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Light Exchange

03.09.2018

Quantum Computing

A quantum gate between atoms and photons may help in scaling up quantum computers

lazy bacteria

The Lazy Bacterium

27.08.2018

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology

A new model of bacterial growth shows that a certain amount of idleness may enable the cell to adapt quickly to a change in fortune

PeTeL

Newton Comes to Social Media

23.08.2018

Science Teaching

A new online initiative promotes personalized teaching

Aviva Lapidot

Prof. Aviva Lapidot: Chemistry All the Way

20.08.2018

In a career spanning nearly fifty years, Lapidot has made crucial contributions to medical and research imaging

Urin Weill

Proteins Now on Loan in New Yeast Libraries

16.08.2018

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology

A new method helps researchers understand how the "moving parts" of a cell function

black soldier fly

Freezing Fly Eggs for the Future

13.08.2018

Yeda Technology Transfer

WISe, the entrepreneurship club for Weizmann Institute of Science students, helped three alumni found a new company that could advance the edible insect market ...

nitrogen in malignant and normal liver

Disrupted Nitrogen Metabolism Might Spell Cancer

13.08.2018

Tests show that too little of this basic element is as problematic as too much

Weizmann Institute of Science is Ninth in the World in Research Quality

Weizmann Institute of Science is Ninth in the World in Research Quality

12.08.2018

The Weizmann Institute of Science has been placed ninth in a ranking of research quality. This is the second time that the Institute has ranked in the top ten best research institutes in the

Profs. Ellen Moons and David Cahen

Made at the Institute: Prof. Ellen Moons, Karlstad University, Sweden

06.08.2018

People and Events, Conferences

Prof. Moons, a member of the Swedish Academy, recently came to the Institute for the 70th birthday of Prof. David Cahen

electrons tunnel in protein

Lowering the Barrier: Electrons Seen Tunneling through Proteins

02.08.2018

Quantum Physics, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology

Uncovering quantum effects in the molecules in our bodies may lead to future biotech developments

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