching Whiskers Tell All

Twitching Whiskers Tell All

20.01.2004

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Study shows that perception is tied to movement Our fingers run over surfaces; our eyes are in constant motion. This is all a part of “active sensing,” key principles of which have now...

Nerves, Heal Themselves

Nerves, Heal Themselves

20.01.2004

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal key part of nerve regeneration mechanism

Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells Reversed In Vitro

Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells Reversed In Vitro

05.01.2004

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists have succeeded in reversing the metastatic properties of colon cancer cells, in vitro,.uncovering a key process involved in the metastasis of colon cancer cells and...

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