https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/body-electric
May 1, 2004
A brilliant flash of lightning streaks across the evening sky followed by a sharp crack of thunder. As you rush upstairs to close the bedroom window, the millions of cells making up your heart muscle continue their endless task of contracting and relaxing in concert, gu...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/math-computer-science/limits-computing
September 2, 2000
Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits of a computer's abilities and to estimate the resources required to solve certain p...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/closing-cancer
January 1, 1999
The multipronged attack encompasses studies in cell differentiation, growth regulation, genetics, molecular therapeutics, and diagnostic approaches. Geneticists, biophysicists, immunologists, and cell biologists collaborate in this interdisciplinary effort....
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June 13, 2010
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June 16, 2010
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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people/prof-zvi-artstein-mathematics-and-computer-science-faculty
November 1, 2009
Prof. Zvi Artstein’s research concerns the mathematics of differential equations, control, and optimization - areas applicable to diverse physical, industrial and economic systems. He joined the Weizmann Institute in 1975. In 1989 he became Dean of the Faculty of Math...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/seeking-low-energy-position
October 1, 2001
'The Lord above gave man an arm of iron, so he could do his job and never shirk,' sings Alfred Doolittle in the musical My Fair Lady. 'But with a little bit o' luck,... someone else will do the blinkin' work.' Doolittle was lazy; but the dislike for wasting energy, or more precis...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/prince-tides
May 1, 2004
Party planners may have one more thing to worry about in planning their event. To the list of volcanoes, sunspots and other phenomena known to affect the weather, scientists have now added another potential element: ocean plankton. Though tiny, these ocean-floating orga...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people/prof-lia-addadi-feinberg-graduate-school
November 1, 2009
Prof. Lia Addadi completed her Ph.D. at the Weizmann Institute in 1979 in the area of structural chemistry. Her research interests include biomineralization, molecular recognition, antibody interactions with organized surfaces and the molecular mechanism of cell adhesion...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/scientific-archaeology/fine-china
May 1, 2010
China gave the world porcelain: The name of the country is synonymous with elegant ceramic dinnerware. But did China also give the world its first clay pottery? Until now, there have been several cont...