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Laub International Science Youth Village

High-School Science Stars From 17 Countries in the Weizmann Institute's Summer Program

01.07.1997

Science Education

REHOVOT, Israel - July 1, 1997 - Winners of their nations' top science competitions are among the participants in the Weizmann Institute of Science's 29th Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer...

New Material Shows Superior Lubricating Properties

New Material Shows Superior Lubricating Properties

19.06.1997

Materials Science

REHOVOT, Israel -- June 19, 1997-- A material discovered at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown superior properties as a machine lubricant in tests simulating industrial conditions. When...

Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony at the Weizmann Institute of Science

Record Number of M.Sc.'s Presented at Weizmann Institute Graduation Ceremony

03.06.1997

Science Teaching

Science Education

REHOVOT, Israel - June 3, 1997 - A record number of master's degrees and a large number of doctorates were awarded at the Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony at the Weizmann...

Ancient Stalactites Have A Tale To Tell

Ancient Stalactites Have A Tale To Tell

01.06.1997

The stalactites and stalagmites of Israel's Soreq Cave - a well-known local tourist attraction - now have another claim to fame: they provide the only continuous record known of eastern...

New Computer Network Reaches Out to Eastern Europe and Asia

New Computer Network Reaches Out to Eastern Europe and Asia

01.06.1997

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

REHOVOT, Israel - Israel may be struggling to win political allies, but in the scientific world the country is at the forefront of international cooperation.

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

01.06.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Treatment options for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system goes awry and attacks healthy tissues, may be expanded thanks to research conducted by...

Bureau Of Missing Masses

Bureau Of Missing Masses

01.06.1997

One of the most intriguing mysteries of astrophysics is the so-called "missing mass" problem: the mass of heavenly bodies as estimated on the basis of how much light they emit is vastly...

From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Drug

From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Drug

01.05.1997

Structural Biology

X-ray crystallography reveals how a moss used in Chinese medicine inhibits an enzyme implicated in Alzheimer's disease

Sticking Together to Thwart Cancer

Sticking Together to Thwart Cancer

01.05.1997

Molecular and Cell Biology

Neighborliness among cells can prevent cancer

Solitons: The Wave of the Future

Solitons: The Wave of the Future

01.05.1997

Space & Physics

What do water in a narrow canal, light pulses and communication lines have in common?

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