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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physicsmade-institute/lasers-and-fiber-optics
November 4, 2011
Dr. Henry Yaffe remembers his years at the Weizmann Institute as a series of firsts: “I bought my first new car, married my first wife, bought my first house and my first child was born,” he says. “The wife and child are still with me.” Yaffe, who conducted research the guid...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/environmental-research-goes-road
November 4, 2011
For the past decade, an extension of the Weizmann Institute – the Yatir research station – has been monitoring the atmosphere above a patch of forest in southern Israel, producing...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/between-lines
November 4, 2011
Some of the history preserved in old tomes and newspapers may be hiding in between the lines of print. A Weizmann Institute scientist has found that the paper in such collections contains a...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/just-stiff-enough
April 26, 2011
Stem cells, like Goldilocks, need a bed that’s “just right” before they can turn into muscle. Too soft, and they become nerve or brain cells; too hard, and they turn to bone. A recent co...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/art-exhibits-institute
April 26, 2011
In addition to the sculptures and other permanent works of art that grace the Weizmann Institute campus, two art exhibits have recently been displayed on the walls of the Stone Administration Building: • Wrinkles in Time: Dr. Sharon Amit is an internist at the Sourask...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/anti-stress-proteins
May 8, 2011
Stress and anxiety are normal: They evolved to help us deal with daily threats to our existence. But the stress response – pounding heart, tensed muscles, sweating palms – is mean...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/getting-grasp-memory-0
May 23, 2011
Long-term memory is a slippery thing. Just how slippery was demonstrated a few years ago by Weizmann Institute scientists, who erased entire memories in rats jus...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/new-insight-“aha”-memories
May 23, 2011
When we suddenly get the answer to a riddle or understand the solution to a problem, we can practically feel the light bulb click on in our head. But what happens after the “Aha!” moment? Why do the things we learn through sudden insight tend to stick in our memory? “Much of...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/better-bonds-water
May 30, 2011
Chemistry based on molecular interactions in water could yield novel materials that stand up to pressure but are much more adaptive than those created with traditional methods. Dr. Boris Rybtchinski and his team in the Institute’s Organic Chemistry Department (Faculty of C...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/weizmann-campus-tours
May 30, 2011
Fridays in Israel are for errands, shopping and strolling. A series of Friday tours at the Institute, which began in March and will continue through the summer, are offered free to the public. Each tour gives the participants a unique overview of the grounds and the history of th...
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