Annual Report 2010

(l-r) Dr. Roee Ozeri, Profs. Adi Stern, Yaron Silberberg and Nir Davidson

Will Quantum Physics Revolutionize the Digital World?

30.08.2010

Quantum Physics

Computers based on quantum mechanics might complete, reasonably quickly, calculations that would take today’s computers a...

W particle produced in a collision in the ATLAS experiment, triggered by Weizmann-made detectors (red lines). Image: the ATLAS Experiment at CERN

Where Does Mass Come From?

30.08.2010

Particle Physics

The hunt is on for solving the riddle of the source of mass in the Universe

This diagram is part of a proof that a certain class of algorithms cannot compute the determinant of a matrix in polynomial time. From the research of Prof. Ran Raz

Are There Limits to Computing?

30.08.2010

Math & Computer Science

Where is the dividing line between the possible and the impossible in computation?

Diagram of a hyperbolic surface with infinite genus, from the research of Prof. Omri Sarig

Does God Play Dice?

30.08.2010

Space & Physics

Randomness has always been seen as an impartial, unpredictable method of decision making. But is there such a thing as true...

Top Stories

Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

Press Releases

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract

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Let it Rain

Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns

Prof. Zvi Artstein, Vice President for Technology Transfer

Prof. Zvi Artstein

One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms