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Tune Into This: Weizmann Institute Study Provides Evidence For a Radio-Like Mechanism in the Brain

Tune Into This: Weizmann Institute Study Provides Evidence For a Radio-Like Mechanism in the Brain

14.10.1997
Brain & Behavior
REHOVOT, Israel - October 14, 1997- Research conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science may give a whole new meaning to the phrase "stay tuned." Institute scientists have found evidence that when the brain interprets sensory input, it uses a mechanism remarkably similar to that of an FM radio.  
The Mathematical Tourist: Weizmann Institute Hosts Students from C.I.S.

The Mathematical Tourist: Weizmann Institute Hosts Students from C.I.S.

13.10.1997
Science Education
REHOVOT, Israel - October 13, 1997 - An elite group of high-school mathematics students from the former Soviet Union have learned that, if you want to get to Israel, you have to do your homework. These 19 students, who visited Israel recently, were chosen from among 3,000 participants in a special math enrichment program designed at the Weizmann Institute of Science and administered by Israel's Foreign Ministry.
Muscle-Bound Cells

Muscle-Bound Cells

01.10.1997
Genetics
For most of us, building up muscle comes from long hours at the gym. A recent study by Dr. Talila Volk of the Weizmann Institute's Molecular Genetics Department has shown that, on the cellular level, becoming muscle-bound is all a matter of who you bump into.  
Yaba-Daba-Glue! Stone-Age Use of Collagen Discovered

Yaba-Daba-Glue! Stone-Age Use of Collagen Discovered

01.10.1997
Scientific Archaeology
Collagen is one of the latest fads of today's cosmetics industry. Now research at the Weizmann Institute reveals that already back in the stone age, humans were putting this organic compound to use, albeit not in rejuvenating cosmetics. Dr. Arie Nissenbaum discovered an 8,000-year-old cache of collagen used as glue by mysterious Neolithic cavemen who lived in the area of the Dead Sea.    
Adult Onset Diabetes: An 'Imbalancing' Act

Adult Onset Diabetes: An 'Imbalancing' Act

01.10.1997
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Although diabetes is the Western world's most common metabolic disease, adult-onset diabetes, which affects 90% of diabetes sufferers, is still poorly understood. Unlike the rarer juvenile condition in which the body destroys its own insulin-producing cells, in adult-onset, or Type II diabetes, insulin production is mysteriously impaired.
Existence of

Existence of "Less-Than-Whole" Electronic Charges Confirmed at the Weizmann Institute of Science

11.09.1997
REHOVOT, Israel - September 11, 1997 - Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have provided the first unambiguous evidence that electrons can behave in an intriguing way that seems to defy common sense. An electron is a tiny particle that carries the smallest negative charge in nature. Yet a daring theory of physics developed 15 years ago argues that under certain conditions, an electric current behaves as if it were made up of fractions of electronic charges.
A Powerful Idea

A Powerful Idea

01.09.1997
Technology & Applications
A shiny round motor has spun its way around the world, from an impoverished Russian laboratory to an Israeli science park to a California manufacturer. Thanks to the determination of a young researcher and an Israeli program designed to tap the know-how of immigrant scientists, this invention may power new growth in the production of compact electric motors.
The Science Teaching Department

Motivating For Math: Hands-On Investigations Help Kids "Discover" Mathematical Principles

01.09.1997
Science Teaching
REHOVOT - September 1, 1997 - Question: What do you get when you take 25 children, subtract their textbooks, and add dice, matchsticks and chocolate? Answer: an innovative model of math education that has kids discovering mathematical principles all on their own. And best of all, they think it's fun.  
Molecular 'Radar' Tracks Key Process in Embryonic Development

Molecular 'Radar' Tracks Key Process in Embryonic Development

22.08.1997
REHOVOT, Israel - August 22, 1997 - A molecular "radar" that makes it possible to track signaling enzymes inside a cell in real time has been developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Using the "radar," the scientists mapped the exact progress of an intercellular messenger that plays a key role in embryonic development.
World Record For Purity Promises Faster, More Efficient Electronic Devices

World Record For Purity Promises Faster, More Efficient Electronic Devices

04.08.1997
REHOVOT, Israel - August 4, 1997 - Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have set a new world record for purity.They have created the purest ever crystals of the semiconductor gallium arsenide - a feat that allows electrons to travel at a record speed.  

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