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Dr. Alon Galron, National PERACH Director (l) and the 12 outstanding tutors for 2013

A Tale of Two Tutors

09.04.2014

Science Teaching

Outstanding PERACH tutors went beyond the call of duty to help children in need

Diatom cells expressing ROS-sensitive proteins in the nucleus (green) and chlorophyll (red)

Drift against the Tide

09.04.2014

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

Ocean plankton turn a toxic byproduct into a sophisticated stress indicator

Science on Tap 2014

Science on Tap 2014

07.04.2014

People and Events, Science on Tap, Science & Culture

Guest actors from the Gesher Theater will join Institute scientists for an evening of culture and science in Tel Aviv

Yeast tRNA. Blue and gray are the anticodon end, purple translates to amino acid. Image: Yikrazuul via Wikimedia Commons

Backup

03.04.2014

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Translators in the cell help out when a teammate is in trouble

PhD student Sivan Rafaeli-Abramson

Interview: Sivan Refaely-Abramson – Mother, Major, Materials Science Student

03.04.2014

Sivan Refaely-Abramson uses quantum mechanics to understand the real world

Our nerves respond to a range of stimuli

A Break in the Signal

03.04.2014

Brain & Behavior

Why does a background noise that stops and suddenly starts again get our attention?

Profs. Sabrina Sartori and Reshef Tenne

Cooperating for a Clean Future

03.04.2014

Environment, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Visiting professor Sabrina Sartori is working to create new materials for green energy storage

Prof. Eli Waxman

Think Positive

18.03.2014

Astrophysics, Particle Physics

What is the number of the positrons in the galaxy?

Invisible Coral Flows, the winning photography entry

Seeing the Unseen

18.03.2014

Environment, Plants and Agriculture

Science & Culture

An image tracing the unseen flow generated by small hairs on corals wins for beauty as well as science

Mapping of size distributions of a mouse’s gray matter by quantum-controlled proton MRI. (l) Brain proton MRI; (c) mean cellular size; (r) distribution peak

Acting Locally, Reporting Globally

12.03.2014

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics

From quantum physics to biology, a new approach to magnetic resonance turns protons into “spies”

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“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

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

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking