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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/three-research-groups-two-kinds-electronic-properties-one-material
June 10, 2020
This it is the story of a unique material – made of a single compound, it conducts electrons in different ways on its different surfaces and doesn’t conduct at all in its middle. It is also the story of three research groups – two at the Weizmann Institute of Science and one...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/seasons-our-hormones
February 2, 2021
Sweet lovers love the spring (As You Like It) But thou knowest, winter tames man, woman, and beast (The Taming of the Shrew) Our minds may be affected by winter’s long nights or spring flowers, but what about our bodies? A new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/scientific-archaeology/solving-riddle-when-was-wilsons-arch-under-jerusalems-temple-mount-built
June 4, 2020
Who built Wilson’s Arch? It wasn’t Charles Wilson, a British ordinance surveyor in and around Jerusalem toward the end of the 19th century. The arch, partially visible to all visitors to the Western Wall, has been a prominent fixture in Jerusalem’s landscape for centuries. Some h...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events-science-tap/science-tap-2020-postponed
June 8, 2020
Due to the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and following the stricter guidelines – and recommendations – set by the Ministry of Health, "Science on Tap 2020", which was scheduled to take place in the villages and towns on Israel’s border with Gaza and in nea...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/environment/grove
June 25, 2020
For many of us – the hundreds of millions of people quarantined in cities during the corona epidemic – even the parks and public gardens have been off limits. But our loss could be their gain, says Dr. Rafat Qubaja. Even the small urban groves have benefited from lower average te...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/what-does-“love-hormone”-do-it’s-complicated
June 15, 2020
During the pandemic lockdown, as couples have been forced to spend days and weeks in one another’s company, some have found their love renewed while others are on their way to divorce court. Oxytocin, a peptide produced in the brain, is complicated in that way: a neuromodulator,...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/campus-quiz-can-you-identify-these-weizmann-institute-landmarks
June 14, 2020
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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/dirac-electrons-come-back-life-magic-angle-graphene
June 14, 2020
In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to the other by a “magic” angle show a variety of interesting quantum phases, including superconductivity, magnetism and insulating behaviours. Now a team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/magic-material-made-twist
August 27, 2020
Landau level tomography. Each red manifold indicates a full Landau level as it varies in space due to a novel kind of twist-angle disorder The discovery of graphene – a material made of a single layer of carbon atoms – 15 years ago was the first step in what has become an ongo...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/one-sided-memories-and-sleep
August 3, 2020
A new study involving memory consolidation in sleep – on one side of the brain only – may help researchers understand how sleep aids memory, and may point towards new means of dealing with various kinds of brain trauma, both emotional and physical. The study was led by PhD stu...
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