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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/made-institute/twins
August 4, 2011
While growing up, Danit and Einat Finkelshtein wondered how they’d come to be born identical twins. It’s not that they minded being twins, on the contrary. But they were curious. They queried their mother, a nurse by profession, about the phenomenon o...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/supernova-news
August 25, 2011
Cosmic distances are difficult to grasp and no less difficult to measure. When it comes to other galaxies or even remote parts of our own Milky Way, distance measurements are nothing but assessments, derived from indirect clues. Highly important among...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/molecular-release-valve
August 17, 2011
The molecular machines that defend our body against infection don’t huff and puff, but some of them apparently operate on much the same principle as a steam engine. Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered a mechanism that controls inflammation in a way th...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/tiny-vibrations
August 17, 2011
The lab, though it may seem quiet and insulated, can be as full of background noise as a crowded train station when we’re trying to catch the announcements. Our brains can filter out the noise and focus on the message up to a certain point, but turnin...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/thanks-memories-0
August 29, 2011
How easy is it to falsify memories? New research at the Weizmann Institute shows that a bit of social pressure may be all that is needed. The study, which appeared recently in Science, reveals a unique pattern of brain activity when false memories are formed – one that...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/fast-focus
September 6, 2011
A few well-known facts about lasers: These ultra-focused beams of light have been used for decades to cut metal cleanly and precisely. In the field of medicine they take the place of sharp surgical sca...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/view-top
September 6, 2011
Even as a child, Dr. Dmitry Gourevitch knew he was going to study the exact sciences. But when he embarked on university studies at age 15, after immigrating to Israel from Russia, he wasn’t sure he was going to opt for an academic career. All doubts disappear...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/random-walks-random-environments
September 8, 2011
What happens when a person strolling along an intersecting path chooses directions with a roll of the dice? A wanderer strolling along an unfamiliar branching path faces a dilemma each time he reaches an intersection. Which way should he turn? Where sh...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/speed-limits
September 8, 2011
Ultrafast laser pulses are helping to reveal the movements of excited electrons in tiny crystals When a beam of light impinges upon a semiconductor surface, some of the photons are absorbed in the material and “excite” it. Electrons inside the...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/spinning-target
September 12, 2011
Quick laser pulses are the key to turning molecules into tiny “Frisbees” aimed at a target Like seasoned Frisbee players, Prof. Ilya Averbukh and his students in the Weizmann Institute’s Faculty of Chemistry develop methods to spin molecules at...
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