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A Dream House at Minimal Cost

A Dream House at Minimal Cost

01.10.2000

People and Events, Science & Culture, Time Tunnel

Erich Mendelsohn, the architect commissioned to design a residence for Dr. Chaim Weizmann, called the venture a "pipe dream"

Delving In To The Nanoscopic

Delving In To The Nanoscopic

25.09.2000

Systems Biology, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Technology & Applications

Weizmann Institute scientists develop a novel method for evaluating ultrathin films. Potential benefits include diverse microelectronic applications and a better understanding of chemical and...

Prof. Ran Raz

The Limits of Computing

02.09.2000

Math & Computer Science

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

Prof. Vered Rom-Kedar

Order Out of Chaos

02.09.2000

Math & Computer Science

Mathematical chaos theory tells us that it is impossible to predict the distant future in a chaotic system. By utilizing chaos theory, Prof. Vered Rom-Kedar found an orderly explanation for a...

Prof. Daniel Zajfman

A Star Is Born

02.09.2000

Particle Physics

This research will help us to understand the underlying structure of matter and the creation of stars, as well as to develop more efficient industrial processes.

Dr. Eli Waxman

On the Track of Cosmic Radiation

02.09.2000

An American research satellite and radiation detector complexes to be set up in Japan, the United States, Argentina, and the South Pole, will attempt to prove a theory that tracks the source of...

Prof. Michal Neeman

Cancer under Siege

02.09.2000

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

A novel technique allows for the selective destruction of a malignant growth without damage to healthy tissue.

Dr. Michail (Misha) Tsodyks

A Society of Neurons

02.09.2000

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science

Every nerve cell in the brain is an individual, but its actions are meaningful only if examined within the context of the entire nervous system's "social array."

Gene For Mucolipidosis IV Discovered

Gene For Mucolipidosis IV Discovered

30.08.2000

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Israeli Research Team Discovers The Gene For An Hereditary Disorder Occurring Most Commonly In Ashkenazi Jews

It's a Perfect Protein Match

It's a Perfect Protein Match

20.07.2000

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science

Searching for a soul mate, new friends, or just fresh contacts? Turns out that proteins have similar 'goals.' However, shaking off their single status generally doesn't come easy.

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