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Prof. Adi Shamir
Prestigious Award in Computer Science to Weizmann Institute's scientist
15.04.2003

Prof. Adi Shamir, a computer scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, has been named a 2002 winner of the A.M. Turing...

Tiny Computing Machine Fueled by DNA
Tiny Computing Machine Fueled by DNA
24.02.2003
Biochemistry, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a new use has been found for this celebrated molecule: fuel for...
Prof. David Harel, Prof. Irun Cohen, and Ph.D. student Na'aman Kam
The Worm's Secret
01.05.2002
Immunology, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A computer program designed for the aricraft industry is finding a new use in biology

illustration: Trillion Computers in one drop
A Trillion Computers in One Drop
01.05.2002
Biochemistry, Genetics, Chemistry, Math & Computer Science, Encryption/Decryption, Biotechnology

Trillions of microscopic biological computers vigilantly patrolling your body in search of disease? Welcome to the brave new world of computer...

Prof. Tamar Flash
No Math Is an Island
01.10.1999
Prof. Tamar Flash uses mathematics and physics to understand how the brain controls motion...
Just Joking, Seriously
Just Joking, Seriously
01.05.1999

A failed chemistry experiment at age 10 turned Prof. Sergei Yakovenko toward mathematics

State of the Chart
State of the Chart
01.05.1998
Math & Computer Science

Prof. David Harel, the new Dean of Mathematical Sciences, earned his Ph.D. from MIT in under two years

Mathematicians Attempt to Design More Human-Like Robots
Mathematicians Attempt to Design More Human-Like Robots
01.05.1994
Math & Computer Science

Brain studies and mathematics converge in robotics research

Weizmann Institute Mourns Scientists and Supporters
Weizmann Institute Mourns Scientists and Supporters
01.05.1993
Prof. Albert Sabin, fourth president of the Institute, was among those who passed away...
How the Brain Recognizes Objects
How the Brain Recognizes Objects
01.10.1992
Math & Computer Science

How does the brain convert 2-D images into 3-D?

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The Limits of Computing

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...

One Protein, Two Programs

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

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.