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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

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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

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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

Daniella Goldfarb

Prof. Daniella Goldfarb on The Scientists' Channel

28.11.2019

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

In this video, Prof. Goldfarb explains a technique she and her team developed for imaging proteins inside cells

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The Greenest Diet: Bacteria Switch to Eating Carbon Dioxide

27.11.2019

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

Such bacteria may, in the future, contribute to new, carbon-efficient technologies

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

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