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Chemical Physics

(l-r) Dr. Ariel Livne, Prof. Benjamin Geiger and Dr. Eran Bouchbiner
14.08.2014

To understand how cells orient themselves, Weizmann Institute researchers turned to a model from physics

llustration of the photonic router the Weizmann Institute scientists created. At the center is the single atom (orange) that routes photons (yellow) in different directions
14.07.2014

Weizmann Institute scientists take another step down the long road toward quantum computers
 

Running muscles may be predominantly fast- or slow-twitch
27.05.2014

A new MRI-based method can detect metabolite levels in real time

Mapping of size distributions of a mouse’s gray matter by quantum-controlled proton MRI. (l) Brain proton MRI; (c) mean cellular size; (r) distribution peak
12.03.2014

From quantum physics to biology, a new approach to magnetic resonance turns protons into “spies”
 

Prof. Hasan Dweik of Al-Quds University (left), Dr. Ami Shalit, Director of the Feinberg Graduate School (left, upper row) and students from Al-Quds and Weizmann, participants in the Social Sciences and Humanitarian Affairs Master’s Program of the Sapienza University of Rome, at the Weizmann Institute of Science several years ago
02.02.2014

Israeli and Arab scientists meet over chemistry

Platinum wires attached to a single organic molecule (center) can be elongated into a chain a single atom thick
02.09.2013

The smallest electronic devices will require wires the thickness of an atom

Profs. David Cahen, Leeor Kronik and Ron Naaman
02.07.2013

To keep up with today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, the quest to discover new materials has become more crucial than ever

The experimental system: two supersonic valves followed by two skimmers. The blue beam passes through a curved magnetic quadrupole guide, and the merged beam (purple) enters a quadrupole mass spectrometer. B is a front view of the quadrupole guide
18.11.2012
A first at the Institute: chemical reactions at near absolute zero
The experimental system: two supersonic valves followed by two skimmers. The blue beam passes through a curved magnetic quadrupole guide, and the merged beam (purple) enters a quadrupole mass spectrometer. B is a front view of the quadrupole guide
12.10.2012

At close to absolute zero, chemical reactions take on new features
 

spinning illustration
13.09.2012

Spinning molecular gas vortices might have a number of practical applications

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