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Spencer Finch, Studio window (INFRARED, JANUARY, 25 2012, MORNING EFFECT) 2012 oil, pastel on paper, 4 drawings

Intersections: Science in Contemporary Art

09.09.2012

An exhibition of 34 international artists at the Weizmann Institute of Science

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A Lesson in Sleep Learning

26.08.2012

Brain & Behavior

Associations formed in the brains of sleeping volunteers remained intact when the subjects were awake

Locally Produced Proteins

Locally Produced Proteins

26.07.2012

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

How do long nerve extensions get a crucial molecule to an injury site in time?

‘3i’ to Develop Microscopes of the Future Based on Weizmann Institute Inventions

‘3i’ to Develop Microscopes of the Future Based on Weizmann Institute Inventions

25.07.2012

Technology & Applications

Yeda, the technology transfer arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, has signed a license agreement with ’3i.’ Other microscopy systems based on Weizmann research are being sold by ‘Idea Bio-Medical’

Judging DNA by Its Cover

Judging DNA by Its Cover

23.07.2012

Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

A newly-discovered molecular mechanism might explain the link between stem cells and cancer

Iron pyrite. Photo: Thinkstock

Fools’ Gold Found to Regulate Oxygen

23.07.2012

Planetary Science, Environment, Chemistry

The sulfur-based chemistry of iron pyrite may play a major role in atmospheric oxygen concentrations

Illustration depicting particle collisions

A New Particle Has Been Discovered – Chances Are, It Is the Higgs Boson

03.07.2012

Particle Physics

The long and complicated journey to detect the Higgs boson, which started with one small step about 25 years ago, might finally have reached its goal. This was reported by LHC particle accelerator scientists today at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERN, near Geneva.

online Interface magazine application for iPad and Android tablet devices

Weizmann Institute of Science Launches Apps for iPad and Android Tablet Devices

26.06.2012

Technology & Applications

The Weizmann Institute of Science has announced the launch of two new applications for iPad and Android tablet devices – one for its quarterly Hebrew magazine Hamachon, and another for its online Interface magazine (English). These are among the very first digital magazines in Israel.

Living Microprocessor Tunes in to Feedback

Living Microprocessor Tunes in to Feedback

12.06.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Math & Computer Science

What keeps the machinery for chopping functional pieces out of certain long RNA strands from cutting up the wrong kinds of RNA?

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

12.06.2012

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A small molecule developed at the Weizmann Institute prevents a cancer-causing message from entering the cell nucleus

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