https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/she-sells-sea-shells-and-scientists-solve-their-secrets
March 2, 1996
When you pick up a sea shell on the seashore this summer, forget about its beauty for a moment and pay attention to its texture and strength. Scientists have long sought to explain how clams, snails and other mollusks control their shell-building process, arranging minerals in in...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/arms-control
March 1, 1996
A natural protein that may prove useful for designing therapies against autoimmune diseases has been identified by Weizmann Institute researchers. (In autoimmune disorders, the immune system mistakenly turns its weapons against the body's healthy tissues.) The scientist...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/watch-out-flying-particles
March 1, 1996
Rockets and satellites orbiting in space are constantly bombarded by a host of high-energy particles, many of which can penetrate a spacecraft, causing its sensitive electronic components to malfunction. With the miniaturization of electronic circuits, such mishaps can endanger t...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/arms-control-0
March 1, 1996
A natural protein that may prove useful for designing therapies against autoimmune diseases has been identified by Weizmann Institute researchers. (In autoimmune disorders, the immune system mistakenly turns its weapons against the body's healthy tissues.) The scientist...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/watch-out-flying-particles-0
March 1, 1996
Rockets and satellites orbiting in space are constantly bombarded by a host of high-energy particles, many of which can penetrate a spacecraft, causing its sensitive electronic components to malfunction. With the miniaturization of electronic circuits, such mishaps can endanger t...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-teaching/experimental-educational-program-proves-successful-disadvantaged-areas
February 5, 1996
REHOVOT, Israel -- February 5, 1996 -- An over four-fold increase in the number of underprivileged students passing a national mathematics exam has been recorded over the past five years, largely thanks to an experimental educational program designed by the Weizmann Institute's S...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/watch-out-flying-particles-1
March 1, 1996
Rockets and satellites orbiting in space are constantly bombarded by a host of high-energy particles, many of which can penetrate a spacecraft, causing its sensitive electronic components to malfunction. With the miniaturization of electronic circuits, such mishaps can endanger t...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/experimental-educational-program-proves-successful-disadvantaged-areas-0
February 5, 1996
An over four-fold increase in the number of underprivileged students passing a national mathematics exam has been recorded over the past five years, largely thanks to an experimental educational program designed by the Weizmann Institute's Science Teaching Department. There h...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/prestigious-german-award-weizmann-institute-professor
February 5, 1996
On February 12, the Weizmann Institute will host a ceremony at which Institute Professor Michael Sela will become the first non-German to receive the Harnack Medal, the Max Planck Society's highest award. The medal will be presented to him by Prof. Hans F. Zacher, Presi...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/moroccan-scientists-bask-israeli-hospitality
February 1, 1996
Diplomatic contacts with various Arab nations no longer sound like science fiction to Israelis, but professional exchanges with people in some of these countries still have the flavor of an adventure. Members of a Weizmann Institute delegation traveling recently to a scientifi...