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Scale Models

Scale Models

22.08.2011
Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
How do organisms keep everything in proportion as they grow and develop?
Illustration of nanowires growing along nanogrooves

Nanowires Get into the Groove

22.08.2011
Nanoscience
Growing nanowires outward on a ridged surface helps keep them orderly
An Egyption fruit bat is released with a tiny GPS device on its back

Fruit Bats Navigate with Internal Maps

16.08.2011
Brain & Behavior
Israeli scientists fitted fruit bats with the smallest GPS devices in the world to track their flight
Universal Donor Immune Cells

Universal Donor Immune Cells

24.07.2011
Cancer, Immunology
An approach developed at the Weizmann Institute could make a cancer therapy cheaper and more effective
clouds. Photo: Tamar Deutsch

Eat, Prey, Rain

24.07.2011
Environment, Chemistry
A new model for the dynamics of clouds and rain shows they behave like prey and predator
As compared to the control brain (top), the autistic brain (bottom) shows weaker inter-hemispheric synchronization in several areas, particularly the superior temporal gyrus (light blue) and the inferior frontal gyrus (red)

Weak Synchronization in Toddler Brains May Be a Biological Marker for Autism

24.07.2011
Brain & Behavior
The finding, by Weizmann Institute scientists, could lead to the development of tools for early diagnosis
Thanks for the Memories

Thanks for the Memories

30.06.2011
Brain & Behavior
Weizmann Institute scientists track brain activity as false memories are formed
Full Lunar Eclipse at the Clore Garden of Science

Full Lunar Eclipse at the Clore Garden of Science

12.06.2011
Astrophysics
  This Wednesday evening, June 15, the Clore Garden of Science will be open from 21:00 for a viewing of the lunar eclipse. The event will include telescope sightings, a lecture and activities, as well as a large-screen viewing of the eclipse transmitted from the Martin Kraar Observatory atop the Koffler Accelerator.
M51 supernova. Photo: Ilan Manulis, Martin Kraar Observatory

Weizmann Institute Observatory Captures Images of a New Supernova

06.06.2011
Astrophysics, Particle Physics
The exploding star, in a galaxy near ours, shows signs of an atypical composition. 
Eight Hours of Resistance

Eight Hours of Resistance

25.05.2011
Space & Physics, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology
Why do cancer cells easily give in to the temptation to divide?  

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